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A “Modern Family” Issue: Recategorizing Embryos In The 21st Century, Hannah C. Catchings Nov 2020

A “Modern Family” Issue: Recategorizing Embryos In The 21st Century, Hannah C. Catchings

Louisiana Law Review

The article explores the practical consequences that result from Louisiana's human embryo statutory scheme and the language used to define the legal status of pre-implantation embryos.


Please Hold Your Applause: How Clapper V. Amnesty International Usa Deters Data Breach Litigants From Seeking A Judicial Remedy, Harrison M. Martin Sep 2020

Please Hold Your Applause: How Clapper V. Amnesty International Usa Deters Data Breach Litigants From Seeking A Judicial Remedy, Harrison M. Martin

Louisiana Law Review

The article presents the U.S. Supreme Court case Clapper v. Amnesty International USA to discuss issues on data breach litigations and the remedies used by the courts to confer standing for litigants.


Having Your Cake And Eating It, Too: Using Special Masters In Daubert Hearings To Promote Scientific Analyses Of Expert Testimony, Luis Balart Sep 2020

Having Your Cake And Eating It, Too: Using Special Masters In Daubert Hearings To Promote Scientific Analyses Of Expert Testimony, Luis Balart

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses issues on the admissibility of scientific evidence in federal court trials in the U.S., and the use by judges of court-appointed experts and advisors to help in making evidentiary decisions requiring technical or scientific knowledge.


Environmental And Economic Pitfalls Of Interstate Water Transfers, Micah Goodwin Sep 2020

Environmental And Economic Pitfalls Of Interstate Water Transfers, Micah Goodwin

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses the environmental and economic issues related to interstate water transfers in the U.S. and other topics like surface water regimes, groundwater management, and water supply management.


Consortium And Workers’ Compensation: The Demolition Of Consortium, Michael Green, David M. Layman Sep 2020

Consortium And Workers’ Compensation: The Demolition Of Consortium, Michael Green, David M. Layman

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses issues on spousal consortium claims and workers' compensation in the U.S., including the aspects of compensation for accidental injuries and tort claims.


Valuing Community Property Businesses: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Louisiana Law, Sally Brown Richardson Sep 2020

Valuing Community Property Businesses: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Louisiana Law, Sally Brown Richardson

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses the law in Louisiana on the valuation of community property businesses in divorce proceedings and other topics like fair market value and the ruling by the Louisiana Second Circuit of Appeal in the 2003 case Ellington v. Ellington.


Recognizing The Need To Recognize: A Proposed Foreign Judgment Recognition Statute And A Procedure For Enforcement In Louisiana, Elias M. Medina Sep 2020

Recognizing The Need To Recognize: A Proposed Foreign Judgment Recognition Statute And A Procedure For Enforcement In Louisiana, Elias M. Medina

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses a proposed foreign judgment recognition law, the procedure for enforcement in Louisiana, and the state's Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (EFJA).


Screeches From The Red Hen: Public Accommodations Laws And Political Affiliation Discrimination In The United States And Louisiana, Meredith N. Will Sep 2020

Screeches From The Red Hen: Public Accommodations Laws And Political Affiliation Discrimination In The United States And Louisiana, Meredith N. Will

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses issues on public accommodations laws and political affiliation discrimination in the U.S. and Louisiana, as well as the provisions of the Louisiana Constitution and the U.S. Constitution on public accommodation.


Fiduciary Litigation In Louisiana: Mandataries, Succession Representatives, And Trustees, Elizabeth R. Carter Sep 2020

Fiduciary Litigation In Louisiana: Mandataries, Succession Representatives, And Trustees, Elizabeth R. Carter

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses fiduciary relationships and litigation issues on the estate-planning setting in Louisiana, as well as the roles of mandataries, trustees, and succession representatives.


Masthead Apr 2020

Masthead

Louisiana Law Review

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Table Of Contents Apr 2020

Table Of Contents

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Faculty Apr 2020

Faculty

Louisiana Law Review

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David W. Robertson: In Memoriam, Hon. John W. Degravelles Apr 2020

David W. Robertson: In Memoriam, Hon. John W. Degravelles

Louisiana Law Review

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Rebel With A Cause: David W. Robertson's Singular Dedication To Legal Excellence, H. Alston Johnson, Bernard S. Johnson Apr 2020

Rebel With A Cause: David W. Robertson's Singular Dedication To Legal Excellence, H. Alston Johnson, Bernard S. Johnson

Louisiana Law Review

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An Unforeseen Problem: How Gertz Failed To Account For Modern Media And What To Do Now, Delery H. Perret Apr 2020

An Unforeseen Problem: How Gertz Failed To Account For Modern Media And What To Do Now, Delery H. Perret

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses how the U.S. Supreme Court failed to modernize defamation law to include the use of social media and online sources in its decisions in the cases Gertz v. Robert Welch and New York Times Co. v. Sullivan.


In Times Of Chaos: Creating Blueprints For Law School Responses To Natural Disasters, Jeffrey R. Baker, Christine E. Cerniglia, Davida Finger, Luz Herrera, Jonel Newman Apr 2020

In Times Of Chaos: Creating Blueprints For Law School Responses To Natural Disasters, Jeffrey R. Baker, Christine E. Cerniglia, Davida Finger, Luz Herrera, Jonel Newman

Louisiana Law Review

The article presents reflections, information, and proposals on how law schools can create a blueprint for community-engaged response to natural disasters.


Cover Apr 2020

Cover

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Awards Apr 2020

Awards

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Lhwca Section 905(B) And Scindia: The Confused Tale Of A Legal Pendulum, Thomas C. Galligan, Brian C. Colomb Apr 2020

Lhwca Section 905(B) And Scindia: The Confused Tale Of A Legal Pendulum, Thomas C. Galligan, Brian C. Colomb

Louisiana Law Review

The article presents the U.S. Supreme Court case Scindia Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. De Los Santos to discuss Section 905(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), which provided negligence as a course of action in advancing workers' compensation claims.


Arbitration Clauses In Seafarers' Employment Contracts In The Fifth Circuit, Martin Davies Apr 2020

Arbitration Clauses In Seafarers' Employment Contracts In The Fifth Circuit, Martin Davies

Louisiana Law Review

The article examines the interpretation by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit of the New York Convention's article II(2) on arbitration clauses in seafarers' employment contracts in the case Sphere Drake Insurance PLC v. Marine Towing, Inc.


Revitalizing Louisiana's Lost Chance Doctrine: Burchfield V. Wright Sheds Light On The Need For Medical Expenses, Madeleine K. Morgan Apr 2020

Revitalizing Louisiana's Lost Chance Doctrine: Burchfield V. Wright Sheds Light On The Need For Medical Expenses, Madeleine K. Morgan

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses the Louisiana Supreme Court case "Burchfield v. Wright" to examine the use of the 'lost chance doctrine' in medical malpractice lawsuits under the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act (MMA).


Misuse Of The "Reasonably Anticipated Use" Standard In Louisiana Products Liability Act Jurisprudence, Steven E. Spires Apr 2020

Misuse Of The "Reasonably Anticipated Use" Standard In Louisiana Products Liability Act Jurisprudence, Steven E. Spires

Louisiana Law Review

The article examines the application of the 'reasonably anticipated use' standard in Louisiana Products Liability Act (LPLA) jurisprudence, and offers proposed jurisprudential rules that should be adopted by the Louisiana Supreme Court to guide lower courts on the standard.


The Sharing Revolution: Changing Times Call For Clarifying Tort Liability, Cecilia G. Vazquez Apr 2020

The Sharing Revolution: Changing Times Call For Clarifying Tort Liability, Cecilia G. Vazquez

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses the need to reform tort liability laws in the U.S. to resolve the legal ambiguities with respect to the liabilities of sharing-economy companies and other players in the industry.


Srtma: Reappraising The Bp Well Blowout In Light Of Pippen, Theriot, Doiron, And Grubart, John J. Costonis Apr 2020

Srtma: Reappraising The Bp Well Blowout In Light Of Pippen, Theriot, Doiron, And Grubart, John J. Costonis

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses the issues on the choice of law and jurisdiction in tortious or contractual events involving binary terrestrial/aquatic oil and gas drilling operations in the U.S.' Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and the provisions of the Outer Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA).


A Cypress Is Gone, Thomas C. Galligan Apr 2020

A Cypress Is Gone, Thomas C. Galligan

Louisiana Law Review

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Teaching Justice-Connectivity, Michael Pinard Mar 2020

Teaching Justice-Connectivity, Michael Pinard

Louisiana Law Review

The author proposes the teaching model which he calls Justice-Connectivity, which will help build in law students the foundation to recognize the various systems, institutions and conditions of their clients, as well as the residents of the communities around law schools.


The Missing Link: Jail And Prison Conditions In Criminal Justicereform, Andrea Craig Armstrong Mar 2020

The Missing Link: Jail And Prison Conditions In Criminal Justicereform, Andrea Craig Armstrong

Louisiana Law Review

The article examines the link between conditions in jails and prisons and broader criminal justice reform efforts.


From Deepsouth To Westerngeco: The Patent Provision Heardaround The World, Sam H. Boyer Mar 2020

From Deepsouth To Westerngeco: The Patent Provision Heardaround The World, Sam H. Boyer

Louisiana Law Review

The article addresses the current state of extraterritoriality in patent law in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's WesternGeco holding.


Fairly Exposed: A Proposal To Improve The Reasonableness Standardfor Digital Forensic Searches At The Border, Caroline V. Mccaffrey Mar 2020

Fairly Exposed: A Proposal To Improve The Reasonableness Standardfor Digital Forensic Searches At The Border, Caroline V. Mccaffrey

Louisiana Law Review

The article proposes to improve the reasonableness standard for digital forensic searches at the U.S. border.


Delegating Care, Evading Review: The Federal Tort Claims Act Andaccess To Medical Care In Federal Private Prisons, Danielle C. Jefferis Mar 2020

Delegating Care, Evading Review: The Federal Tort Claims Act Andaccess To Medical Care In Federal Private Prisons, Danielle C. Jefferis

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on the U.S. federal government's invocation of the independent-contractor exception of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) when faced with federal prisoners' claims of inadequate-contractor exception.