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2008

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Hurricane Katrina

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Professional Responsibility In Crisis, Douglas L. Colbert Jan 2008

Professional Responsibility In Crisis, Douglas L. Colbert

Faculty Scholarship

Some rare, often catastrophic, events present in stark terms a need for careful reflection over the role of attorneys in our society and their ethical duties as members of the legal profession. The devastation caused by both Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 certainly falls within this category. Professor Colbert uses these events as a backdrop to examine the legal profession’s ethical obligation when crisis compromises the most basic elements of our system of justice. Acknowledging that numerous members of the bar and thousands of volunteer law students courageously stepped forward in those challenging …


Hurricanes Katrina And Rita: Anti-Concurrent Causation Clauses, Enforcement And Implications, Kimberly Myers Jan 2008

Hurricanes Katrina And Rita: Anti-Concurrent Causation Clauses, Enforcement And Implications, Kimberly Myers

Student Articles and Papers

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Nearly Blown Away: How Policyholders Affected By Hurricane Katrina May Recover Under Their Homeowner's Insurance Policies In The Face Of Anti-Concurrent Causation Language, Austen Endersby Jan 2008

Nearly Blown Away: How Policyholders Affected By Hurricane Katrina May Recover Under Their Homeowner's Insurance Policies In The Face Of Anti-Concurrent Causation Language, Austen Endersby

Student Articles and Papers

No abstract provided.