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Tempering Society's Looking Glass: Correcting Misconceptions About The Voting Rights Act Of 1965 And Securing American Democracy, Orville Vernon Burton Nov 2015

Tempering Society's Looking Glass: Correcting Misconceptions About The Voting Rights Act Of 1965 And Securing American Democracy, Orville Vernon Burton

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Putting The House Back Together Again: The Scope Of Copyright Protection For Architectural Works, Lauren Jean Bradberry Nov 2015

Putting The House Back Together Again: The Scope Of Copyright Protection For Architectural Works, Lauren Jean Bradberry

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A Court's Guide On How To Gut Precedent By Relying On It: Halliburton Ii's Puzzling Effect On Securities-Fraud Class Actions, Leah Neupert Nov 2015

A Court's Guide On How To Gut Precedent By Relying On It: Halliburton Ii's Puzzling Effect On Securities-Fraud Class Actions, Leah Neupert

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Masthead May 2015

Masthead

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The Perma Project May 2015

The Perma Project

Louisiana Law Review

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Louisiana’S Natural Servitude Of Drain, Carson Haddow May 2015

Louisiana’S Natural Servitude Of Drain, Carson Haddow

Louisiana Law Review

In this article, the author discusses related to natural servitude of drainage in Louisiana. Topics discussed include rural landowners in disputes over local flooding, issue of servitude results in water-related injuries, use of Louisiana Civil Code articles 655 and 656 to establish the servitude of drain. It further discusses regulation of drainage.


Faculty May 2015

Faculty

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Awards May 2015

Awards

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In Memory Of Professor James Winfield Bowers, Glenn G. Morris May 2015

In Memory Of Professor James Winfield Bowers, Glenn G. Morris

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The article presents the profile of law professor James Winfield Bowers. It informs that Bowers studied his under graduation in economics and law degree in Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It also informs that Bowers has served Army as an intelligence officer in Vietnam and discusses his teaching career in Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; where he taught commercial law and bankruptcy.


Is A Postmarital Agreement In Your Best Interest? Why Louisiana Civil Code Article 2329 Should Let You Decide, Christopher K. Ulfers May 2015

Is A Postmarital Agreement In Your Best Interest? Why Louisiana Civil Code Article 2329 Should Let You Decide, Christopher K. Ulfers

Louisiana Law Review

The article looks at the provision of post marital agreement in Louisiana and Louisiana's Civil Code Article 2329. It informs that Louisiana's Civil Code failed to adapt to the changing reality of marriage in the country and also discusses the code employs several exceptions to the court-approval requirement, introducing inconsistency and confusion into the marital agreement. It further discusses the need to regulating marital agreements.


Foreword: Volume 75—Of Legal Scholarship And The Louisiana Law Review, Paul R. Baier May 2015

Foreword: Volume 75—Of Legal Scholarship And The Louisiana Law Review, Paul R. Baier

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Compensation For Nonpecuniary Loss: Revising Louisiana Civil Code Article 1998 To Reflect Litvinoff’S Damage-Based Approach, Molly L. Csaki May 2015

Compensation For Nonpecuniary Loss: Revising Louisiana Civil Code Article 1998 To Reflect Litvinoff’S Damage-Based Approach, Molly L. Csaki

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The article looks at the revising of Louisiana civil code article 1998 to reflect litvinoff's damage-based approach and for addressing compensation for non-pecuniary damages. Topics discussed include recovery of non-pecuniary damages for the breach of conventional obligations, availability of non-pecuniary damages in Louisiana, and decision of court case Meador v. Toyota of Jefferson Inc.


In Pursuit Of Bigfoot: Confronting Oil And Gas Mythology In Louisiana, J. Michael Veron May 2015

In Pursuit Of Bigfoot: Confronting Oil And Gas Mythology In Louisiana, J. Michael Veron

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The article offers information related to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 142 on Oil and Gas in Louisiana. It informs Louisiana Democratic Senator Richard Gallot Junior has introduced Resolution No. 142, with aim to request the Department of Revenue and the Department of Natural Resources to work collaboratively with the Office of the Legislative Auditor for verifying accuracy of payments received by the state for oil and gas severance taxes and mineral royalties.


Vendor’S Privilege: Adheret Visceribus Rei, L. David Cromwell May 2015

Vendor’S Privilege: Adheret Visceribus Rei, L. David Cromwell

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The article offers information on the vendor's privilege on the mortgage debt as stated by the Louisiana Supreme Court. Topics discussed include failure of timely transcription of the mortgage do not affect the vendor's privilege, effectiveness for failure of timely reinscription, and formulation of vendor's privilege law traces back to Code Napoléon.


At The Breaking Point: Adapting Louisiana Employment Noncompete Law To The Information Age, Jacob Ecker May 2015

At The Breaking Point: Adapting Louisiana Employment Noncompete Law To The Information Age, Jacob Ecker

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The article looks at the adapting of Louisiana employment noncompete law to the internet. Topics discussed include requirements for enforcing a noncompete in Louisiana, impact of internet on competition and competition between employers and former employees, and changes to Louisiana's employer-employee noncompete law.


Table Of Contents May 2015

Table Of Contents

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Sanctions For Frivolous Civil Appeals In Louisiana, Gail S. Stephenson May 2015

Sanctions For Frivolous Civil Appeals In Louisiana, Gail S. Stephenson

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The article offers information related to sanctions for frivolous civil appeals under Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure article 2164 in Louisiana. Topics discussed include court case of Parker v. Interstate Life & Accident Insurance Co., penalties for frivolous appeal will not be imposed unless clearly due, and creating an exception to the rule.


Eliminating Landlord Retaliation In England And Wales—Lessons From The United States, Melissa T. Lonegrass May 2015

Eliminating Landlord Retaliation In England And Wales—Lessons From The United States, Melissa T. Lonegrass

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The article focuses on the anti-retaliation legislation in England and Wales for eliminating of landlord system in the country. Topics discussed include implementation of strategies aimed at prohibiting retaliatory eviction in England and Wales, prohibition of landlord retaliation in the U.S. such as Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA) for the protection of tenants, and reporting of tenant eviction.


Model Business Corporation Act As Adopted In Louisiana, Glenn G. Morris May 2015

Model Business Corporation Act As Adopted In Louisiana, Glenn G. Morris

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The article looks at the adoption of customized version of the Model Business Corporation Act in Louisiana, replacing Louisiana Business Corporation Law (LBCL) as of January 1, 2015. It informs that Model Act is the product of the Committee on Corporate Laws of the Section of Business Law of the American Bar Association. It mentions the Model law address set of rules for the execution, filing, and reduces the number of required documents for creating corporation.


Faculty May 2015

Faculty

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No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents May 2015

Table Of Contents

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No abstract provided.


Masthead May 2015

Masthead

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Awards May 2015

Awards

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No abstract provided.


The Perma Project May 2015

The Perma Project

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No abstract provided.


Louisiana Future Advance Mortgages: A 20-Year Retrospective, David S. Willenzik May 2015

Louisiana Future Advance Mortgages: A 20-Year Retrospective, David S. Willenzik

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The article offers information on the history, development and significance of the collateral mortgage law in Louisiana with reference to the comprehensive revisions to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code in 2001. It discusses the judicial decision of the Louisiana Supreme Court in the case of Diamond Services Corporation v. Benoit regarding collateral mortgage notes. It analyzes the U.S. Louisiana District Court's decision in KeyBank National Association v. Perkins Rowe Associates LLC.


Ruminations On The Louisiana Law Of Pledge, Michael H. Rubin May 2015

Ruminations On The Louisiana Law Of Pledge, Michael H. Rubin

Louisiana Law Review

The article offers information on the history, purpose, and significant of the Louisiana law of pledge drafted by the Louisiana State Law Institute and passed by the Louisiana legislative assembly into law effective from January 1, 2015. It informs that the law of pledge applies the principles of personal liability to provide greater security for loans and mortgages under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.


Commerce, Commonality, And Contract Law: Legal Reform In A Mixed Jurisdiction, Christopher K. Odinet May 2015

Commerce, Commonality, And Contract Law: Legal Reform In A Mixed Jurisdiction, Christopher K. Odinet

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The article offers information on the history, purpose and significant need for reform to commerce, commonality, and contract law in the mixed jurisdiction of Louisiana. Topics discussed include the significance of the bijural character of the common law government in developing a mixed legal systems, the comparison between the compatibility of doctrines of civil law and common law, and the role of former governor William C. C. Claiborne in maintaining the integrity of traditional civil law.


Exploring Unexplored Frontiers: The Private Right Of Action Under The Louisiana Securities Law, Stephen Miles May 2015

Exploring Unexplored Frontiers: The Private Right Of Action Under The Louisiana Securities Law, Stephen Miles

Louisiana Law Review

The article offers information on the history, development and significant interpretation of provisions of the private right of action by Courts in the wake of global financial crisis and recession under the securities law of Louisiana. It analyzes the significance of the federal securities anti-fraud laws formed under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. It discusses the judicial decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the cvase of Gustafson v. Alloyd Co. Inc..


The Intersection Of Louisiana Succession Law And Mineral Code Article 190: Quantum Resources V. Pirate Lake Oil, Alexander Baynham May 2015

The Intersection Of Louisiana Succession Law And Mineral Code Article 190: Quantum Resources V. Pirate Lake Oil, Alexander Baynham

Louisiana Law Review

The article offers information on the e intersection of the succession law of Louisiana and the article 190 of the Louisiana Mineral Code as applied to the judicial decision of Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal in Quantum Resources v. Pirate Lake Oil case. Topics discussed include the concept of forced heirship, the usufructs of surviving spouse including mineral rights, and difference between testate or intestate succession.


Covert Capture: Hydraulic Fracturing And Subsurface Trespass In Louisiana, Caleb Madere May 2015

Covert Capture: Hydraulic Fracturing And Subsurface Trespass In Louisiana, Caleb Madere

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