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March 01, 2006 |

Outsmarting Katrina

Law Technology News Awards recognize leadership during Gulf Coast hurricanes.
6 minute read
February 25, 2005 |

Fate of 2004 Class Actions With New Act: A Mixed Bag

A class action against Big Tobacco that ended in a $591 million jury verdict in a Louisiana state court would never have been heard in that court had the Class Action Fairness Act been in effect when the case was filed, said counsel on both sides. "Had the new legislation been in place, we would have never been in state court," said tobacco defense attorney Dorothy Wimberly. "And we believe we would have prevailed in federal court because we don't believe the class would have been certified."
4 minute read
February 21, 2005 |

Fate of 2004 class actions with new act: a mixed bag

A class action against Big Tobacco that ended in a $591 million jury verdict in a Louisiana state court would never have been heard in that court had the Class Action Fairness Act—which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on Feb. 18—been in effect when the case was filed, said counsel on both sides.
4 minute read
July 05, 2007 |

Rulings muddy wetlands protection

FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT of the Clean Water Act has set off a flood of recent court decisions, regulatory actions and legislative proposals that have muddied the issue of which wetlands should be protected from pollution. The murkiness still exists even though a year has passed since the U.S. Supreme Court issued a divided ruling in Rapanos v.
8 minute read
September 03, 2008 |

Via BlackBerrys and backup systems, attorneys working through Gustav

Gustav ripped through Louisiana Monday as a Category 2 hurricane, leading to an evacuation of about 2 million people, but the legal system seemed fare well. Courts, law firms and law schools in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and the vicinity implemented their emergency procedures before the storm and have been regularly posting online updates. Lawyers relied on BlackBerrys to continue communicating with clients, and law students accessed updates on school closing on the Internet.
4 minute read
May 12, 2010 |

In Too Deep

The Gulf oil fire's a corporate counsel's worst nightmare: A $1B natural disaster with dozens of lawsuits to follow.
8 minute read
November 30, 2009 |

Connecting Points

6 minute read
May 24, 2011 |

Recent Supreme Court rulings have favored businesses

There's a strong wind blowing against class action lawsuits these days, and the turbine-force source is the U.S. Supreme Court.
6 minute read
March 15, 2005 |

Past Winners

2 minute read
June 25, 2007 |

Wetlands protection muddied by court rulings

Federal enforcement of the Clean Water Act has set off a flood of recent court decisions, regulatory actions and legislative proposals that have muddied the issue of which wetlands should be protected from pollution. The murkiness still exists even though nearly a year has passed since the Supreme Court's divided ruling in Rapanos v. U.S. sought to clarify the scope of the government's jurisdiction over wetlands.
8 minute read

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