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LSU counsel's remarks about Title IX lawsuits prompts criticism
Attorneys involved in litigation over Louisiana State University’s sexual harassment reporting policies have called LSU’s general counsel callous and insensitive for remarks made before a state Senate hearing last month.
Dillard Department Stores sues Louisiana agency over Amazon warehouse deal
Dillard Department Stores has sued the Louisiana Department of Economic Development (LED), alleging that the department reneged on an oral agreement to provide $3.5 million as part of a deal to bring an Amazon warehouse to Baton Rouge.
Unvaccinated VCOM students seek to overturn consent judgment signed last month
Three unvaccinated college students are asking a federal judge to set aside a consent judgment they signed with the college last month, arguing that the Monroe medical school they attend has violated the agreement by continuing to retaliate against them.
Louisiana legal system blamed for rising auto insurance rates
Some observers of Louisiana's auto insurance market are raising concerns that last year’s Civil Justice Reform Act has yet to put downward pressure on the state’s auto rates, which one consumer website recently found is the highest in the U.S.
Nonprofit, Girl Scouts chapter in legal battle over sale of forest camp
A Louisiana nonprofit group is challenging the proposed sale of a Girl Scout camp near Independence, arguing that the 600-acre site is ecologically unique and should be preserved.
Louisiana jury sides with drug manufacturer in 2nd verdict on Taxotere warnings
A New Orleans jury last week handed Sanofi-Aventis its second defense victory in multidistrict litigation (MDL) over whether the drug company provided adequate warnings that the cancer drug Taxotere can cause permanent hair loss.
New Orleans credit union prevails in sexual harassment lawsuit
A federal court has granted a New Orleans credit union’s motion for a summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by a former credit union executive who alleged he was a victim of sexual harassment by higher-ups.
Liberty Justice Center 'very pleased' with Fifth Circuit decision halting vaccine mandate
A lawsuit spearheaded by a Louisiana business owner has led a federal appeals court to order the Biden administration to halt enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers until the issue is fully adjudicated.
Defeat of sales tax reform measure disappoints Louisiana business groups
Louisiana business groups expressed disappointment that Louisiana voters recently rejected a proposal to create a streamlined, statewide system to oversee sales tax collections.
Business groups back Terrebonne Parish lawsuit challenging state's coastal erosion probe
Louisiana business groups have filed a legal brief supporting the Terrebonne Consolidated Government in its efforts to stop the parish’s district attorney from pursuing coastal erosion lawsuits against energy companies.
Louisiana businessman, policy institute win temporary injunction against vaccine mandate
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has halted enforcement of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 mandate for millions of private-sector employees in a case that was advanced by the New Orleans-based Pelican Institute for Public Policy.
Taxotere product liability trial gets under way this week in Louisiana
A trial is getting under way this week in Louisiana to determine whether the pharmaceutical giant Sanofi took adequate steps to warn patients and doctors that the chemotherapy drug Taxotere could cause permanent hair loss.
Ochsner Health barred from firing workers for not complying with vaccine mandate
A Louisiana appeals court has issued a preliminary injunction barring Ochsner Health from disciplining employees who chose not to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued at the company’s Shreveport and Monroe facilities.
Federal class action over chemical emissions at LaPlant facility gets green light
A federal appeals court has breathed new life into a class action lawsuit alleging that St. John the Baptist Parish residents were exposed to unsafe levels of the chemical chloroprene from a plant that manufacturers synthetic rubber.
Lawsuit expected over vaccination of Jefferson Parish student without parental permission
The mother of an East Jefferson High School student who was vaccinated for COVID-19 at a mobile health care unit without parental permission is vowing to sue the school district and Ochsner Health.
Louisiana's high court to decide if officer can sue BLM organizer for injuries
The Louisiana Supreme Court has taken up the question of whether a Black Lives Matter organizer can be held liable for a Baton Rouge police officer’s severe brain and facial wounds after being struck by a projectile during a 2016 protest.
Louisiana court system needs modernization makeover, study finds
A business-backed study urges a makeover of the state’s court system, including online access to court records and electronic document submissions, a full accounting of courthouse spending and revenues, and a realignment of judicial districts to reflect population changes.
LSU removes French Studies chair accused of shielding employee charged with rape
A Louisiana State University professor was removed from her position of chair of the Department of French Studies in the wake of a lawsuit alleging LSU did little to protect six plaintiffs from an employee arrested for rape.
Landry, Louisiana bankers urge Biden administration to rescind account surveillance plan
Jeff Landry has joined 19 fellow state attorneys general in calling on the Biden administration to withdraw a proposal requiring banks to report to the IRS when funds move in and out of financial accounts containing more than $600.
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.