BATON ROUGE — After nearly 20 years on the bench of the Louisiana Supreme Court, Associate Justice Jeannette Knoll recently announced plans to retire at the end of 2016.
BATON ROUGE – A former Louisiana State University professor's federal lawsuit against LSU administrators is a lesson that instructors cannot be harassed "without fear of retaliation," an American Association of University Professors chairman said.
BATON ROUGE—State legislators must put partisan politics aside if the Pelican State hopes to climb out of its "judicial hellhole," the executive director of Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch (LLAW) recently told the Louisiana Record.
BATON ROUGE — After decades of educating practitioners of criminal law in Louisiana, Professor Cheney Joseph of the Louisiana Judicial College died on Dec. 19.
BATON ROUGE – On Oct. 11, the Louisiana State University Law Center awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctorate of Laws to the Honorable James L. Dennis. Dennis serves as a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
GRETNA – A local hospital is being sued by a patient who claims he was injured after an anesthesia was performed without his consent and as a result he received an injury to a set of nerves connecting to his spine.
NEW ORLEANS – As the legal process for determining BP’s depth of liability for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill continues, claims against the company are racking up for personal injury, environmental injury, and economic injury.
Kara Hadican SamuelsGRETNA – A married couple who underwent in vitro fertilization to conceive their twin daughters is suing the doctor who handled their pregnancy and the hospital where the embryos were stored after it was revealed that there was a mix-up.C.B. and J.B., a married couple whose true identities are protected in the filing, filed suit against Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Ochsner Fertility
Larry Samuel BATON ROUGE – An Orleans Parish woman filed suit against two colleges for breach of contract after she was terminated, even though she was a tenured professor.
