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Natural Resources and Energy Law and Torts and Compensation Systems Joint Program Co-Sponsored by Environmental Law
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Sessions Information

  • January 7, 2022
    3:10 pm - 4:25 pm
    Event: 2022 Annual Meeting
    Session Type: Section Programs
    Session Capacity: N/A
    Hotel: N/A
    Room: N/A
    Floor: N/A


    The first roundtable will provide a broad background on the landscape of climate tort litigation including a discussion of the history of the litigation, the bases of liability and challenges to those theories, the regulatory use of tort adjudication in similar large-scale contexts and the likelihood of success in the climate change context, federal preemption of state law, the question of remedies, and transnational issues.
Session Speakers
Michael Burger
Organization: Columbia Law School
Moderator
Maxine Burkett
Organization: University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law
Speaker
Mary J. Davis
Organization: University of Kentucky, J. David Rosenberg College of Law
Moderator
Elbert de Jong
Organization: Utrecht University
Speaker
Robert L. Fischman
Organization: Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Moderator
Tracy Hester
Organization: University of Houston Law Center
Moderator
Catherine M. Sharkey
Organization: New York University School of Law
Speaker
Session Fees
  • Natural Resources and Energy Law and Torts and Compensation Systems Joint Program Co-Sponsored by Environmental Law - Panel 1: Key Legal Issues: $0.00