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Tort reform advocates optimistic about 2020 after raising awareness in 2019, LLAW exec says
WASHINGTON – Louisiana tort and legal reform advocates are optimistic about the new year, in spite of a few disappointments in 2019, says the head of a state advocacy group. -
Louisiana's No. 4 place on 2020 'Judicial Hellhole' list shows state's open door for trial lawyers, tort reform advocate says
WASHINGTON – Louisiana's move up to the No. 4 spot in the nation on this year's American Tort Reform Association's Judicial Hellholes list, blamed largely on re-elected Gov. John Bel Edwards, wasn't a surprise to a tort reform advocate earlier today. -
Oregon-based top-ten YouTube vlogger lists Louisiana No. 1 corrupt city in nation
ALOHA, Ore. – Louisiana is the most corrupt state in the nation, Oregon-based vlogger "Briggs" said in his recent YouTube "Top 10 most corrupt states." -
2020 is 'going to be an exciting year' in Louisiana politics, state business advocate says
BATON ROUGE – With dozens of freshman state legislators, a highly respected new Supreme Court Justice and a governor who narrowly won a second term, politics in Louisiana next year could be a whole new world, a business advocate said. -
Edwards won second term but WSJ label of Louisiana 'The Trial Lawyer State' remains, tort reform advocates say
BATON ROUGE – Gov. John Bel Edwards won his second term in Saturday's hard-fought runoff election but an up-north newspaper's rebuke of him and Louisiana earlier this month still remains, tort reform advocates say. -
We’ve Had Enough
The “cabal” of trial lawyers have recently received some rather unfortunate press from both local and national publications. -
BP angered by Deepwater Horizon movie that retells the horrific oil spill incident
NEW ORLEANS — Six years after the death of 11 employees, the accidental release of three million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and $61 billion dollars in clean-up efforts and fines, BP is once more reliving and dealing with the ramifications of the Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster. -
WSJ editorial: BP oil spill fund an 'all-you-can-eat buffet' for trial lawyers
NEW ORLEANS – An editorial in the Wall Street Journal today lambasted trial lawyers for their apparent greed in pushing claims through the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement agreement that may not be related to the oil spill itself and serve as the basis for a challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court. -
The Andry Law Firm sues BP, Associated Press claiming defamation
Gilbert "Gibby" Andry -
Claims expert critical of BP under fire for alleged conflict of interest
Blaine G. LeCesne, Professor of Law -
Fifth Circuit declines to create ‘new rule’ in asbestos case over bar date
A federal appeals court has affirmed a bankrupt company’s request for summary judgment, arguing the asbestos claim filed against Placid Oil Company was discharged as claimants were given sufficient notice of the 1987 bar date. -
BP ad in Wall Street Journal takes aim at law firms who have received oil spill settlements
NEW ORLEANS – In the wake of continued revelations of possible corruption in the settlement program form the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP has published a new advertisement in the Wall Street Journal chronicling law firms seeking payouts for themselves through the settlement program. -
Louisiana noted as 'mecca for litigation' in WSJ editorial
NEW ORLEANS - A Wall Street Journal editorial published last week noted Louisiana's rising reputation as a litigation friendly state. -
HB 477 Seeks to Stop Double Recovery & Windfall Lawyers' Fees in Asbestos Cases
After more than 40 years of asbestos litigation, most of the companies responsible for asbestos exposure in the workplace have gone out of business. Many would say that's a good thing. They might also argue that the massive trust system that's been set up to collect resources from companies that have gone bankrupt is a good thing. The mission of these bankruptcy trusts- to ensure that asbestos victims -
Legal reform in the Lone Star State; How it works and why Louisiana needs it
It is hard to imagine, but not very long ago, Texas was described by the Wall Street Journal as the "lawsuit capital of the world." -
Transocean executives donating safety bonuses to oil spill victims
Newman Just a few days after it was revealed that Transocean executives would receive bonuses for the company's 2010 safety record, the company CEO and four others say they will donate their earnings. -
Transocean claims best year for safety in SEC filing
Transocean said it had its 'best year in safety' in its latest filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. -
WSJ reports death settlements in BP oil spill start at $8 million
Feinberg The Wall Street Journal issued a report stating that settlements with families of workers who were killed in the Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion are in the $8 to $9 million range. -
Florida company can sue Transocean and Halliburton in Delaware
A federal judge in Delaware has granted the Florida-based St. Joe Co. permission to seek damages against Transocean, Halliburton and MI SWACO over the Gulf oil spill. -
Toxic tort defender says lawyers in oil spill MDL won't say 'word one' about case
Morris Chicago attorney H. Patrick Morris, an experienced toxic tort attorney who has represented major oil companies, said that not a single defense lawyer involved in the BP oil spill litigation would talk to him before his speech at the DRI Toxic Tort and Environmental Law conference held today in New Orleans.