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Louisiana Senate approves bill to protect sexual assault victims from slander lawsuits
&&& The Louisiana Senate passed a bill on March 20 to postpone any slander lawsuits filed against people who allegedly have been victims of sexual assault. If the House approves it, courts will be required to postpone any slander lawsuits filed against alleged sexual assault victims. -
Former juvenile court judge suspended following auto theft ring indictment
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Gretna attorney and former juvenile court Judge David L. Bell has been suspended following a March 16 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney order a little more than a year after a grand jury indicted him for allegedly participating in a Jefferson Parish auto theft ring. -
Education funding ruling is groundbreaking, attorney says
New Orleans-based advocacy lawyer Jay M. O’Brien believes education, private or public, should be funded fairly to every student in the state. -
Supreme Court reverses decision in charter school-funding case
A complaint against the state education system has been reversed based on a ruling brought down by four Louisiana Supreme Court judges. -
Attorney vows to keep fighting Louisiana's high jury trial threshold
BATON ROUGE — Legal experts aren't giving up on their effort to change Louisiana's jury trial laws, which they say are to blame for the state's sky-high automobile insurance rates. -
U.S. Senator John Kennedy a key vote on lawsuit reform bill
It is no secret that frivolous litigation has skyrocketed in recent years. As more and more personal injury trial lawyers seek to use and abuse our legal system for their own personal gain, lawsuit filings have gone through the roof. -
Former Louisiana state senator reinstated to law practice after tax evasion conviction
Disbarred Monroe attorney and former Louisiana state Sen. Charles D. -
Former Jindal-era governor's counsel suspended following domestic battery arrest
Baton Rouge attorney and former governor's office counsel Joshua Paul Melder has agreed to his own partially deferred suspension following a Jan. 9 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after his arrest on domestic abuse battery and resisting an officer charges. -
Duncan gets JCN support for Fifth Circuit nomination
A lawyer selected by President Trump to serve on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has received the backing of the Judicial Crisis Network. -
FACT Act will help protect Americans and stop lawsuit abuse
Today, U.S. Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA], will spend part of his day at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled, “The Impact of Lawsuit Abuse on American Small Businesses and Job Creators.” -
Opelousas attorney reprimanded for neglecting client's legal matter
Opelousas attorney and former state Sen. Elbert Lee Guillory has been publicly reprimanded following a Sept. 6 Louisiana Supreme Court Order after acknowledging he neglected a client's legal matter. -
Louisiana State Chamber supports school superintendent in standoff with Gov. John Edwards
A now-dismissed lawsuit has pitted Louisiana Gov. John Edwards against Louisiana’s Schools Superintendent John White, with Edwards claiming that White did not follow the proper requirements for keeping his job. -
State Sen. Milkovich says Louisiana law requires reconfirmation of education superintendent
Louisiana Sen. John Milkovich recently filed a lawsuit in the 19th Judicial Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, challenging the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s decision to keep John White as superintendent. -
Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says reform of asbestos compensation needed
A Louisiana government watchdog activist said she hopes the U.S. Senate will pass legislation that will crack down on attorneys who siphon off of damage claims for people who suffer from work-related asbestos exposure. -
OPINION: U.S. Senate Should Pass the FACT Act to Help Protect Americans
It is no secret that frivolous litigation filings have skyrocketed in recent years. As more and more personal injury lawyers seek to use and abuse our legal system, Americans have grown tired of paying the costs and have begun calling for reform. Fortunately, Congress is listening. -
Louisiana cosmetology board, inspectors, Vietnamese-American salon owners reach settlement in inspection bias suit
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology, two salon inspectors affiliated with the Board, and the Vietnamese-American salon owners who brought suit against them have come to a settlement, the Associated Press reported March 9. -
Lawsuit abuse, unemployment main topics at roundtable meeting in Gonzales
GONZALES — Attendees of the recent Ascension GOP Roundtable received up-to-date information on lawsuit abuse and how it is being handled on state and federal levels. -
US House passes bill to sanction lawyers for allegedly frivolous lawsuits
BATON ROUGE — A new bill passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives would make the lawyers who file allegedly frivolous lawsuits accountable. -
Trump administration, Congress face obstacles in tax reform in first 100 days, New Orleans-based lawyer says
NEW ORLEANS – President Donald Trump said he will work with Congress to put his proposed tax reform plan in place this year, with the House Ways and Means Committee expected to push a tax reform bill within the first 100 days of the Trump administration, according to a National Law Review article by a New Orleans attorney employed by Jones Walker LLP. -
Sen. Kennedy's son sued for allegedly throwing party at neighbors' house
MADISONVILLE — The son of U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) may have landed in legal hot water for an alleged party held at a neighbor's house.