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Scott Hendler presents "Personal Injury Law and International Human Rights: Litigating Toxic Injustices"
- Date:
- March 1, 2016
- Start:
- 11:45am
- End:
- 1:15pm
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- Location:
- TNH 2.111 (Sheffield-Massey Room)
- Event type:
- Lunch
Attorney Scott Hendler of Hendler Lyons Flores (Austin) will talk about his experience litigating the 'DBCP' cases, lawsuits against large American corporations on behalf of Central American agricultural workers, in particular on banana plantations, for infertility linked to the use of an insecticide. He will also talk and answer questions about his experience more generally working at the intersection of personal injury, environmental law, labor relations and international human rights, and how one can integrate work in these areas into a thriving private practice. Lunch will be provided.
- Specific audiences:
- Texas Law students
- Prospective students
- Texas Law alumni
- Faculty
- Staff
- General public
- Sponsored by:
- Bernard & Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights & Justice
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.