Larry Moore - Crews School of Accountancy

Dr. Moore's major area of contribution to local, national, and international service has been in the area of outreach. This includes informing, explaining and educated the general public on the intricate relationship between law, politics, business, technology and government and how this impacts individuals and institutions.

[1] Local and National Service

His interviews and analysis have been featured in almost 1000 interviews in new sources around the world and include multiple interviews with NPR, BBC, New York Times, El Periodico, and the Washington Post. This also includes CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, CNN, Toronto Times, LA Times and most major newspapers in most major daily newspapers, and almost 200 local tv and newspaper interviews.

[2] University Service

• Faculty Senate Representative 3 Terms
• Grade Appeals Committee 3 Terms (Chair one term)
• University Self Study Committee, 2 Terms

[3] Fogelman College Service

• International Law Committee,
• Search Committees for Department - FIR
• Open House Committee,
• Lecture and Program Committee,
• Visiting Professor Committee,
• Diversity Task Force 2 Terms (Chair)

[4] Department

• Faculty Technology Committee
• Faculty Advisory Committee 2 Terms
• Search Committee for Accounting Director
• Scholarship Committee

[5] Professional Service

• Southeastern Academy Of Legal Studies
• [1] Treasurer
• [2] Vice President
• [3] Program Chair
• [4] President
• American Academy of Legal Studies
• Tennessee Bar Association.

[6] Community Service

• Board of Dir Center for Southern
• Board of Dir Folklore
• Board of Dir Memphis Brooks Art Today
• Board of Dir Memphis Black Arts Alliance
• Board of Dir Volunteer Center (Treasurer)
• Board of Dir Memphis Ballet (President)
• Board of Dir Mphs Ballet-Ballet South (President 2 Terms)
• Board of Dir Blues Foundation (President 2 Terms)
• Board of Dir Comprehensive Day Care (President 2 Terms)
• Board of Dir Boy Scout SC District (Chairman)
• Board of Dir Shelby Cy Dem Exec. Committee (1982-84)
• Board of Dir Young Democrats (Vice President )
• Board of Dir 60-1 Civil Club (President)
• Board of Dir Mphs Brooks Art Today (Treasurer)
• Board of Dir Center for Southern Folklore (Treasurer)
• Board of Dir New Ballet School and Ensemble
• Board of Dir USA Dance - Memphis Chapter
• East Memphis Rotary
• Leadership Memphis
• Ben Jones Bar Association
• Memphis School Closing Committee
• Memphis Jobs Conference Planning Committee
• Commitment Memphis
• Faculty Senate Representative
• Library Committee

Dr. Moore teaches Business Law and the Legal, Social, and Political Environment of Business as well as a course in Business Law. He has also taught Real Estate law and International Business Law.

He teaches large courses yet continues to use the Socratic method, and to give essay exams. He has taught over 7,500 students and graded over 75,000 pages of essay exams. He gets to know his students and believes that all research and scholarly production is for the benefit of the student. His evaluations tend to be above the average.

Textbooks

[1] The Law of Business; as Influenced by its Legal, Social, Political, and Technological Environment; Horizon Textbook Publishers - 2008 by Larry Moore, et al.

[2&3] Business Law and the Legal Environment Vol 1 & 2, 2010 First Edition Moore and Morgan.

[4&5] Business Law and the Legal Environment Vol 1 & 2, Second 2014 Edition Moore and Morgan.

[6] "The Legal, Social, Political, Environment Of Business - Basic Elements" 1st Edition by Moore & Morgan

He has developed this text over the last 25 years and has used it exclusively in his Legal Environment course during those years.

Top Research Awards

[1] Academy Award in Research for The Best Paper of the YearAir Disasters: Cause of Actions In International Aviation Under the Warsaw Convention: Burying the Ghost of Komlos. 2 Southeastern Journal of Legal Studies 57 (Sp. 1993)

[2] Published in the Number One International Law Journal in the World. Taking the Fall and Other Mishaps: An American Perspective on Airport Injuries Under International Legal Agreements. 26 McGill's Ann of Air Law and Space Technology 187 (1999)

Other Awards and Honors

[1] Licensed Attorney for 48 years

[2] Over a five year period, the professor was cited locally, nationally, and internationally almost 1100 times by leading news services in the U.S. , England, Spain, and Canada for his analysis of contemporary legal, social, and political issues. He was cited by every major news source including the New York Times [2 interviews], BBC, Wall Street Journal, Nightline, Washington Post [2 interviews], NPR [2interviews], LA Times, El Periodico, NBC, FOX, CNN, ABC, CBS, CNBC, The Toronto Star, and many major metropolitan news papers. During one two year period he was number 4 in bringing national and international attention to the University. The number of news citations trailed only the Egyptian Mummy, Football Coach at the time Tommy West, and Basketball Coach at the time John Calipari.

[3] Won an Academy Award in Research for The Best Paper of the Year, 1992 [Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business]

[4] Won the Fogelman College Award in Research for The Best Theoretical Paper of the Year, 2002.

[5] For a period of time, he was recognized as the nation's leading expert in the field of international airline accidents, surpassing the Harvard Law professor that created the field. He was a radio analyst for CBS for almost 6 hours regarding The 911 World Trade Center Disaster

[6] Recognized as a leading expert in the area of publicity rights, and was the subject of an exclusive radio interview on publicty rights by the NBC radio network. He was described by the UCLA Entertainment Law Review as one of the top three experts in this field

[7] Harvard University History Department identified the professor as a national leader in politics and ethnic issues in 2007.

[8] The Smithsonian Institution interviewed the professor as a historical figure in 2008.

[9] The professor was interviewed for the soon to open Smithsonian African American Historical Museum as a historical black figure 2008.

[10] He was in the 2nd class of leadership Memphis, 1980.

[11] He was the subject of feature articles in Black Enterprise, The Independent Film Quarterly, The Commercial Appeal and The Memphis Business Journal.

[1] “An End to 911 Airline Attacks? Legal Consequences under the Montreal Convention”, 3:7 J. of Business and Social Science 1 (July 2022) B Journal - Lead Article

[2] “When Is Your Lawyer Is a Doctor?" 17 Atlantic Law Journal 72 (2015) B Journal

[3] “Rare Simultaneous Bubble Collapses and Sarbanes-Oxley: Fraud, Technological Obsolescence and Herd Mentality, A Recipe for Economic Disaster,” 4, Mustang Journal of Law and Legal Studies 58 (May, 2013). B Journal

[4] “The World Trade Center Disaster: How Terrorist Airline Attacks Can Affect the Legal, Economic, and Financial Conditions of Airlines Under the Montreal Liability Agreement”, 4 Brigham Young International Law and Management Review 1 (2007). A Journal - Lead Article 2

[5] “The World Trade Center, Terrorist Airline Destruction: Will This be the First Test of the War Between the Montreal Liability Convention's Article 21:2[a] and 21:2[b]?” - 68 SMU Journal of Air and Commerce 699 (2002). A + Journal Fogelman College Award in Research for The Best Theoretical Paper of the Year [Published in the Number one aviation law review in the U.S.]

[6] “Domicile and the Death of the Warsaw Treaty: The Revenge of Komlos”; 19 Wisconsin International Law Journal 1 (2001). A + Journal - Lead Article 3

[7] The New Montreal Liability Convention, Major Changes in International Air Law: An End to the Warsaw Convention P; 9 Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law Journal. 223 (2001). A + Journal

[8] Taking the Fall and other Mishaps: An American Perspective on Airport Injuries Under International Legal Agreements. 26 Ann of Air Law and Space Technology 187 (1999) [An international publication by McGill University of Canada and rated the Number one international aviation law journal in the world] A + Journal

[9] “Terrorist Airline Bombings & the Article 20(1) Defense Under the Warsaw Convention”, 25:1 Denver Journal of International Law and Policy 25 (1996). A Journal

[10] “Property Rights in Privacy and Publicity in the State of Tennessee”, National Proceedings of The Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 1996. B Journal - Lead Article

[11] “Regulating Publicity: Does Elvis Want Privacy?”, 5 Depaul Journal of Art & Entertainment Law 1 (1995). A Journal - Lead Article 4

[12] “Air Disasters: The Financial Effects on the International Aviation Industry: Does this Justify the Warsaw Convention?” Co-Author Stephen Ferris, 4 Journal of Legal Studies 104 (1995). A + Journal

[13] “Mental Injury and Lesion Corporelle in International Aviation Under the Warsaw Convention; Eastern Airlines v. Floyd”, 22 National Proceedings of Academy of Legal Studies in Business. 504 (1993).

[14] “Elvis: The King Lives in in Litigation” 3 Memphis Bar Association Magazine 5 (1993). C Journal

[15] “Air Disasters: Cause of Actions in International Aviation Under the Warsaw Convention: Burying the Ghost of Komlos.” Journal of Legal Studies 57 (Sp. 1993) Academy Award in Research for The Best Paper of the Year A+ Journal

[16] “A Broad Approach to Takeovers, Tempered by Tyson: Tennessee's Corporate Takeover Statute”, 1 Journal of Legal Studies 139 (1992). A + Journal

[17] “State Regulations of Corporate Takeovers”, 25 Business Law Review 81 (1992). B Journal

[18] “The Lockerbie Air Disaster, Punitive Damages in International Aviation Under the Warsaw      Convention”, 15 Houston Journal of International Law 67 (1992). A Journal

[19] “Chan v. Korean Air Lines Ltd: The United States Supreme Court Eliminates the American Rule to the Warsaw Convention”, 13 Hastings International & Comparative Law Review 229 (1989). A+ Journal

[20] “The Constitution and the Law of Domestic Relations; Is There a 9th and 10th Amendment?” 15 Select Papers of American Business Law Association Regional Proceedings 22 (1988).

Refereed Conference Research Paper Presentations

[1] Business Ethics and Business Law; Dilemmas in Understanding; Annual Meeting of the American Business Law Association, August, 1988.

[2] Distinguishing Morals and Ethics in Business Law. Annual Meeting of the American Business Law Association, August, 1989.

[3] State Regulation of Corporate Take-overs: A Legitimate Extension of Police Power. Annual Meeting of the American Business Law Association, August, 1990.

[4] Right of Publicity: Different State Approaches. Annual Meeting of the American Business Law Association, August, 1991.

[5] Lockerbie Air Disaster: Punitive Damages under Article 17 and 24 of the Warsaw Convention. Annual Meeting of the American Business Law Association, August, 1992.

[6] The Lockerbie Air Disaster: The Warsaw Convention Merry-Go-Round. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August, 1995.

[7] Property Rights in Privacy and Publicity in the State of Tennessee, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August, 1996.

[8] Taking the Fall and Other Mishaps; Airport Injury Under the Warsaw Convention, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August 1998.

[9] Domicile in the New International Aviation Business World in Tort Litigation, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August 1999.

[10] Ethics & Morals in the Technical Millennium National Academy of Legal Studies in Business; Baltimore, Md, Aug 2000.

[11] The Return of the Ugly American in International Transactions... National Academy of Legal Studies in Business; Albuquerque, NM, Aug 2001.

[12] Terrorist Airline Attacks and the Iraqi War: The Legal, Economic, And Financial Effects under the Montreal Liability Agreement, National Academy of Legal Studies in Business; San Francisco, Ca , Aug 2005.

[13] The World Trade Center Disaster: How Terrorist Airline Attacks Can Affect the Legal, Economic, and Financial Conditions of Airlines Under the Montreal Liability Agreement National Academy of Legal Studies in Business; St. Petersburg, Fl., August 2006.

[14] The Constitution and the Law of Domestic Relations: Is There a 9th and 10h Amendment? Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Regional Business Law Association, October 1988.

[15] Antitakeover Legislation: Rethinking State Laws. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Regional Business Law Association, October 1991.

[16] Air Disasters: Causes of Action Under the Warsaw Convention-Burying Komlos Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Regional Business Law Association, October 1992.

[17] Air Disasters: The Financial Effects on the International Aviation Industry; Does This Justify The Warsaw Convention?" Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Regional Business Law Association, October 1994.

[18] Personal Property Rights In the State of Tennessee: The Right of Privacy and the Right of Publicity. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Regional Business Law Association, October 1995.

[19] Willful Misconduct & the Article 20 (1) Defense of the Warsaw Convention. Presented to the North Atlantic Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 1996 Annual Meeting.

[20] Twenty-four Common Myths about the Constitution. Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Regional Business Law Association, October 1996.

[21] The U.S. Constitution: What's Really There, Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, October 1997.

[22] Willful Misconduct & The Article 20(1) Defense Under The Warsaw Convention; The Lockerbie Air Disaster Returns , The Western Academy of Legal Studies in Business, April 2000.

[23] The Warsaw Agreement and the IATA Intercarrier Agreement, an End to the Article 20[1] Defense; SE Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Oct 2000.

[24] 911 Terrorist Airline Bombings: Airlines as Negligent or Victim, Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Atlanta Ga, Oct 2001.

[25] New Directions in The Right of Publicity, Southern Academy of Legal Studies in Business; St. Louis, Mo, Mar 2002.

[26] Airport Liability in Cases of Terrorist Attacks, Southern Academy of Legal Studies in Business; Oct 2002.

[27] Public International Business Law Monterrey Tech. Monterrey, Mexico. March 1998.