News from October 2021
Taylor Porter is Pleased to Welcome New Attorneys to the Firm
Taylor Porter is Pleased to Welcome New Attorneys to the Firm.
Judge's order on ivermectin for COVID-19 patient raises concerns among caregivers
A Louisiana judge’s order to give a critically ill COVID-19 patient the medication ivermectin is raising concerns among medical professionals about court intrusions on the practice of medicine.
Lawsuit alleges LSU showed indifference to 2018 rape charges against employee
Six women, including a Louisiana State University professor, are suing LSU over what they allege is its deliberate indifference to reports that a foreign national who worked at LSU engaged in sexual harassment, battery and rape.
Hhk Partner, Brian Katz, Elected Board Chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans
Hhk Partner, Brian Katz, Elected Board Chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans.
Louisiana voters to decide fate of business-backed sales tax simplification plan
Louisiana voters will decide the fate of a constitutional amendment later next month that aims to provide a uniform and simplified statewide system for collecting sales taxes, a change supporters say would improve the state’s business climate.
Woman sues Forever 21 for allegedly slipping and falling
NEW ORLEANS - Karen Brown filed a complaint on Aug. 26 in Jefferson Parish District Court against Forever 21 Retail, Inc. d/b/a Forever 21 and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA for premises liability.
Gov. Edwards, LDH Officials Get COVID Boosters and Flu Shots, Encourage All Eligible to Go Sleeves Up Against the Flu
Gov. Edwards, LDH Officials Get COVID Boosters and Flu Shots, Encourage All Eligible to Go Sleeves Up Against the Flu.
Attorney General Jeff Landry Defends Free Speech Over USDOJ Directive
Attorney General Jeff Landry Defends Free Speech Over USDOJ Directive.
Legal settlement relaxes solitary confinement policy for Louisiana's death row inmates
Conditions for isolated death row inmates at Louisiana State Penitentiary will improve as a result of a recent settlement of a 2017 class-action lawsuit that alleged conditions there were cruel and unusual.
The 69th Annual Red Mass Is Observed
The 69th Annual Red Mass Is Observed.
André J. Mouledoux Receives the NOBA Distinguished Maritime Lawyer Award for 2021
André J. Mouledoux Receives the NOBA Distinguished Maritime Lawyer Award for 2021.
State Farm seeks review of order calling on insurers to pay hurricane evacuation expenses
State Farm will seek a legal hearing to explain disagreement with an order from the Louisiana insurance commissioner requiring insurers to pay evacuation expenses for policyholders affected by Hurricane Ida.
Firestone Polymers to agrees to $3.35 million settlement to resolve pollution issues
Firestone Polymers LLC has agreed to pay $3.35 million in civil penalties to federal and state environmental agencies to settle litigation stemming from excess emissions at the company’s synthetic rubber plant near Lake Charles.
30th Judicial District Court as of October 1, 2021
30th Judicial District Court as of October 1, 2021.
When legal system is abused - as with 'hurricane lawyers' - Louisianans pay
Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week is observed each October by Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch and civil justice reform organizations across the U.S. to inform citizens about the costs and consequences of lawsuit abuse and encourage elected officials to bring fairness and common sense to civil justice systems.
Man sues after forklift accident at work
LAFAYETTE - Nara Uch filed a federal complaint on September 10 in the Western District of Louisiana against Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. and CH Steel Solutions, Inc. for personal injury.
Distributor of lighters can't be called a manufacturer after one explodes, burns man
GRETNA, La. (Legal Newsline) – A company that didn’t actually make a lighter that exploded and lit a man on fire can’t be sued as an apparent manufacturer.
Shot For 100 Campaign Expands to Anyone in Louisiana Who Gets COVID Vaccine
Shot For 100 Campaign Expands to Anyone in Louisiana Who Gets COVID Vaccine.
Gov. Edwards' Statement on Final Congressional Approval for Disaster Recovery Funding
Gov. Edwards' Statement on Final Congressional Approval for Disaster Recovery Funding.
Members of the LSBA Community Action Committee met at the Louisiana Bar Center
Members of the LSBA Community Action Committee met at the Louisiana Bar Center.