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Kerry J. Miller Partner Phone: (504) 599-8194 Fax: (504) 599-8145 Email: Kerry J. Miller vcard | |||||
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PRACTICE AREAS Commercial Litigation Mass Tort & Class Actions Products Liability Energy & Environmental EDUCATION BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS SEMINARS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Honorable James L. Dennis, Circuit Judge, United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal,1996-1997 | Kerry Miller is a leader in class actions defense litigation, successfully defending clients in national class action and multi-party lawsuits in state and federal courts across the country. Mr. Miller is a partner and co-leader of the firm's Mass Tort & Class Actions Practice Area. He has defended clients in matters involving product liability and commercial litigation and has attained significant victories in every stage of class action litigation, from motions to dismiss, to class certification and summary judgment motions, and on to trial. Mr. Miller has spoken and written extensively on latest developments in class actions and product liability law. Recent articles address subjects such as advance preparation for class action exposure and unfair trade practice laws & state court multi-district litigation law in Louisiana. A complete list of Mr. Miller's published works is listed below. In addition to his written accomplishments, Mr. Miller has been called to present his class action expertise to clients, at seminars and in continuing education programs. Mr. Miller graduated from Tulane Law School, Order of the Coif, in 1996. He then worked as a Law Clerk for the Honorable James L. Dennis, Circuit Judge, in the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. PUBLICATIONS Mr. Miller has published the following works: 'Class Action Litigation Crisis: Proactive Management Strategies for Corporate Counsel', BNA, Inc., Vol. 5, No. 22, p. 819, November 26, 2004 'Class Action Statute of Limitation and Tolling Issues: Practitioners Better Beware, Class Actions & Derivative Suits', Vol. 14, No. 3, Summer, 2004 'Class Litigation Gone Wild: The 'No-Injury' Phenomenon', vol. 4, Class Action Litigation, No. 5, p. 390, May 23, 2003 'The Use of the Class Action Device in Agricultural Products Litigation', 6 Drake Agricultural Law Journal 175, 2001 'The Rigorous Analysis Test at Work', Class Action Report, p. 391, Sept. 22, 2000 'The Use of Class Actions in Genetically Modified Agricultural Products Cases and Other User-Specific Products Cases', vol. 15, Legal Backgrounder, No. 40, Washington Legal Foundation, July 28, 2000 'Some Practical Considerations for Defending and Settling Products Liability and Consumer Class Actions', 74 Tul. L. Rev. 2125, 2000 'Interpreting the Term 'Created' in Policy Exclusion 3(a)' (Co-Author), Practicing Law Institute, Real Estate Law and Practice Court Handbook Series, November, 1998 'The New Forced Heirship Law, its Implementing Legislation, and Major Substantive Policy Changes of the Louisiana State Law Institute's Proposed Comprehensive Revision of the Successions and Donations Law', 71 Tul.L.Rev. 223, 1996 'Cajun Electric Power Cooperative v. Central Louisiana Electric Company: The Fifth Circuit Establishes Sound Precedent in an Appointment-of-a-Trustee-in-Bankruptcy Case', 70 Tul.L.Rev. 1645, 1996 Mr. Miller has made the following presentations & seminars: 'Living and Litigating in Katrina's Aftermath', Practising Law Institute Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2006 Class Action Fairness Act of 2005. National Business Institute Seminar, A Critical Update on the Class Action Fairness Act, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 20, 2005 'Defending and Resolving Toxic Tort and Products Liability Class Actions; Ethical Pitfalls in Defending Class Actions'. National Business Institute Seminar, Litigating the Class Action Lawsuit in Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 7, 2005 'Mass Tort Class Actions in LA: Past, Present and Future.' Tulane Law School's CLE by the Hour, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 28, 2004 'Class Action '2003 Developments' Legislative Amendments Federal and State Jurisprudence.' Tulane Law School's CLE by the Hour, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 30, 2003 | ||||