ASSIGNMENT FOR MONDAY, Oct 21st :

• #1 Research New Orleans collapse in detail and revise/update the FACT SHEET
• #2 REORGANIZE your WORK SHEET into following categories:
  LAW:
  Statute of Limitations – Louisiana SOL for personal injury or product liability or malpractice (e.g., architect or engineer) lawsuit;
  Louisiana … What law governs personal injury (e.g., what are the elements)?
  What law governs product liability (ditto)?
  What law governs malpractice (ditto)?
  SITE Location:

Description of EVENT:

POTENTIAL PLAINTIFFS:
Individual Injured Workers
Estates of deceased –
Bystanders –
Surrounding buildings and businesses
Family of deceased and injured
First Responders

City of New Orleans (to recover expenses; fines and penalties; etc)

POTENTIAL DEFENDANTS:
Building Owners
Hard Rock Hotel licensor
Architect(s)
Engineer(s)
General Contractor
Subcontractors
City of New Orleans L & I Department

Crane-related: design and manufacturers; assemblers; maintenance; operators.

WITNESSES:

• On site at time of collapse:
• Experts: To establish ‘causation’ and to establish ‘duty of care’
  Mental Health experts for damages claimed
  Medical physician experts for physical damages to injured
• City Inspectors:

- Etc….

NEXT: Bring to class your revised/updated FACT SHEET

Sample Solution