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Senate committee guts provision forcing insurers to pay COVID-19 business losses, but bill requires greater transparency on coverage
Business owners denied business loss insurance coverage can still turn to the courts if they care to challenge. -
Baton Rouge Chamber pushes for liability protections as businesses contemplate re-opening
As businesses set about opening up and getting back to work, business owners are wondering if they are opening themselves up to lawsuits. -
Law firm involved in Big Tobacco settlement now represents businesses affected by business interruption insurance issues
A law office with a legacy seeks to get restaurant employees affected by the coronavirus a little help via insurance policies, fighting insurers who argue that changing business insurance policies to include coverage for pandemics will destroy their industry. -
State's oil and gas industry looking for better days ahead amid rough seas
Pandemic, oil and gas slump, lawsuits and more make it like no other year -
Gauthier, Houghtaling partner calls insurance companies' rejection of business interruption claims 'morally wrong'
After New Orleans Attorney John Houghtaling, whose law practice represents a number of high-profile restaurant groups, warned his celebrity chef clients that the insurance industry had decided to stonewall business interruption payouts to restaurants, they formed the Business Interruption Group (BIG) to fight back. -
Catahoula Lake case partly reversed by the Supreme Court; State relieved of hefty judgment, but concerns remain
The Louisiana Supreme Court partly upheld a court’s decision to assign new ownership and rename what had been designated a lake since 1812, leaving advocates confused as to the body of water’s purpose. -
Louisiana lacks water management plan despite spending millions on studies, says state auditor
Residents face drought and saltwater intrusion without a sustainability plan -
State should loosen restrictions on broadband and roll out drone delivery amid crisis, Pelican Institute recommends
The Pelican Institute is giving Gov. John Bel Edwards credit for taking swift and far-reaching action to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. -
Environmental group says Army Corps could help with Maurepas Swamp project
LaPLACE – An announced vote approving a $130 million project to restore Maurepas Swamp near New Orleans is a great shot in the arm but more coastal restoration work must be done, a spokesman for a Washington-based environmental group said. -
New Orleans attorney reprimanded for threatening to 'punch the s*** out of' an assistant DA he's now suing
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Long time New Orleans attorney Ike Spears has been publicly reprimanded following a March 9 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding for threatening to assault an assistant DA during a 2018 criminal trial. -
Reinstatement recommended for suspended Baton Rouge attorney convicted in 2015 'chest bumping' of DA
NEW ORLEANS — Suspended longtime Baton Rouge attorney Felix Anthony DeJean IV, convicted of allegedly "chest bumping" a district attorney while leaving a judge's chambers in 2015, could be reinstated following a recent recommendation. -
Legislation backing transparency in judicial misconduct complaints may get heard this session
The spring 2020 legislative session offers hope for reformers who want to see real judicial oversight enacted in Louisiana. -
New study adds urgency to Louisiana tort reformers' legislative agenda
Louisiana tort reform advocates are primed to advance their case in the wake of a study showing that frivolous lawsuits and inflated liability awards cost the state nearly 20,000 jobs annually. -
New GOP state House, Senate leaders seem poised to work more closely together
As the Louisiana legislature gears up for its 2020 spring session opening on March 9, some are optimistic that the retirement of GOP Senate President John Alario may mean a new spirit of cooperation. -
Donelon: There is no 'widow's rate' in auto insurance, but 'patriot's penalty' must be eliminated
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is frustrated that tort reform has not been front and center recently in media stories about high auto insurance rates in Louisiana. -
Oil and gas leaders pledge support for Edwards' new task force on climate change
Louisiana oil and gas industry leaders say they are working collaboratively with Gov. John Bel Edwards to reduce emissions and protect the Louisian coast. -
Donelon says working for tort reform is critical for lower insurance rates
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon defended his efforts to get relief for consumers who are burdened with high auto insurance rates. -
Insurance CEO pushes for tort reform focus on eliminating 'collateral source rule'
In the upcoming legislative session, when lawmakers take on tort reform, the No. 1 issue Jeff Albright is hoping lawmakers tackle is the “collateral source rule,” he told the Record. -
Candidate with suspended law license runs for District Court seat
Baton Rouge lawyer Donald Dobbins has a suspended law license but refuses to drop out of the race for a seat on the 19th Judicial District Court. -
Supreme Court suspends former East Baton Rouge district attorney after domestic battery charge
NEW ORLEANS — Former East Baton Rouge District Attorney David Gardner deBlieux has been suspended following a split Louisiana Supreme Court decision evaluating his 2017 arrest for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife and another man.