Allan Kanner  701 Camp Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-3504

ALLAN KANNER (B.A., University of Pennsylvania; J.D., Harvard Law School) is the founder and senior member at Kanner & Whiteley, L.L.C. Mr. Kanner has a wealth of experience litigating complex class action lawsuits, and practices in the areas of environmental, toxic tort, commercial litigation, and consumer fraud. In addition to his trial practice, Mr. Kanner also serves the legal profession as an Adjunct Professor at Tulane Law School (1990-2008), a Visiting Lecturer in Law at University of California, Berkeley (Spring 2004), at Yale Law School (Fall 2002), Visiting Senior Lecturer at Duke University (Fall 2000) (Spring 2004), and Visiting Professor at the University of Texas Law School (Spring 2001). Mr. Kanner is a frequent lecturer and speaker on a variety of topics, and is the author of ENVIRONMENTAL AND TOXIC TORT TRIALS  (Lexis-Nexis) (2d ed.), as well as over sixty articles in the diverse fields of torts, trial practice, civil discovery, civil RICO, environmental law, toxic torts, class actions, and business and consumer fraud. During 1998 and 1999, Mr. Kanner was one of the principal authors of the LOUISIANA JUDGES' COMPLEX LITIGATION BENCH BOOK, and he has also been an instructor at the Louisiana Judicial College. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he clerked for the late Judge Robert S. Vance of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. He is a member of the bars of California, District of Columbia, Louisiana, New Jersey, Oklahoma, New York, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico (Federal), and has successfully handled novel and complex matters throughout the United States. Leading Cases

Current Employment Position(s):

Founder and Senior Member

Areas of Practice:

Environmental and Natural Resource Damages Law

Toxic Tort

Commercial Litigation

Consumer Fraud

Insurance Fraud and Coverage Litigation

Product Liability

RICO and Anti-Trust

Class Action Litigation

Farmin and Agricultural Law

Trial

Appeals

Education:

Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1979 J.D.
Law Review: Harvard Civil Rights -- Civil Liberties Law Review, Senior Comments Editor; Harvard International Law Journal, Staff

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Graduate Study
Major:  Philosophy

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
B.A.
Honors:  Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Honors in Major, Philomathean Literary Honor Society
Major:  Philosophy

Published Works:

Environmental And Toxic Tort Trials, 2nd Edition, Lexis-Nexis, 2004, 2005

Kanner & Nagy, Perspectives on the Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine, Ch. 19, The Attorney-Client Privilege in Civil Litigation: Protecting and Defending Confidentiality (4th ed.), American Bar Association (forthcoming 2008).

Kanner & Nagy, Communications Between Attorneys and Putative Class Members, Ch. 7, The Attorney-Client Privilege in Civil Litigation: Protecting and Defending Confidentiality (4th ed.), American Bar Association (forthcoming 2008).

Kanner & Nagy, Arguing the Toxic Tort Case; Some Thoughts On the Process, in Trial Tactics, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (forthcoming 2008).

Kanner & Casey, Consumer Class Actions After CAFA, 56 Drake L. Rev. 303 (2008)

Kanner, Daubert and the Disappearing Jury Trial, 60 U.Pitt.L.Rev. 2(forthcoming Feb. 2008).

Kanner, Tort Remedies and Litigation Strategies, Ch. 19, Michael B. Gerrard, The Law of Environmental Justice (2nd ed.).

Kanner & Casey, Class Action Practice in the Wake of CAFA, ABA Section of Litigation, Class Actions Today: Jurisdiction to Resolution (2008).

Kanner & Casey, Katrina Litigation: Defense Strategy and Implementation, AAJ Insurance Section Newspaper (Winter 2008)

Kanner, Expert Witnesses In Environmental Forensic Cases, Ch. 14, Methods in Environmental Forensics (Andrew Ball and Stephen Mudge) (CRC Press forthcoming 2008).

Kanner & St. Amant, Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: VPL Revisited - Recent Developments in Interpreting Louisiana's Valued Policy Law Louisiana Advocates, Part XV (May 2007).

Kanner & St. Amant, Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: Offsets and Deductions, Louisiana Advocates, Part XIV (May, 2007)

Kanner, Strategy and Storytelling In Environmental Litigation, ABA Environmental Litigation Committee Newsletter (Winter/Spring 2007), P.9.

Kanner & St. Amant, Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: Recent Developments in Law, Case Management, Louisiana Advocates, Part XIII (Mar. 2007).

Kanner, Meeting the Burden for Admissibility of Environmental Forensic Testimony, Vol. 8, No. 1, Environmental Forensics (Mar. 2007).

Kanner & St. Amant, Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: Adjustment Accountability, Louisiana Advocates, Part XII (Feb. 2007).

Kanner & St. Amant, Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: Review of Removal & Remand Arguments, Louisiana Advocates, Part XI (Jan. 2007).

Kanner & St. Amant, Katrina Litigation One Year Later, Insurance Section Newsletter, Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Winter, 2007).

Kanner, Daubert and the Disappearing Jury Trial, Electronic Press, ExpressO Preprint Series, Working Paper 1851; Blog 702 ; The Witness Box.

Kanner & Ziegler, Understanding and Protecting Natural Resources, 17 Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum, p. 119 (Fall 2006).

Kanner & St. Amant, Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: Proof of Loss, Louisiana Advocates, Part X (Dec., 2006).

Kanner & St. Amant, Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: Discovery, Louisiana Advocates, Part IX (Nov. 2006).

Kanner, Trying Mass Torts, 7 Sedona Conference Journal 241 (2006).

Kanner & St. Amant, Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: Prescription, Louisiana Advocates, Part VIII (Oct., 2006).

Kanner & St. Amant, Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: Recent Cases, Louisiana Advocates, Part VII (Sept., 2006).

Kanner & Nagy, Legal Strategy, Storytelling and Complex Litigation, 30 American Journal of Trial Advocacy 1 (Summer 2006).

Kanner & St. Amant, Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: Bad Faith Litigation, Louisiana Advocates, Part VI (Aug. 2006).

Kanner & Green, Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: Bad Faith Stories, Louisiana Advocates, Part V (July 2006).

Kanner, Interpreting The Class Action Fairness Act in A Truly Fair Manner, Vol. 80, Tul.L.Rev 1645 (June 2006), discussed in Justin D. Forlenza, CAFA and Erie: Unconstitutional Consequences, 75 Ford.L.Rev 1065, 1080-81 (2006); Edward F. Sherman, Class Actions After the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, , 80 Tul.L.Rev 1593, 1599, 1606 (2006); Federal Civil Practice Bulletin.

Kanner & Green, Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: The Claims Process, Claims Handling, Bad Faith Denial of Claim, Louisiana Advocates, Part IV (June 2006).

Kanner & Green, Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: Claims Management, Louisiana Advocates, Part III (May 2006).

Kanner & Green, Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims: Threshold Legal Issues, Louisiana Advocates, Part II (Apr. 2006).

Kanner, Handling Property Damage And Business Interruption Insurance Claims, Vol. XXI, Louisiana Advocates, Part II (Apr. 2006).

Kanner, Unjust Enrichment In Environmental Litigation, 20 Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation, p. 111 (Spring, 2005); cited in Marmo v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., No. 05-1906 (8th Cir. Aug. 3, 2006): discussed in Allan Kanner and Mary Ziegler, Understanding and Protecting Natural Resources, 17 Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum 119 (Fall 2006).

Kanner, The Public Trust Doctrine, Parens Patriae, and the Attorney General As the Guardian of the State's Natural Resources, 16 Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum, p. 57 (Fall 2005), cited in State of New Mexico, et al. v. General Electric Co., et al, No. 04-2191 (10th Cir. Oct. 21, 2006), n 30; discussed in Gail Oshenenko, New Discourses on Ocean Rights: Understanding Property Rights, the Public Trust, and Ocean Governance, 21 Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation p. 317 (Spring 2007); Celine Orengo, La Prepartion Du Dammage Ecologique En Matiere Maritime, Le Mensuel De L'Universite: J.B. Ruhl, Steven E. Kraft & Christopher L. Lans, The Law and Policy of Economic Services (2007); Water Allocation in Pennsylvania (2007 White Paper) for Watersheds & Rivers (POWR\ (Judith Jordan, Executive Director) p16; Kanner & Ziegler, Understanding and Protecting Natural Resources, 17 119 (Fall 2006).

Kanner & Nagy, Exploding the Blackmail Myth: A New Perspective on Class Action Settlements, 57 Baylor Law Review 681 (Fall 2005), discussed in Note, Applying a "Maturity Factor" Without Compromising the Goals of the Class Action, 85 Tex.L.Rev. 741, 765; Jed J. Borghei, Class Action Fairness: A Mature Solution to the 23(b)(3) Choice of Law Problem, 95 Geo.L.J. 1645 (2007); Joseph Prud'homme, Federal Employment Law: Current Problems And A Call for Reform, J. Race, Gender And Ethnicity, Vol. 1, p. 51 (Aug. 2006), n. 13.

Kanner & Nagy, Measuring Loss of Use Damages in Natural Resource Damage Actions, Columbia Journal of Environmental Law, (2005) Vol. 30, No. 2, p. 417, discussed in Elizabeth M. Youngdale, Reviewing The Law Reviews DEFENSE COUNSEL JOURNAL,(Jan. 1, 2006); Allan Kanner, The Public Trust Doctrine, Parens Patriae, and the Attorney General as Guardian of the State's Natural Resources, 16 Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum 57, 59 (2005).

Kanner, Republicans' Policy of "Pork Before People" Takes A Terrible Toll, Baltimore Sun, Sept. 22, 2005 (commentary).

Kanner, Protecting The Protectors, National Law Journal (Aug. 22, 2005), Vol. 27, No. 51, p. 23 (commentary).

Kanner & Nagy, Communications Between Attorneys and Putative Class Members, Ch. 7, The Attorney-Client Privilege in Civil Litigation: Protecting and Defending Confidentiality (3rd ed.) (formerly The Attorney-Client Privilege Under Siege: Preserving and Protecting It In Civil Cases), American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section (2004).

Kanner & Nagy, The Use of Contingent Fees in Natural Resource Damage and Other Parens Patriae Cases, BNA Toxics Law Reporter Vol. 19, No. 32 (Aug. 12, 2004), p. 745, discussed in John Beisner, Jessica Davidson Millen and Terrell McSweeny, Bounty Hunters on The Prowl: The Troubling Alliance of State Attorneys' General and Plaintiffs' Lawyers, Institute for Legal Reform; Allan Kanner, The Public Trust Doctrine, Parens Patriae, and the Attorney General as Guardian of the State's Natural Resources, 16 Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum 57, 59 (2005).

Kanner, Equity in Toxic Tort Litigation: Unjust Enrichment and the Poor, Law & Policy, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 209-230, University of Buffalo School of Law (Apr. 2004) discussed in Steve Kroll-Smith & Saundra D. Westevelt People, Bodies and Biospheres: Nexus and the Toxic Tort, 26 Law & Policy, 177, 185 (Apr. 2004) ("Allan Kanner (2004) expands the idea of compensation to include the possibility of using unjust enrichment remedies to insure that polluters do not benefit from the use of a resource of the expense of the victims . . . Kanner offers a bold challenge . . ."); Peter Atkins, et al., Toxic Torts: Arsenic Poisoning in Bangladesh and the Legal Geographies of Responsibilities, Transactions of the Insitute of British Geographers, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 272 (2006); The Distributional Effects of Environmental Policy (2006) (ed. Yse Serret & Nick Johnstone).

Kanner, Casey & Ristroph, New Opportunities for Native American Tribes to Pursue Environmental and Natural Resource Claims, Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum, Vol. XIV, No. 1, p. 155; discussed in Robert Clinton, Carole Goldberg and Rebecca Tsosie, American Indian Law: Native Nations and the Federal System (4th ed. 2004) (cumulative 2004-2006 update).

Tribal Sovereignty and Natural Resource Damages, Public Land and Resource Law Review , University of Montana School of Law (Spring 2004),  Vol. 25, p. 93

Crocodile Tears: Polluters' Concerns About Contingency Fees in NRD Cases, ABA Environmental Litigation Committee Newsletter (Fall/Winter 2004), p. 8

Perspectives on the Attorney Work Product Privilege for The Attorney-Client Privilege In Civil Litigation: Protecting and Defending Confidentiality (3d Ed) (formerly The Attorney-Client Privilege Under Seige: Preserving and Protecting It In Civil Cases) American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section

Communications Between Plaintiffs Counsel and Unions or Employees Who Are Not Clients for The Attorney-Client Privlege In Civil Litigation: Protecting and Defending Confidentiality (3d Ed) (formerly The Attorney-Client Privilege Under Siege: Preserving and Protecting It In Civil Cases),  American Bar Association, Torts and Insurance Practice Section

The Use of Contingent Fees in Natural Resource Damage and Other Parens Patriae Cases, BNA Toxics Law Reporter Vol 19, No. 32 (August 12, 2004), P. 745

Equity in Toxic Tort Litigation: Unjust Enrichment and the Poor, Law & Policy, Vol. 26, No.2, pp. 209-230, University of Buffalo School of Law (April, 2004) discussed in Steve Kroll-Smith & Saundra D. Westewelt, People, Bodies and Biospheres: Nexus and the Toxic Tort, 26 Law & Policy, 177, 185 (April 2004) ("Allan Kanner (2004) expands the idea of compensation to include the possibility of using unjust enrichment remedies to insure that polluters do not benefit from the use of a resource of the expense of the victims... Kanner offers a bold challenge...")

New Opportunities for Native American Tribes to Pursue Environmental and Natural Resource Claims, Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum (Fall 2003), Vol. XIV, No. 1, p. 155

Comments on Cobell, Indian Country Today, Vol. 23, Issue 23 (November 19, 2003)

The Problem of MDL Injunctions, BNA Class Action Reporter, Vol. 4, No. 8, pp. 277-318, p. 303 (April 25, 2003); reprinted in BNA Toxics Law Reporter , Vol. 18, No. 21 (May 22, 2003), p. 487

Toxic Tort Litigation In A Regulatory World, 41 Washburn Law Rev . p. 535 (2002)

A Review of Proposed Changes to the NAIC's Model Regulations for LTC Insurance, Long Term Care , The Newsletter of the Society of Actuaries, Long-Term Care Insurance Section, No. 4, p. 8 (April 2001)

Representative Cases:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. ExxonMobil, No. A-6588-05T5, 2007 WL 1610091 (App. Div., Sup.Ct.) (June 6, 2007) (interpreting Spill Act to allow for all compensatory restoration damages, including loss of use); cited with approval in New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing, et al., No. 06-2612 (NLH) (July 5, 2007) (finding a clear legislative recognition of NJDEP's "authority to seek compensation not just for physical injury to natural resources, but also for the loss of the benefits they provide"); discussed in Polluting Entities May Be Strictly Liable for Loss of Use of Natural Resources Harmned by Discharge of Hazardous Substances, 50 LAW REPORTER p.50 (August 2007); Kate Coscarelli, Jersey Wins Suit Over Oil Refineries, STAR LEDGER (June 7, 2007); Jeffrey Gold, ExxonMobil Must Pay for Recreation Loss, HOUSTON CHRONICLE (June 6, 2007); Henry Gottlieb, Court Says N.J. Can Tap Polluters For 'Loss of Use' of Natural Resources, N.J. LAW JOURNAL (June 11, 2007); Appeal Court Ruling Deals ExxonMobil a Big Setback, NJ BIZ (June 11, 2007); Court Finds ExxonMobil Must Pay for Recreation Lost to Pollution, INT'L HERALD TRIBUNE (June 6, 2007).

In re Three Mile Island Alert, Inc., 771 F.2d 720 (3d Cir. 1985)

In re Synthroid Marketing Litigation, 264 F. 3d 712 (7th Cir. 2001)

Bagley v. Professional Services Group, No. 03-CA-461 (5th Cir. La. 2003)

Mobil Oil Corp. v. Southern California Edison Co., B-145838 (Ct. App. , 2d App. Dst. Div. Seven 2003)

Samples v. Conoco, Inc., et al, 2001-CA-000631, Div.J (Escambia County First Judicial Circuit Court, Fla.) (Order of Aug. 28, 2003) (certifying class of property owners living near NPL site for economic loss) (class counsel were "shown to be qualified, adequately financed, and possessed sufficient experience in the subject matter of the class action . . . as well as complex environmental litigation . . . have demonstrated both their commitment to vigorously pursue this matter on behalf of the class as well as their qualifications to do so."); aff'd Conoco v. Samples, No. 1 D03-4157 (First Dist.Ct.App., Fla.) (Apr. 1, 2004). See also, Scott Streater, Golden Seeking Probe By Grand Jury, PENSACOLA NEWS JOURNAL (Sept. 10. 2003); (Final Order of Oct. 19, 2004, Approving Settlement and Final Judgement, including client payments of $65 million plus additional monies for attorney fees and costs).

Hanson v. Acceleration Life, et al., Civ. No. A3:97-152, 1999 WL 33283345 (D.N.D. Mar. 18, 1999) (certifying class, rejecting file rate doctrine, and denying summary judgment); 2000 WL 33340298 (June 21, 2001), Order of Dec. 11, 1999 (approving final settlement of $14.7 million), pp. 8-9: ("This litigation was hard fought throughout its two year pendency and required thousands of hours of counsel's time and hundreds of thousands of dollars advanced for expenses, with significant risk of no compensation. Both local counsel and national class counsel are commended for their willingness to take on this cause when there were no virtually no precedents to assure them of likely success. They are all highly skilled and well-experienced attorneys who appreciate the risky nature of this litigation; yet their strong desire to correct a perceived injustice suffered by a vulnerable group of people led them to take the risk. . . . Counsel's considerable skill, both in the substantive areas of this case as well as in discovery and class action procedure, together with their degree of preparation were primary factors leading to the favorable settlement for the class. Of equal note is the fact that counsel unquestionably put the interests of the class far ahead of their own interests." (emphasis added)); cited with approval in Milkman v. American Travellers Life Ins. Co., 2002 WL 778272,*25 (Pa.Comm Pl. 4/1/02) (No. 3775 June Term 2000); "Long-Term Care - Buyer Beware," Senate Report of the Committee on Post Audit and Oversight, Massachusetts Senate (Apr. 2002), pp. 14, 28; discussed in, Mila Koffman and Lee Thompson, Consumer Protection and Long-Term Care Insurance: Predictability of Premiums, Georgetown University, Long-Term Care Financing Project, ISSUE BRIEF (Mar. 2004); Stephanie Lewis, John Wilkins, and Mark Merlis, Regulation of Private Long-Term Care Insurance: Implementation Experience and Key Issues, (Mar. 2003) for the Kaiser Family Foundation, p. viii; Ellen Hoffman, The Hidden Costs of Long-Term Care Policies, BUSINESS WEEK (Sept. 2000); Is a Backlash Brewing in LTC? NEWSWEEK (Aug. 30, 1999) (by Jane Bryant Quinn)

Petrovic, et al v. Amoco Oil Company, 200 F.3d 1140 (8th Cir. 1999)

Hines v. Consolidated Rail Corporation, 926 F. 2d 262, 122 A.L.R. Fed. 675 (3d Cir. 1991)

Cummins v. Maryland National Bank, 322 Md. 570, 588 A.2d 1205 (Md.,Ct. of App. 1991)

Magnolia Coal Terminal v. Phillips Oil Company, 576 So.2d 475 (La. Sup. Ct. 1991)

Merklin v. United States, 788 F.2d 172 (3rd Cir. 1986)

Stibitz v. General Public Utilities, No. 654-S, 1985 (Dauphin City, PA) ($1.25 million settlement for class of TMI rate payers)

In re Asbestos School Litigation, 104 F.R.D. 422, 40 Fed.R.Serv.2d 8 (E.D.Pa. 1984) (Certified national class action for school asbestos removal), aff'd in part, 789 F.2d 996 (3d Cir. 1986), cert. denied sub nom. National Gypsum Co. v. School District of Lancaster, 107 S.Ct. 318 (1986) and Celotex Corp. v. School District of Lancaster, 107 S.Ct. 182 (1986).

Representative Clients:

Available Upon Request

References:

Available Upon Request

Speeches/Lectures:

Adjunct Professor of Law, Tulane Law School (ToxicTorts)(1990-2008)

Kanner, Contributor, “Proving Class Action Damages,” Louisiana Association for Justice, New Orleans, LA (May 9, 2008).

Kanner, Contributor, “Working with CAFA,” Louisiana Association for Justice, 2008 Winter Ski Conference, Aspen, CO (Feb 2, 2008).

Kanner, Speaker, “From the Complex to Common Sense: Innovative Trial Personation Techniques to Simplify Your Case,” American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Joint CLE Summit, Snowmass, CO (Jan. 11, 2008).

Kanner, Speaker, "Plaintiffs' Aggregation Equals Defendants' Aggravation: Many Plaintiffs in Many Places Make for Difficult and Dangerous Dynamics in Litigation," American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Annual CLE Summit (Mass Torts, Products Liability, Environmental Sections); Snowmass, CO (Jan. 10-12, 2008)

Kanner, Speaker, "Insurance Bad Faith," Last Chance Seminar, New Orleans, LA (Dec. 13, 2007)

Kanner, Speaker, "Consumer Protection Issues" and "Insurance Contracts in the Wake of Katrina," Brookings Institute, Second Annual Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues, Northwestern School of Law, Chicago, Illinois (November 12-13, 2007)

Kanner, Guest Lecturer, "Design Defects," Product Liability Course (Professor McGovern) Duke Law School, Durham, N.C. (November 5, 2007)

Kanner, Speaker, "The Hunt for the Winning Story" Pretrial Practice: Where Cases are Won or Lost, New Orleans, LA (October 19, 2007)

Kanner, Speaker, "Hanford Telebriefing," Law Seminars International (Oct. 9, 2007)

Kanner, Speaker, "Lawyers Perspective on Actuaries," Middle Atlantic Actuarial Club, Annual Meeting Luncheon Speaker, Baltimore, MD (Sept. 10, 2007).

Kanner, Speaker, "Introduction to American Tort Law," Tulane Law School Foreign LLM Program, New Orleans, LA (Aug. 29, 2007).

Kanner, Speaker, "Settlement of NRD Litigation," Natural Resource Damage Litigation, Law seminars International, Santa Fe, NM (July 16-17, 2007).

Kanner, Contributor, 32nd Annual American Law Institute/American Bar Association Environmental Litigation Seminar, Boulder, CO (June 27-30, 2007).

Kanner, Speaker, "Utmost Good Faith and Attacking the Victim," Hurricane Relief IV, Louisiana Association for Justice, New Orleans, LA (May 4, 2007).

Kanner, Speaker, "Motion to Dismiss, Summary Judgment and Experts," Federal Practice, Louisiana Association for Justice, New Orleans, LA (Apr. 20, 2007).

Kanner, Panelist, Natural Resource Damage Issues, Tulane 12th Annual Environmental Law Conference, New Orleans, LA (Mar. 12-13, 2007).

Featured on Jim Brown, "Telling it Like it Is," The Jim Brown Program, 99.5 FM. (Feb. 26, 2007) (Katrina Insurance Issues).

Kanner, Speaker, "Professionalism," Louisiana Association for Justice, 2007 Winter Ski Conference, Aspen, CO (Feb. 19, 2007).

Kanner, Speaker, "Medical Monitoring and Other Toxic Tort Issues," Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation, Tenth Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Course of Study, New Orleans, LA (Feb. 1-2, 2007).

Kanner, Speaker, "Bad Faith Litigation Strategies," Louisiana Association for Justice, New Orleans, LA (Dec. 14, 2006).

Kanner, Speaker, "Insurance Litigation and Legislation," Louisiana Association for Justice Luncheon, New Orleans, LA (Nov. 2, 2006).

Kanner, Speaker, "Role of Medical Monitoring in Toxic Tort Suits," Environmental Law Institute, Newark, NJ (Oct. 18, 2006).

Kanner, Speaker, "Consumer Fraud Litigation after CAFA," LTLA National CLE Seminar (Oct. 3, 2006).

Kanner, Speaker, "Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Claims," Hurricane Relief Needs Program III, New Orleans, LA (July 28, 2006).

Kanner, Speaker, "Louisiana Insurance Litigation Following Katrina and Rita," Advocating for Hurricane Victims - Obtaining Just Compensation From Insurance Companies, Insurance Law Section, Association of Trial Lawyers of American, Seattle, WA (July 16, 2006).

Kanner, Speaker, "Katrina, Rita and Insurance Bad Faith Litigation," Post-Legislative Retreat, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Carmel, CA (June 24, 2006).

Kanner, Speaker and Faculty Member, "Putting Together a Trial" and "Preparing a Direct Exam of an Expert Witness," 31st Annual American Law Institute/American Bar Association Environmental Litigation Seminar,Boulder,CO (June 21-24, 2006).

Kanner, Speaker, The Sedona Conference, Mass Torts, Sedona, AZ (May 4-5, 2006).

Kanner, Speaker, "Emerging Legal Topics In The Cross Fire Post-Katrina," Bench-Bar Conference, Louisiana Bar Association, New Orleans, LA (Mar. 25, 2006).

Kanner, Speaker, "Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims," LTLA Winter Ski Conference, Aspen, CO (Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 2006).

Kanner, Speaker, "Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims,"New Orleans Academy of Trial Lawyers, Metairie, LA (Feb. 15, 2006).

Kanner, Speaker, "Handling Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance Claims," Hurricane Relief II: Legal and Insurance Issues After the Storms, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Baton Rouge, LA (Feb. 3, 2006).

Kanner, Speaker, "Critical Issues In Handling Property Damage And Business Interruption Insurance Claims," Hurricane Relief: Legal and Insurance Issues After the Storms, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Baton Rouge, LA (Dec. 9, 2005).

Kanner, Speaker, "Bankruptcy and Class Actions: Settlement Funds and Related Issues" for The Future of Class Action Litigation In America, ABA Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Toxic Torts and Environmental Law, Business Litigation, Medicine and Law, and Products, General Liability and Consumer Law Committees, Washington, DC (Nov. 10-11, 2005).

Kanner, Speaker, "The Application and Legal Admissibility of Environmental Forensic Evidence in the United States," Environmental Forensics Session, Intersol 2005, 5th International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water, Paris, France (Apr. 19-21, 2005).

Kanner, Panelist, "The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation," ABA Section on Environmental, Energy and Regulation, Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts Committee, and the Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee of the ABA Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Teleseminar, Mar. 23, 2005, 12:00p.m.-1:30p.m. Eastern Time.

Kanner, Speaker, "Daubert and Experts," 2005 Winter Ski Conference, Louisiana Trial Lawyers, Aspen, CO (Feb. 7-10, 2005).

Kanner, Speaker, " Some Rules to Live By In Handling Toxic Tort Cases," 2005 Winter Ski Conference, Louisiana Trial Lawyers, Aspen, CO (Feb. 7-10, 2005).

Kanner, Speaker, "A Demonstration of How to Daubert Challenge Experts on Causation," ABA Section of Litigation, Joint Presentation of Environmental Litigation, Products Liability Litigation, and Mass Torts Committees, Beaver Creek, CO (Jan. 20-23, 2005).

Kanner, Speaker, "Natural Resource Damages" National Tribal Environmental Conference, Catawba Indian Nation, Myrtle Beach, SC (Apr. 18-20, 2004).

Kanner, Speaker, Lessons in Leadership Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (Feb. 11, 2004), discussed in THE FOX NEWSLETTER, University of Pennsylvania, Vol. I, Issue III (Mar. 2004) ("the Joe Montana of toxic torts").

Speaker, "The Application and Legal Admissibility of Environmental Forensic Evidence in the United States", Environmental Forensics Session, Intersol 2005, 5th International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water, Paris, France, April 19, 2005 - April 21, 2005

Panelist, "The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation," ABA Section on Environmental, Energy and Regulation, Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts Committee, and the Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee of the ABA Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Teleseminar, March 23, 2005, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Contributor, "Trial Rules to Live and Die By," Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation Skills: Measures and Countermeasures, 34^th Annual ABA Section of Environmental, Energy and Resources, Keystone Conference on Environmental Law, Keystone, Colorado (March 10-13, 2005)

Speaker, "Daubert and Experts", 2005 Winter Ski Conference, Louisiana Trial Lawyers, February 7, 2005 - February 10, 2005

Speaker, "Some Rules to Live By In Handling Toxic Tort Cases", 2005 Winter Ski Conference, Louisiana Trial Lawyers, February 7, 2005 - February 10, 2005

Speaker, "A Demonstration of How to Daubert Challenge Experts on Causation", ABA Section of Litigation, Joint Presentation of Environmental Litigation, Products Liability Litigation, and Mass Torts Committees, Beaver Creek, Colorado (January 20-23, 2005)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Adjunct Professor of Law, Tulane Law School (ToxicTorts) (1992-2008)

Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke University School of Law, (Strategic Thinking and Complex Litigation with Professor Francis McGovern) (Spring 2004); (Business Torts with Professor Francis McGovern) (Fall 2000)

Visiting Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School (Complex Litigation with Professor Don Elliot) (Fall 2002)

Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall Law School, (Strategic Thinking and Complex Litigation with Professor Francis McGovern) (Spring 2004)

Visiting Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Texas School of Law, Toxic Tort Litigation (Spring 2001)

Teaching Fellow, Social Studies Department, Harvard University (Democratic Theory)

Honors and Awards:

Chairman of Insurance Section Louisiana Association for Justice (2005-2007)

Who's Who in American Law, 5th, 6th and 7th Editions

Member, Judicial Council's Case Mgmt. Order Comm. S.Ct.LA., 1995 - Present

Who's Who in the East (24th Ed.)

Who's Who in the World (11th ed.)

Outstanding Lawyers in America, 2003

Outstanding Young Man of America, 1984 - 1985

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Louisiana Bar Foundation

New Jersey Bar Foundation

Louisiana Association for Justice, President Elect

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation Section, 1986 - 1987

Chair

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Criminal Law Section, 1987 - 1988

Chair, RICO Subcommittee

Past Employment Positions:

Hon. Robert S. Vance, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (then Fifth Circuit), Law Clerk

Harvard Law School, Professor Lawrence Tribe - Constitutional Law, Research Assistant

Harvard Law School, Professor Lewis D. Sargentich - Advanced Civil Procedure and Legal Philosophy, Research Assistant