Committees

2016 Distinguished Maritime Lawyer Award Luncheon

R. Keith Jarrett, the recipient of the 2016 Distinguished Maritime Lawyer Award, was honored at a ceremony at the JW Marriott Hotel on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. The Award honors maritime attorneys for their dedication in practicing admiralty law.&… Read More »

Common Issues With Foreign Manufacturers in Products Liability Litigation

Judge Eldon Fallon and Kerry Miller discussed from the perspective of the Court and of the litigants, the hurdles and pitfalls of products liability claims involving foreign manufacturers at the Common Issues With Foreign Manufacturers in Products Li… Read More »

Miranda: 50 Years Later

The Miranda: 50 Years Later CLE focused on a discussion of how Miranda has evolved over the last 50 years, including an examination of the issues and challenges that remain to be overcome, and how and why Miranda is still needed t… Read More »

Do Your Pro Bono From Home? In Your Pajamas?

LA.FreeLegalAnswers.org, a new online pro bono program, is live and needs volunteers! Attorney volunteers can log into the website whenever and wherever without ever leaving your office or meeting with a client. The site allows attorney volunteers to… Read More »

Sustaining Ethics and Professionalism CLEs

It's never too early to complete your Ethics and Professionalism CLE requirements for 2016! Thanks to Ashley Belleau for presenting "Ethical Issues Affecting Representation of LLCs" and Grady Hurley for presenting "Generational Expectations an… Read More »

Presidents' Award 2016

R. Patrick Vance Receives Presidents’ Award From New Orleans Bar Association   The New Orleans Bar Association bestowed the prestigious Presidents’ Award to R. Patrick Vance at a ceremony held on September 14 at the Windsor… Read More »

All or Nothing: Regulators Strictly Define Pipeline Abandonment

Written by Catherine Sens Napolitano, Matthew Simone and Cheryl Mollere Kornick On August 16th, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued an advisory bulletin to clarify t… Read More »

The Road to a Healthier LA

Andrew Tuozzolo, Chief of Staff of the Louisiana Department of Health, presented a compelling case for the Affordable Care Act and the benefits of Medicaid expansion in Louisiana on Thursday, September 8 at NOBA. 297,730 more people now have health i… Read More »

Standing Issues in Light of Spokeo CLE

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Spokeo Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016), courts have wrestled with whether plaintiffs whose claims arise from statutory violations have alleged injuries that are sufficiently "concrete" and "pa… Read More »

Maritime Law Commitee Blog Post

The split within the sections of the Eastern District over the availability of punitive damages in favor of Jones Act seamen against non-employer third parties widened in March when Judge Zainey permitted plaintiffs to bring such a cause of action ag… Read More »