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Attorney General Jeff Landry sets himself up as John Bel Edwards’ political foe
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Gov. John Bel Edwards have been causing headlines in the Capitol on several issues ranging from budgets and lawsuits to gay rights and immigration policing. -
La. bill to limit timeframe for real estate appraisal complaints likely to be reintroduced next year
BATON ROUGE—A bill that would have limited the amount of time that can elapse before a real estate appraiser is sued for an error failed in the Louisiana House of Representatives earlier this year, but the legislative assistant who brought the bill to its sponsor said he and others are planning to revive the measure next year and think it will pass then. -
Chinese government says it's immune from U.S. drywall litigation
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana consumers and others whose homes were ruined by toxic drywall made in China suffered another setback in their quest to recover damages. -
Senator requests inquiry into alleged child abuse at Shreveport Episcopal school
BATON ROUGE—State Sen. J.P. Morrell (D-District 3) has requested a state inquiry into allegations of child abuse at a Shreveport Episcopal school for not following mandated reporting laws, but the head of one advocacy group says mandated reporting, while well-intentioned, doesn’t address the real needs of children. -
Landrieu happy to see legislation spawned by WTC redevelopment on governor's desk
NEW ORLEANS – The office of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is pleased that the state legislature passed onto the governor legislation aimed at preventing the type of litigation that now embroils the city's former World Trade Center, a spokesman said. -
Louisiana woman latest in long list of litigants suing Unum insurance
LAFAYETTE — A medical care worker in Louisiana is the latest person to sue Unum, the world's largest disability insurance company that has a long history of complaints against it for wrongfully denying long-term disability insurance claims. -
New allegations revealed in Destrehan teacher sex abuse saga
HAHNVILLE – The latest allegations in a sex abuse case involving Destrehan High School teacher Shelley Dufresne were revealed in a lawsuit filed by a student and his parents against the English teacher, colleague Rachel Respess and the St. Charles Parish Public School System. -
Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Orleans Parish School Board
NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge last week rejected a request to dismiss a lawsuit filed against Orleans Parish School Board and the school superintendent over the method that is used to determine the amount of funding allocated for local schools. -
Conflict mounts between Louisiana AG and governor over budget
BATON ROUGE – The election of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards in traditionally Republican Louisiana in 2015 has, predictably, created a fractious and contentious environment in the state’s government. The latest battle has been over the role of the offices of the attorney general and inspector general, and what funding those offices should receive. -
Thibodaux lawyer barred from practicing law for the 3rd time
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Supreme Court recently suspended a Thibodaux attorney's license after he was arrested in Lafourche Parish for allegedly trying to smuggle contraband into the jail and saying he was there to visit a client even though he had already been barred from practicing law in the state -- twice before. -
Louisiana repeals foreign-born voter registration law
BATON ROUGE – A Fair Elections Legal Network (FELN) and Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) lawsuit against the state of Louisiana will not go to court, as the state has repealed a law that was called discriminatory by many. -
Legislation spawned by challenged WTC development bid on its way to governor
NEW ORLEANS – Legislation aimed at preventing the type of litigation that now embroils New Orleans' former World Trade Center passed the state Senate during its session on Sunday and now is on its way to Gov. John Bel Edwards. -
Grand Isle settles in molestation lawsuit in move that attorney says was best for plaintiff
GRAND ISLE – The city of Grand Isle has settled a lawsuit that alleged the mayor and police chief derailed a child molestation investigation to protect a politically connected resident. -
State Senate steps in to send oil spill recovery funds to central office
BATON ROUGE — After some controversy over how to distribute the first of the Deep Horizon oil spill recovery payments, the Louisiana Senate took action last week to reroute $7 million from the state attorney general’s office to the governor’s coastal office. -
Judge settles some of the claims over 2005 fatal beating by New Orleans police
NEW ORLEANS — After refusing to dismiss a lawsuit against the city of New Orleans and several police officers for the fatal beating of a man in 2005, a federal judge has decided a number of claims in the suit in favor of the deceased man’s relatives. -
Deepwater Horizon judge turns attention to individual claims against BP
NEW ORLEANS — After six years of waiting their turn, individuals and businesses suing BP for damage caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill could be much closer to getting their day in court. -
Lawsuit Abuse Watch says Louisiana man's McDonald's suit is just a 'shake down'
CHICAGO – A blind Louisiana man filed a lawsuit last month against the Oak Brook McDonald’s for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by not allowing walk-up service at its drive-thru windows, a suit that the Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch's executive director says is ridiculous. -
Tulane graduate on Trump's SCOTUS short list
NEW ORLEANS – In the wake of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announced 11 potential candidates for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, including a Tulane University law school grad. -
Loyola law school graduate named to National Trial Attorneys Top 100 for third year
NEW ORLEANS — To Danny Luneau, a criminal defense attorney and a Louisiana native, his job is about giving people accused of a crime “a fair shot.” -
WTC developer to ask appeal court to reconsider its revocation of lower court ruling
NEW ORLEANS – The winning bidder to develop New Orleans' former World Trade Center, embroiled in a court battle with one of the losing bidders, will ask an appeals court to reconsider its decision to revoke a lower court judge's order that a Florida business man appear for deposition.