Law Journal Conference
Beginning in 2001, the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal has hosted an annual conference on a topic of current and continuing significance in the legal community. The next conference entitled "The Future of Class Actions and Its Alternative," will take place on April 13, 2012 at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. The Law Journal's goal to host a conference that not only has great educational value for Loyola students, but that also has an appeal to the legal community at large.
Law Journal Conference
"The Future of Class Actions and Its Alternatives"
April 13, 2012
Philip H. Corboy Law Center
Power Rogers & Smith Ceremonial Courtroom
25 E. Pearson Street - 10th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The Loyola University Chicago Law Journal will host "The Future of Class Actions and Its Alternatives," an academic symposium addressing class actions, mass settlement funds, and the growth of arbitration in collective litigation, on April 13, 2012. The conference will examine how collective litigation is changing both in the United States and abroad. Panelists will discuss how statutory changes and court decisions are narrowing class actions in the United States and how collective litigation can be designed abroad to avoid what many international jurisdictions perceive as the excesses of the American system. Futhermore, panelists will consider the growing role of arbitration as a means of addressing class action litigation.
The Law Journal is pleased to announce Kenneth R. Feinberg as the keynote speaker. Mr. Feinberg has significant professional experience in mass litigation matters. He is best known for serving as special master of the federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, which distributed nearly $7 billion to more than 5,000 victims and families of victims of the 9/11 terroist attacks. Mr. Feinberg has also served as administrator for the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund, set up for the benefit of victims' families in the wake of the 2007 Virginia Tech mass shooting, and as head of the BP Claims Fund, a $20 billion escrow account for damage claims from the massive BP oil spill in 2010. Mr. Feinberg has also mediated several high profile cases, including a class action by 250,000 Vietnam veterans and their families against the manufacturers of Agent Orange.
CONFERENCE LOCATION
The conference will be held in the Power Rogers & Smith Ceremonial Courtroom, which is on the 10th floor of the Philip H. Corboy Law Center. The Law Center is located at 25 E. Pearson St., Chicago, Illinois 60611. Validated parking is available.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
For advance registration and information, please contact Conference Editor Carrie Jantsch at cjantsch@luc.edu. The conference will be of no charge for Loyola students and faculty as well as professionals and scholars not seeking CLE credit. For those who wish to obtain CLE credit, the Law Journal will be applying to the Illinois MCLE Board. Please check back in Spring 2012 for details.
ABOUT THE LAW JOURNAL
The Loyola University Chicago Law Journal is the law school's primary scholarly publication that is distributed throughout the nation's law libraries, judges chambers, and other various legal organizations. Published continuously since 1970, the Law Journal is committed both to the examination and analysis of current legal issues and problems and to the development of the law. The Law Journal is edited and managed entirely by students and publishes the work of distinguished writers, including academics, practitioners, and judges. The Law Journal also publishes student-written Notes and Comments.
The Law Journal will publish four issues during the 2011-2012 academic year that will comprise Volume 43. The first issue will cover general legal topics. The second issue will contain articles from the April 2011 Law Journal Conference titled "Hate Speech, Incitement, and Genocide." Next, Issue 3 will contain articles from the September 2011 Seattle University School of Law colloquium titled "25th Anniversary Summary Judgment Trilogy Colloquium. Finally, Issue 4 will contain articles addressing timely aspects of Illinois law.
Past Law Journal Conferences
- Hate Speech, Incitement, and Genocide (2011)
- The Scandal of Political Corruption and the Law's Response (2010)
- The Judiciary in the Twenty-First Century (2009)
- Taxes in a Liberal Democracy: Exploring the Relationship between Tax Law and Good Governance (2008)
- Checks and Balances Today: The Reality of Separation of Powers (2007)
- The Constitutional and Legal Issues Presented by Same Sex Relationships (2006)
- Death and Dying: An Examination of End of Life Issues 30 Years after Quinlan (2005)
- Race in Education Policy (2004)
- Technology and Governance (2003)
