Thursday, November 7, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Check-in/Conference Opening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Mineral Rights A review of recent legislation and jurisprudence related to mineral rights, including changes to the Mineral code, issues related to the sale and lease of real property when mineral rights are involved including prescription, possession, servitudes as well as issues of liability and obligations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM | Security Devices A review of recent legislation and jurisprudence addressing issues relating to mortgages, privileges, suretyship, pledge, and deposits relating to real property.
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10:10 AM - 11:10 AM | Labor & Employment Law A review of recent legislation and jurisprudence in the areas of Labor and Employment law, including US Supreme Court rulings and Department of Labor guidance. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM | Louisiana Civil Procedure & Evidence A review of recent changes to the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure and interesting cases hinging on such procedural points. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Torts A review of recent changes in the area of Tort Law, both legislative and jurisprudential. Topics covered may include tort reform, toxic torts, negligence, immunities, intentional torts, malpractice, wrongful death, products liability, vicarious liability, workers' compensation, insurance and indemnity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:10 PM - 3:10 PM | Property Law, Sales & Leases A review of recent legislation and jurisprudence addressing various aspects of real property including, but not limited to, acquisitive prescription, possession, co-ownership, rights to fruits, partition, servitudes, restrictions, public records, expropriation, sales, and obligations of parties. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM | Ethics A review of recent disciplinary cases, ethics opinions, and rule changes relating to lawyer misconduct and standards of professional responsibility. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM | Professionalism A discussion of professional conduct and responsibility relating to knowledge and skill faithfully employed in the service of clients and the public good. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday, November 8, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM | Check-in/Conference Opening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Family Law A review of recent legislation and jurisprudence addressing various aspects of marriage, divorce, and ownership and partition of community and separate property. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM | Business Associations A review of recent legislation and jurisprudence related to the formation, management, transfer, and sale of business organizations and associated assets, including real property, ownership and interests. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM | Lease & Short-term Rentals A review of recent legislation and jurisprudence relating to the regulation of short-term rentals. private leases of movables and immovables, and public housing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM | Successions & Donations A review of recent legislation and jurisprudence relating to the possession and disposition of property of heirs and legatees of intestate and testate successions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM | The Right of Publicity: NIL and Beyond The Right of Publicity, one of the four branches of the Privacy Tort, has a bit of a complicated history. Two recent developments show the increasing importance of the right. Recently, amateur athletes have been taking advantage of opportunities to use their name, image and likeness for commercial gain. The Allen Toussaint Legacy Act extends the Right of Publicity to include deceased celebrities. This presentation will focus on the existing Right of Publicity and the important changes embodied in these statutes. |