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New Orleans council freezes legal budget pending review of civil litigation issues
The New Orleans City Council has moved to temporarily escrow the city Law Department’s operating budget, suggesting that the number of civil actions filed by the department may be excessive and that the council is not being consulted about legal filings.
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Louisiana Board of Pardons at center of legal battle over clemency for death-row inmates
An East Baton Rouge court last week disqualified a New Orleans law firm from representing the Louisiana Board of Pardons as a result of conflict-of-interest allegations in an ongoing legal dispute over an effort to grant clemency to death-row inmates.
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Louisiana legal system concerns highlighted during Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week
Tort reform advocates highlighted their concerns about Louisiana’s legal climate during Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week beginning on Oct. 2, with grassroots groups trying to drum up support for legal reforms in the governor’s race and among voters around the state.
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Louisiana Attorney General files to block Governor's pardon actions
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has taken legal action against Governor John Bel Edwards, accusing him of disregarding the regulations set by the Board of Pardons. In a lawsuit filed on September 20th, Landry argued that the Governor's actions did not adhere to the proper eligibility and notice rules, timeliness requirements, and necessary steps of the process. The lawsuit specifically targeted the scheduling of Clemency hearings for 20 violent offenders who had previously been convicted and sentenced to the death penalty. These hearings were set to take place in...
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Deposition: State agency delegated authority over coastal erosion lawsuits to private attorney
A top Louisiana environmental official farmed out responsibility for enforcing state permitting regulations that underlie ongoing coastal erosion lawsuits to a private attorney, according to a deposition made public through a public-records request.
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Louisiana firm says lawyers tried to poach clients on way out the door
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — A law firm alleges two of its former attorneys downloaded client data and attempted to solicit them prior to their resignation.
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Louisiana 6th among all states in new personal injury lawsuit study
Louisiana had the sixth highest share of personal injury lawsuits per capita among the 50 states during the year ending March 31, with 16.71 lawsuits being filed per 100,000 residents, according to a Florida law firm.
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Federal insurance litigation in Louisiana tops in U.S., new report finds
In the wake of a series of severe hurricanes and a single law firm’s mass filings, the Western District of Louisiana handled the most insurance cases of any federal district court in the nation during the past three years, according to a report released this week.
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Lawsuit challenging LCMC Health hospital acquisitions transferred to Louisiana
A Federal Trade Commission lawsuit challenging New Orleans-based LCMC Health’s acquisition of three regional hospitals as a possible antitrust violation has been transferred from Washington, D.C., to Louisiana.
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Louisiana high court sidelines most property damage lawsuits filed by MMA law firm
The Louisiana Supreme Court has put the brakes on hundreds of hurricane-related property insurance lawsuits filed by the Houston law firm of McClenny, Moseley and Associates (MMA) and appointed a trustee to oversee the mass litigation.
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Lawsuit says Houston firm took control of insurance dispute, failed to get proper value
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — A Louisiana couple allege a law firm negligently negotiated an insurance dispute settlement without allowing them to ever meet with an attorney.
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U.S. Supreme Court turns down petition to keep Louisiana coastal erosion lawsuits in federal court
Louisiana parishes’ coastal erosion lawsuits against energy companies advanced a step closer to being tried in state courts last month after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the companies’ petition to send the cases to federal courts.
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State drops thousands of lawsuits against Louisianans over post-Katrina housing assistance
State officials are ending their litigation against thousands of Louisiana homeowners who failed to comply with the terms of grants awarded after Hurricane Katrina to protect their damaged homes from future flooding.
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Louisiana health care networks accused of sharing patient data in class-action lawsuits
Two large Louisiana health care networks have been hit with class-action lawsuits contending that their websites covertly shared private patient data in violation of state law.
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Texas law firm accused of pattern of duplicative, improper property insurance litigation
A Houston-based law firm that has filed thousands of property insurance lawsuits in Louisiana has engaged in a pattern of questionable legal practices that demand judicial sanction, a motion filed by an insurer in federal court in Louisiana says.
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State courts should try coastal erosion lawsuits against oil companies, Fifth Circuit decides
The civil lawsuits filed by parishes seeking billions of dollars from Louisiana energy companies for their alleged role in coastal erosion should be decided in state rather than federal courts, a federal appeals court has decided.
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Insurance costs among concerns aired during Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week
Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week, which is observed in Louisiana and other regions of the U.S. during the first week of October, this year highlighted the need for more legal reforms in Louisiana at a time when the cost of property insurance is ballooning.
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Federal judge strikes down federal school mask and vaccine mandates
280,000 Head Start Program teachers, staff and volunteers faced “jab-or-job” mandate
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Defendants in Louisiana librarian's defamation lawsuit seek to have case thrown out
Critics of a middle school librarian who urged the Livingston Parish Library Board not to remove controversial books from children’s bookshelves are seeking to dismiss a defamation lawsuit the librarian filed against them.
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New Civil Liberties Alliance joins Missouri, Louisiana lawsuit against government-ordered social media censorship
The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) has joined its plaintiffs in the lawsuit that the state of Missouri and Louisiana filed against the Biden administration alleging that social media platforms are acting as arms of the federal government.