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LABI urges passage of federal COVID-19 legal protections
Amid stalled negotiations over a new COVID-19 relief bill, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry is pressing federal lawmakers to provide coronavirus legal liability protections to businesses and health care professionals. -
AAJ's annual winter convention for trial lawyers in New Orleans this long weekend
Trial lawyers from around the country are expected to gather in New Orleans this weekend for the American Association for Justice's Annual Winter Convention. -
California reclaims top spot on 'Judicial Hellhole' list; ATRA bemoans state's adoption of 'innovator liability'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - California tops the list of jurisdictions regarded as "Judicial Hellholes" by a national civil justice reform group. -
Louisiana lawyer says suing drugmakers for opioid crisis is not the way to solve epidemic
NEW ORLEANS —A number of class-action lawsuits have been filed against pharmaceutical companies in recent years, alleging they created a public nuisance in the form of widespread opioid addiction, much like cigarette makers have been blamed for cancer caused by tobacco use. -
Caldwell retains Baron & Budd attorney for state's suits against BP
Leblanc Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced Friday that it would retain the services of Baton Rouge attorney Burt LeBlanc to "provide a comprehensive evaluation of all environmental and economic damage" as a result of the BP oil spill. -
LLAW decries potential trial lawyer tax break
Landry Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch (LLAW) is criticizing a proposed tax break for lawyers who file contingency fee lawsuits. -
Sources: Trial lawyers expect tax break from Treasury Department
VANCOUVER, Canada - The nation's trial lawyer group, the American Association for Justice, revealed Tuesday that it expects the U.S. Department of Treasury to soon give its members a tax break on contingency fee lawsuits.