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Hot Topics with the NLRB
June 12, 2014 CommitteesAndrea Wilkes discussed Hot Topics with the National Labor Relations Board Region 15 at the June 12th Labor & Employment Law CLE. Use of employer email and social media issues along with arbitration policies were among some of the topics explor… Read More »
"How Chemicals Cause Cancer."
June 10, 2014 CommitteesAngela Harris, a Ph.D., board-certified toxicologist, was the guest speaker for today's Environmental Law/Toxic Torts Committee meeting and led a discussion on "How Chemicals Cause Cancer - Basic Science and Biomarker Discovery." Ms. Harris began… Read More »
Judge Terri Love Speaks at Approach the Bench CLE
May 29, 2014 NewsDiscussions on the practices and procedures of the Louisiana Court of Appeal - 4th Circuit were highlighted by the Hon. Terri F. Love at the New Orleans Bar Association's Approach the Bench on Thursday, May 29th. Judge Love spoke on various policie… Read More »
YLS Hosts Summer Law Clerks
May 28, 2014 NewsThe Young Lawyers Section of the New Orleans Bar Association hosted its annual Dos and Don'ts of Summer Clerkships. This program offers an opportunity for summer clerks to come together and socialize, while participating in discussions… Read More »
Class Actions/Complex Litigation Meeting
May 22, 2014 CommitteesEthical issues facing class action attorneys, the role of the special master, and Multi-District Litigation were all areas touched upon by members of the Class Actions/Complex Litigation Committee at their meeting and lunch held on Thursday, May 22nd… Read More »
Study Group on Cuba
May 21, 2014 CommitteesGary LaGrange, President & CEO of the Port of New Orleans, was the featured speaker for the Study Group on Cuba's first Committee meeting of 2014. The meeting was held yesterday, May 20th, at the New Orleans Bar Association and addressed the Cuba… Read More »
Administrative Hearings & DWI
May 13, 2014 CommitteesThe Administrative Law Committee Chair, Carolyn Cooper, led the group's first meeting of the year on Friday, May 9th. The topic was a round table discussion to review the current process of administrative hearings following an arrest for dr… Read More »
Estate Planning for LGBT and Unmarried Clients
May 8, 2014 CommitteesLaura Walker Plunkett, Stone Pigman, explored the consequences of United States v. Windsor in NOBA’s “Estate Planning for LGBT and Unmarried Clients” CLE on Thursday, May 8, 2014. Hosted by the Wills, Trusts and Successions Co… Read More »
Medicare Secondary Payer Act CLE
May 7, 2014 CommitteesMichael Ecuyer, from Gainsburgh Benjamin, and Nicholas D'Aquilla, from The Garretson Group, led a spirited discussion on the Medical Secondary Payer Act at the Healthcare Committee on May 7, 2014. Those in attendance were educated by both s… Read More »
Real Property Committee Discusses Negative Servitudes
May 1, 2014 CommitteesJohn Lovett, Associate Dean and Daggett Distinguished Professor of Law, at Loyola Law School provided a discussion of negative servitudes under Louisiana and the common law, including recent caselaw at the Real Property Law Committee's monthly me… Read More »