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New Orleans District Attorney files suit against BP
Cannizzaro New Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro Jr. has filed suit against BP in Orleans Parish Civil District Court claiming damages over wildlife killed as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. -
Senator slams Jindal over 'hypocrisy' in veto of transparency bill
Jindal Louisiana State Sen. Robert Adley, R-Benton, called Governor Bobby Jindal's veto of a bill that would have opened up state records on the BP oil spill "the height of hypocrisy." -
Business group never behind Senate's contingency bill
Chaisson (D) BATON ROUGE - A Louisiana business group says it refused to support the Senate version of a bill that would have allowed the Louisiana attorney general to hire private attorneys to sue BP on a contingency fee. -
Plaintiff lawyer shows parallels in BP oil spill with refinery explosion in 2005
Coon Beaumont, Texas personal injury lawyer Brent Coon said that a "lack of safety culture" at BP and all of its subsidiaries caused the April 20 explosion on the company's Deepwater Horizon rig which has led to the largest oil spill in American history. -
Fishermen could face IRS fallout in claims with BP
Parker New York attorney Jerrold Parker warned about the potential pitfalls facing fisherman who intend to file claims against BP for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. -
BP claims distributor to meet with plaintiff lawyers in New Orleans
Becnel New York attorney Mike Rozen, who is helping oversee the distribution of BP's $20 billion escrow account to handle claims related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, will meet with plaintiff attorneys later this month in New Orleans to answer questions about filing claims. -
Judge rules in favor of deepwater drilling, Obama administration cannot enforce moratorium
Obama The deep water drilling industry has won an initial battle against the Obama Administration's six-month deepwater drilling moratorium after U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman ruled the ban is "arbitrary and capricious" and possibly violates the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and other regulations. -
Time runs out on twice-changed contingency fee bill
Caldwell (D) A bill that would have allowed Louisiana Attorney Buddy Caldwell to hire private attorneys on a contingency fee to sue BP died Monday before the House could vote on changes made by the Senate. -
Caldwell: Feds' ban on offshore drilling could be disaster
Caldwell (D) Attorney General Buddy Caldwell and Gov. Bobby Jindal are asking that a ban on offshore drilling be lifted. -
Contingency fee bill passes in House
Chaisson (D) The Louisiana House voted 71-23 on Friday to pass a bill that allows the state to hire trial lawyers on a contingency fee basis. -
New Orleans injury attorney uses lessons from theater
DiLeo New Orleans attorney Greg DiLeo has been litigating personal injury cases in state and federal court for almost 30 years. So it's hard to imagine that he was ever shy, as he describes himself when he was an undergraduate student at Louisiana State University. -
Judge refuses to delay hearing on drilling moratorium
Cooney A U.S. District Judge has denied the government's request to postpone a hearing on the six-month deepwater drilling moratorium. -
Sierra Club sues feds for approving flawed BP plan
Salazar The Gulf Restoration Network and the Sierra Club are suing the Interior Department for approving BP's oil spill response plan. -
Dangerous Louisiana contingency fee bill heads to the House
Landry Melissa Landry is Executive Director of Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch. LLAW is a non-partisan, non-profit, citizen watchdog group dedicated to stopping lawsuit abuse that hurts Louisiana families and threatens our jobs and health care. Learn more at www.LLAW.org or follow us on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/ReformLouisiana. -
Tort reform advocates praise new Georgia law, but some doubt effect in Louisiana
Rickard The executive director of the Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch called the passing of aGeorgia tort reform law a "no brainer" and said the state is leading the way in curbing frivolous lawsuits. -
Louisiana Senate contingency fee bill heads to the House
Chaisson With a 21-16 vote, the Louisiana Senate passed a controversial bill that would allow the state's attorney general to hire outside counsel via contingency contracts. Yesterday, the bill was read in the House and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. -
BP battle at center of contingency fee debate
Chaisson The ongoing BP oil leak has sparked debate around the state's ability to defend itself in litigation with corporations. -
Sierra Club claims federal agency waived safety regulations in oil exploration
Salazar The Sierra Club and the Gulf Restoration Network are accusing the Department of Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) of contributing to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico by waiving safety regulations for oil explorations. -
Legislator says Tulane's law clinic practicing barratry
Adley BATON ROUGE - A controversial "law clinic" bill failed in committee late last week, but that won't stop the state legislator who proposed it. -
BP shareholders sue in federal court
BP shareholders have filed a lawsuit accusing the company of choosing to maximize output at BP's production facilities instead of complying with safety regulations.