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In the News
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7/13/2022 - Chief Justice John Weimer wins legal ruling, can run for re-election to Supreme Court
6/18/2022 - Former District Court Judge Mike Erwin passes away at 72
6/18/2022 - Seventh insurer in state collapses
6/18/2022 - Louisiana officials ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in redistricting case
6/18/2022 - Appeals court serves win for Oceana
4/9/2022 - Mark Ballard: Some reform supporters have had enough of trying to lower auto insurance premiums
3/31/2022 - Jeff Landry spent $420,000+ from campaign donors on his own staffing company
3/22/2022 - Robert Kless, Louisiana judge for four decades, dies at 81: 'Everybody's favorite jurist'
3/20/2022 - In staged accident scheme, New Orleans woman becomes 31st defendant to plead guilty
3/15/2022 - Weimer calls on state lawmakers to adequately fund judiciary
3/15/2021 - 2022 State of the Judiciary Address
3/14/2022 - Excessive litigation costs Louisiana $3.2B, thousands of jobs
3/10/2022 - La. Dept. of Insurance announces Castastrophe Reform Package
3/10/2022 - Excessive tort costs take a toll on Louisiana's taxpayers and economy
3/9/2022 - 4th JDC is one messed-up court district as evidenced by neverending Palowsky-Cork-Campbell-judges soap opera
2/23/2022 - Louisiana Supreme Court denies writs, alllows judge's suit against The Advocate to proceed
2/17/2022 - Jack Watson, Louisiana Supreme Court justice from 1979 through 1996, dies at 93
2/14/2022 - 7 More Charged in Louisiana Staged Automobile Collision Scheme
2/11/2022 - GOP lawmaker proposes second majority-Black distric for Louisiana's Supreme Court
2/11/2022 - US judge strikes down Biden climate damage cost estimate
2/10/2022 - 3 Terrebonne residents accused of staging car crashes in New Orleans for insurance money
2/8/2022 - State could see lower auto insurance rates in 'several years,' tort reform supporters now say
2/7/2022 - Louisiana courts should be funded by taxpayers, not tickets, fines, task force says
2/3/2022 - Ethics complaint filed against federal judge who insisted lawyer remove his mask
2/4/2022 - Funeral services set for Judge Martin Feldman
1/31/2022 - Appeals court Judge Regina Bartholomew-Woods resigns, will take job at Entergy
1/28/2022 - Baton Rouge judge can keep seat despite election after turning 70; high court cites pandemic delays
1/26/2022 - Jim Brown: Auto insurance rates skyrocketing
1/25/2022 - Judge loses seniority lawsuit against colleagues on East Baton Rouge bench; appeal likely
1/23/2022 - When a judge sues other judges, who hears the case? A seniority lawsuit has made it an issue.
1/21/2022 - Commissioner Donelon Places Americas Insurance Co. Into Receivership
1/21/2022 - Louisiana attorney disbarred for multiple alleged violations
1/20/2022 - Commissioner Donelon Places Americas Insurance Co. Into Receivership
1/20/2022 - Tort reform has yet to lower Louisiana auto insurance rates, new data suggests
1/19/2022 - Nov. 8 special election set after judge's death
1/19/2022 - Cause of Louisiana judge's death uncertain after autopsy
1/16/2022 - District Court judge Christopher Dassau found dead in his home Sunday, Baker police chief says
1/15/2022 - In New Orleans staged accident racket, Lafayette man is sent to prison
1/15/2022 - Lafayette Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents
1/13/2022 - 5th Circuit's Costa to resign, giving Biden second vacany to fill
1/14/2022 - Former judge to run for Odinet's vacated seat following racist video
1/14/2022 - Brad Myers, ex-federal prosecutor, running for vacant 19th JDC seat
1/13/2022 - Harvey Woman Pleads guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accident in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking companies
1/13/2022 - 1st of 43 lawsuits accusing Big Oil of damaging Louisiana coast back to state court - again
1/12/2022 - Louisiana Supreme Court exteneds courthouse closure
1/12/2022 - What are the most expensive states for auto insurance?
1/11/2022 - Consumer advocate concerned about rising car insurance rates
1/10/2022 - Trucking Industry Needs Protection From Huge Legal Verdicts
1/10/2022 - Parish tax officials seek dismissal of federal lawsuit challenging Louisiana sales tax system
1/7/2022 - Louisiana Supreme Court upholds vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
1/4/2022 - Jonesboro Fire Chief and a Jackson Parish Sheriff's Deputy arrested for insurance fraud
1/9/2022 - Judges sued by colleague use $170K in court funds to pay private lawyers - but is it legal?
1/9/2022 - Real Reform Louisiana says car insurance rates continue to rise despite 2020 tort reform claims
1/8/2022 - Louisiana judge indicted on tax charges tied to wedding fees
1/4/2022 - Court Order: Orleans Parish Civil District Court and the First and Second City Courts have suspended all civil jury trials until March 1, 2022 because of COVID-19
1/4/2022 - Op-Ed: Coastal credit schemes are a paper tiger for coastal restoration
1/3/2022 - Appeals court rules in favor of Terrebonne Parish government in coastal lawsuit
12/31/2021 - Lafayette Judge Michelle Odinet resigns after racial slurs caught on video: 'I am sorry'
12/31/2021 - Louisiana appeals court orders land transfer for levee project
12/17/2021 - Louisiana insurer agrees to take on 30,000 customers stranded by carriers insolvent from Ida
12/19/2021 - Letters: Louisiana has a long way to go building a better legal systme for business, consumers
12/18/2021 - Baton Rouge lawyer has been suspended for two years with no full hearing, raising concerns
12/17/2021 - Appeals court reinstates Biden's vaccine policy for businesses, setting up a likely showdown at Supreme Court
12/17/2021 - Houston woman placed on probation for staged accident with 18-wheeler in New Orleans
12/16/2021 - Texas Woman Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
12/15/2021 - Proposed bill aims to protect trucking industry from insurance fraud
12/14/2021 - Graves' legislation would make staged collisions a federal crime
12/13/2021 - Report: LA's Civil Justice System Costs State Billions
12/12/2021 - Louisiana judges facing disciplinary hearings could now be on the hook for more court costs
12/12/2021 - After tort reform failure, time for real insurance reform
12/12/2021 - Louisiana still a 'judicial hellhole'
12/10/2021 - Rep. Graves proposes bill to make staged collisions a federal crime, lower car insurance rates
12/8/2021 - Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes' lawsuit against The Advocate can move forward, court rules
12/7/2021 - Ron Haley Jr., attorney for Ronald Greene family and rapper Lit Yoshi, suspended fofr 6 months
12/7/2021 - Louisiana Supreme Court hears arguments from Ochsner, employees over vaccine mandate
12/5/2021 - Louisiana judges often resign while under investigation. There's a new penalty for that
11/30/2021 - Louisiana legal system blamed for rising auto insurance rates
11/29/2021 - Waiting for State Farm to reimburse you for Ida evacuation expenses? That could be awhile?
11/29/2021 - Louisiana judges get pay cut after courts collect fewer fines and fees
11/29/2021 - Critics cite concerns over oil-and-gas 'credit schemes' said to help environment
11/24/2021 - William Morvant, longtime 19th JDC judge, retiring with 'no regrets' during 'most rewarding career'
11/24/2021 - Housing issues deserve Capitol spotlight
11/22/2021 - Louisiana Supreme Court announces amendments to judicial discipline rules
11/23/2021 - New rule could make disciplined judge pay costs of probe
11/19/2021 - Jim Donelon: The facts about auto insurance, rising and falling cost
11/18/2021 - As voting rights lawsuit looms, Louisiana lawmakers consider adding high court seats
11/18/2021 - Commentary: "Tort reform" rightly under fire as insurance rates rise
11/17/2021 - New Orleans Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
11/15/2021 - Auto insurance rates have gone up since new law to bring them down, insurance commissioner says
11/10/2021 - Insurance agents fear rising homeowners insurance companies leave Louisiana
11/10/2021 - FedNat Pulling Out of Louisiana, Texas Amid Heavy Storm Losses
11/10/2021 - Louisiana's top insurance regulator seeks court-ordered take-over of failing insurers after Ida losses
11/7/2021 - A Tax Break for Trial Lawyers
11/7/2021 - Mark Ballard: Haatred of insurance companies becoming bipartisan issue in Louisiana
11/6/2021 - Boil 'em alive? Insurers face angry Louisiana politicians as policyholder frustrations mount
11/6/2021 - In judicial seniority spat, colleague seeks dismissal of Judge Beau Higgibotham lawsuit
10/25/2021 - Louisiana court system needs modernization makeover, study finds
10/18/2021 - State Sen. Rick Ward confirms potential run for Governor in 2023; expresses appreciation for "insight" that trial lawyers may actively back his candidacy
10/15/2021 - Federal Judges or Their Brokers Traded Stocks of Litigants During Cases
10/12/2021 - Ida-delayed Supreme Court arguments set for next week
10/12/2021 - The Louisiana Supreme Court Throws out Lafayette Judge's Ruling that Lafayette Consolidated Government's Ordinance Against Panhandling is Unconstitutional
10/6/2021 - When legal system is abused - as with 'hurricane lawyers' - Louisianans pay
10/5/2021 - La. justice commission looks to overhaul court costs
9/25/2021 - Is a 71-year-old Baton Rouge judge too old to serve? Showdown in state's highest court will decide
9/24/2021 - 'LaPolitics': September is a big month for class-action lawsuits
9/23/2021 - Judge rejects employee lawsuit against Ochsner Lafayette General over vaccine mandate
9/23/2021 - Viewpoint: Don't rush to hire a lawyer to help with your insurance claim
9/20/2021 - 'We will not change our stance': Ochsner Health responds to letter from law firm on vaccine mandates for employees
9/20/2021 - A group of customers is suing Entergy for 'negligence' in Hurricane Ida blackout
9/15/2021 - Cyberattack hits courts, Kenner
9/13/2021 - New indictment in brazen 18-wheeler crash scheme alleges more lawyers involved
9/13/2021 - 7 More Charged in Louisiana Staged Automobile Crash Schemes
9/13/2021 - Louisiana judge faces disciplinary hearing amid efforts to boost judicial transparency
9/10/2021 - Everlasting Judicial Hellholes
9/2/2021 - Law firm sends letters to Ochsner and Lourdes requesting withdrawal of vaccine mandates
8/31/2021 - In wake of Ida's devastation, Louisiana Supreme Court issues emergency orders
8/27/2021 - Hearing set for unethical conduct accusations against judge
8/6/2021 - Lawsuits over Louisiana oil drilling subject to new round of federal court hearings
8/5/2021 - Oil, Gas Companies Granted Redo in Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits
8/5/2021 - Jurisdicational question revived in suits over coastal loss
8/2/2021 - Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies
8/1/2021 - Letters: Given time, insurance rates will go down because of 2020 reforms of state law
7/30/2021 - After COVID-19 exposures at criminal courthouse, some judges move back to all virtual proceedings
7/28/2021 - Higher courts told a Baton Rouge judge to sue his colleagues. He did, and here's why
7/28/2021 - Lawsuit tried to disqualify court candidate over tax issues. Did they have the wrong person?
7/22/2021 - Jeff Landry targets new Louisiana medical school over coronavirus vaccine mandates
7/7/2021 - Should Bar Associations be Able to Use Mandatory Dues for Lobbying?
7/3/2021 - Must Louisiana lawyers join bar association? Maybe not, federal court says
7/2/2021 - Victory at the Fifth Circuit: Should Bar Associations be Able to Use Mandatory Dues for Lobbying?
7/1/2021 - Overturning 8 Years of "Palpable Error," The Louisiana Supreme Court Limits Damages Available to Landowners in Oilfield Legacy Litigation
6/30/2021 - Louisiana Supreme Court justice admits misconduct; here's how his colleagues disciplined him
6/23/2021 - Appeal court clerk accused of removing appeal testimony against judge
5/18/2021 - Letters: Civil justice reformes will take time to make a dent in car insurance rates
5/17/2021 - Supreme Court sides with oil companies in Baltimore case
5/15/2021 - Misconduct charges against Denham Springs judge revealed; lawmakers push for more court transparency
5/15/2021 - Mark Ballard: Why lawyers' ads portraying jubilant winners of lawsuit lottery might be dialed back
5/14/2021 - Louisiana needs tort reform as new report shows billions in economic and wage losses
5/14/2021 - Louisianans want legal settlement funds dedicated to coastal restoration, poll finds
5/14/2021 - Trial lawyer bills would encourage meritless litigation and divert coastl remediation funding
5/6/2021 - Garey Forster: Don't let trial lawyers create a Ponzi scheme fro coastal lawsuits
5/5/2021 - Zurik: Questions surround Attorney General's use of insurance fraud funds
5/4/2021 - Letters: With State Farm rate increase, voters have no one to blame but themselves
5/4/2021 - Louisianans Reject Lawyer-Driven Coastal Policy
4/23/2021 - New Episode: Louisiana: The Lawsuit Paradise - Business Erosion Part 2 (click link to view video)
4/22/2021 - Keva Landrum, former Orleans Parish judge, tapped for U.S. attorney post in New Orleans
4/21/2021 - Ronald Gathe picked for Baton Rouge U.S. attorney; he's the first Black nominee
4/20/2021 - Energy industry: Lawyers want to bypass legitimate coastal protection policies
4/12/2021 - Louisiana Trial Lawyers Spend Big on Ads Across the State
4/8/2021 - 'Slammers,' 'spotters,' staged vehicle wrecks and a push to make the scheme a felony in Louisiana
4/8/2021 - For second year, Louisiana bar exam will be open-book test due to COVID concerns
4/1/2021 - Letter to the editor: La. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Weimer of Thibodaux on why jury duty is important
3/22/2021 - Hunter and Smith vie for Court of Appeals seat, 2 former mayors in Bastrop runoff
3/21/2021 - Why auto insurance is so expensive in Shreveport
3/17/2021 - Keep Texas Trucking Along by Protecting Against Excessive Lawsuits
3/16/2021 - Jury trials can resume in Louisiana, but New Orleans courts take different approaches to tricky topic
3/15/2021 - Jeff Landry defends handling of case involving top aid's sexual harassment complaints
3/15/2021 - Owners of Ascension-based school bus company facing charges over fake insurance cards
3/13/2021 - Jury moratorium to expire March 31, 2021
3/11/2021 - Pat Magee - aide to Jeff Landry - resigns amid second sexual harassment complaint
3/7/2021 - Oil industry calls coastal erosion settlement authorized by Landry misguided, flawed
3/7/2021 - State AG authorizes $100M settlement in oil and gas lawsuit
3/5/2021 - Did Jeff Landry Betray Louisiana's Oil And Gas Industry Yesterday?
3/4/2021 - Louisiana AG Landry Authorizes Settlement Between Oil Company, State
3/5/2021 - Landry signs on to coastal lawsuit settlement
3/4/2021 - Freeport McMoRan agrees to big coastal damage settlement
3/4/2021 - AG Jeff Landry signs onto $100M settlement offer from Freeport-McMoran for its damage to Louisiana's coast
3/4/2021 - Louisiana attorney general signs onto coastal lawsuit deal
3/4/2021 - AG Jeff Landry signs agreement to settle 1 oil and gas lawsuit, faces criticism from industry
3/4/2021 - Jeff Landry must release records on aide, as judge rules in favor of Advocate reporter
3/4/2021 - LLAW: Statement on Attorney General Landry and the Edwards Admininistration's Support for Proposed Freeport McMoRan Settlement
3/4/2021 - 'A big deal:' Jeff Landry to sign onto potential landmark settlement with oil and gas company
3/4/2021 - LMOGA & LOGA Issue Joint Statement Regarding Coastal Land Loss Suits
3/4/2021 - Freeport-McMoran Receives Attorney General Authorization to Resolve Coastal Claims
3/4/2021 - Our Views: Jeff Landry's attack on open government should be exposed in courts
3/3/2021 - AG Jeff Landry's lawsuit targeting Advocate reporter to be heard Thursday
2/27/2021 - Second trucking firm files RICO lawsuit to recoup losses in staged accident
2/27/2021 - AG Jeff Landry didn't report discipline of top aide resulting from sexual harrassment complaint
2/26/2021 - La. auto insurance rates likely won't drop this year despite tort reform promises
2/24/2021 - Federal judge dismisses a lawsuit targeting Denka Performance Elastomer
2/23/2021 - He played role in major class-action lawsuits but was disbarred in 2019
2/23/2021 - La. State Police: Staff size limits insurance fraud investigations
2/12/2021 - ULM Foundation announces the Jeff Albright Insurance Society
2/14/2021 - Widow of sea captain settles coronavirus negligence lawsuit
2/13/2021 - Louisiana trucking industry is in for the long haul on tort reforms
2/13/2021 - Landry sues reporter who filed records request about harassment compliments
2/11/2021 - PAR: Reverse Lawsuit Sets Bad Example
2/9/2021 - COVID-19 Legal Services Television Advertising
2/8/2021 - New polling on attorney advertising hits home in Louisiana; Most people say it is 'annoying'
2/8/2021 - Auto insurance rates drop around 4%
2/8/2021 - Attorney General Jeff Landry sues Advocate reporter over public-records request
2/3/2021 - Donelon: Tort reform effects on auto insurance rates won't be known for two years
1/27/2021 - Tort reform advocates await Louisiana Supreme Court's study of attorney ad reforms
1/27/2021 - After arrest for drunken groping at bachelor party, Louisiana judge suspended
1/25/2021 - 'Spotter' in New Orleans Staged Crash Schemes Sentenced to Prison
1/24/2021 - Why judge Beau Higginbotham is suing to move into a vacant civil seat in Baton Rouge
1/17/2021 - James Gill: Legislators want to crimp lawyer advertising. Here's why their plan won't work.
1/15/2021 - As Johnson retires from state Supreme Court, advocate hopes new court will uphold tort reform initiatives
1/13/2021 - A Hall of Fame Lawyer, a 'Real Housewife' and a Stunning Fall
1/7/2021 - Thibodaux native becomes chief justice of the state Supreme Court
1/4/2021 - Auto insurance law offers no guarantees
12/31/2020 - New laws: Tougher rules for Louisiana car accident lawsuits
12/29/2020 - Louisiana court decides if businesses can suffer mental anguish
12/21/2020 - N.O. Judge Harry Cantrell to run out the clock
12/17/2020 - Four more guilty please in insurance scam at center of 'Highway Robbery' investigation
12/17/2020 - Four more admit staging $4.7 million vehicle accident in New Orleans
12/16/2020 - Garey Forster: Avalanche of lawsuits and lawyer ads hurts Louisiana businesses
12/14/2020 - Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes scores initial victory in lawsuit against The Advocate
12/14/2020 - Insurance commissioner: Bogus online statistics about cost of car insurance in Louisiana
12/14/2020 - Top official in Jeff Landry's office put on leave amid investigation into violation of office policy
12/14/2020 - Federal judge in Louisiana approves hurricane lawsuit plan
12/14/2020 - In the news today (Institute for Legal Reform)
12/12/2020 - State plagued by lawsuit abuse
12/12/2020 - Louisiana finishes in top 5 in 'Judicial Hellholes' report
12/11/2020 - Federal judge has hurricane lawsuit plan
12/10/2020 - Letters: State senator says La. ranks 2nd-highest nationally for auto insurance
12/10/2020 - Changes to Louisiana's legal system fail to get the state off the 'judicial hellhole' list
12/9/2020 - Louisiana finishes in top 5 in 'Judicial Hellholes' report
12/8/2020 - Slight Improvement, But Louisiana Still Named a "Judicial Hellhole"
12/8/2020 - Louisiana labeled as 'Judicial Hellhole' for eighth year in a row
11/30/2020 - State Farm, cops believe judge candidate is insurance fraudster
11/25/2020 - FBI issues warning to suspects amid investigation into widespread La insurance fraud scheme
11/25/2020 - Assumption sheriff's deputy sues former judge over racist, derogatory text message
11/23/2020 - Attorney indicted, key witness murdered as FBI turns up the heat in Louisiana insurance fraud investigation
11/23/2020 - Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch Releases American Tort Reform Poll
11/23/2020 - Texas Trucking Association targets tort reform with broad coalition
11/11/2020 - Op-Ed: Sue-happy Louisiana sends people, jobs and investments feeing
11/6/2020 - A Louisiana Supreme Court candidate just won a runoff by default; here's why
11/5/2020 - New Orleans attorney charged in federal prove of brazen staged-accident scheme
11/3/2020 - Piper Griffin, Terri Love in runoff for New Orleans-based Louisiana Supreme Court seat
11/3/2020 - Louisiana Supreme Court election: Judge Jay McCallum wins District 4 seat
10/27/2020 - In New Orleans staged conspiracy, another defendant admits guilt
10/27/2020 - BARRETT CONFIRMED, QUICKLY SWORN IN
10/26/2020 - Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to Supreme Court. Next up: Her new job starts Tuesday.
10/26/2020 - Amy Coney Barrett is my niece. It's absurd to call her an extremist.
10/24/2020 - Senate GOP marches ahead on Barrett over Democrats' blockade
10/22/2020 - Louisiana Coastal Land Loss Litigation
10/21/2020 - Climate Change Litigation and Why Every Business Should Be Concerned
10/22/2020 - Louisiana Supreme Court rules on LOGA supported tax case
10/22/2020 - Senate Judiciary Committee advances Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
10/21/2020 - Senate to work through weekend to get Barrett confirmed before election
10/21/2020 - Opinion: Cast an informed vote in state and local judge races. Our guide will help
10/19/2020 - Disgraced judge Jeff Perilloux sentenced to 14 years in prison for fondling teens
10/19/2020 - AG Jeff Landry Statement on Perilloux Sentence
10/17/2020 - WDSU Investigates: More indicted in staged wrecks scheme, over 30 now charged
10/17/2020 - 'Slammers,' 'spotters,' crooked lawyers: 4 more indicted in New Orleans staged accident scam
10/15/2020 - Judge convicted of inappropriate touching of daughter's friends sent to jail immediately
10/14/2020 - Judicial campaign accuses opponent of conspiring with Sidney Torres to circumvent campaign contribution rules
10/14/2020 - Disgraced St. John Parish judge asks for sentencing delay amid alleged probe of jury tampering
10/12/2020 - American Bar Association Awards Judge Barrett a "Well-Qualified" Rating
10/11/2020 - Supreme Court nominee Barrett faces Senate despite virus
10/11/2020 - Three vie for retiring Chief Justice Bernette Johnson's seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court
10/11/2020 - Judges Tiffany Foxworth, Yvette Alexander to square off for third time this year in Nov. 3 election
10/11/2020 - Chris Cox, Pat Rooney seek open Jefferson Parish judgeship
10/10/2020 - Votes for Jeff Perilloux, convicted St. John Parish judge, will count, court clerk says
10/10/2020 - Insurance crisis in Louisiana shows need for reform
10/10/2020 - Killing of staged-accident 'slammer' puts spotlight on 'crazy' Louisiana fraud scheme
10/9/2020 - 'LaPolitics': Judicial contests drawing money from business lobby
10/9/2020 - Supreme Court order makes Judicial Disciplinary proceedings more transparent
10/7/2020 - Letters: A high economic cost of reckless lawsuits
10/3/2020 - GOP seeks to call off Senate work, but not Barrett hearings
10/2/2020 - Supreme Court to decide whether climate suit can be moved to federal court
10/2/2020 - Justice Hughes files defamation suit against tort reform group's director; Critic says suit attempts to 'chill' speech
9/30/2020 - Fifth Circuit candidates share election platforms
10/1/2020 - Judge: Suit over arrest of pipeline protesters can go on
9/30/2020 - Federal judge in Baton Rouge allows protesters' lawsuit against pipeline company to proceed
9/30/2020 - After conviction on sex counts, Jeff Perilloux resigns judgeship in S. John the Baptist Parish
9/30/2020 - Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Agency Preemption Case
9/29/2020 - Legislative task force looking at ways to lower care insurance rates in Louisiana
9/28/2020 - 'Take home' lawsuits over COVID infections could be costly for U.S. employers
9/28/2020 - Louisiana business groups urge court to keep coastal erosion lawsuits in federal court
9/28/2020 - Four vie for Division 'I' seat in Orleans Parish Civil District Court
9/27/2020 - Our Views: A qualified nominee from Louisiana heads for a broken Senate process
9/27/2020 - What Louisiana leaders are saying about Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to U.S. Supreme Court
9/27/2020 - Longtime 19th JDC Judge Richard Anderson faces challenge from Baker prosecutor Christopher Dassau
9/26/2020 - Trump caps judiciary remake with choice of Barrett for court
9/26/2020 - New Orleans man's murder shows the danger of becoming a witness
9/26/2020 - Amy Coney Barrett's Catholic faith, People of Praise ties likely to gain scrutiny in Supreme Court confirmation
9/25/2020 - An inside look at New Orleans' staged-accidents scam - and how some sought a bigger payday
9/25/2020 - Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement deal could increase competition
9/25/2020 - Appeal challenging newly elected Baton Rouge judge not considered after being filed too late
9/24/2020 - In New Orleans, a case of staged wrecks, a disbarred lawyer and stuntwoman attorney takes a dark turn
9/24/2020 - New Orleans man shot to death ahead of arraignment on staged car accident charges, lawyer says
9/23/2020 - Louisiana Supreme Court justice sues watchdog group head for defamation, cites letter to the editor
9/23/2020 - Parish presidents who oppose coastal lawsuits argue oil and gas industry essential to state economy
9/23/2020 - Sen. John Kennedy signals support for moving forward with Trump nomination for Supreme Court
9/23/2020 - New Orleans judge Harry Cantrell nears end of final term, but faces misconduct hearing first
9/22/2020 - 4th JDC judges get $125K for updates after cyberattack
9/22/2020 - Louisiana oil firms seek to overturn panel's ruling on coastal lawsuits
9/22/2020 - Parish presidents who oppose coastal lawsuits argue oil and gas industry essential to state economy
9/21/2020 - Metairie native Amy Coney Barrett meets with Trump over Supreme Court seat
9/21/2020 - Will Metairie native Amy Coney Barrett be Trump's Supreme Court choice? Here are key factors
9/21/2020 - 9 more charged in scheme to stage I-10 vehicle wrecks, collect insurance payouts
9/17/2020 - Federal RICO lawsuit filed over staged Louisiana tractor-trailer accident
9/16/2020 - Louisiana's High Court Creates the Louisiana Supreme Court Technology Commission
9/14/2020 - Update: See the list of 4th District Court documents on dark web
9/12/2020 - Judge McCallum picks up more endorsements
9/12/2020 - St. John Parish Judge Jeff Perilloux convicted of four sex crimes with juveniles
9/11/2020 - Women testify St. John Parish judge smeared vapor rub, tanning lotion on them as teens
9/9/2020 - Liability threat could prompt self-insured to OK COVID-19 comp claims
9/9/2020 - Oil companies facing lawsuits over coastal damage ask court to reconsider sending the cases to state court
9/4/2020 - Louisiana business-use car insurance premiums ranked among highest in nation
8/31/2020 - 11 indicted in accident schemes to defraud Louisiana insurers, trucking firms
8/25/2020 - 11 Charged in Louisiana Staged Truck Crash Insurance Fraud Scheme
8/24/2020 - Weimer's vote looks bad but does not violate the Code of Ethics, legal observer opines
8/20/2020 - Letters: Legislative reforms will eventually lower car insurance rates
8/17/2020 - Two more auto insurance companies lower rates in Louisiana
8/17/2020 - Commissioner Donelon Announces Lower Auto Rates for Louisiana Policyholders this Autumn
8/16/2020 - James Gill: Oil companies lose a round in court, so they may be settling with coastal parishes
8/16/2020 - Our Views: Justice John Weimer's decision on bar exam helps daughter, but doesn't help court's reputation
8/15/2020 - Mark Ballard: Despite new law, Louisiana's auto insurance rates won't go down next year; here's why
8/13/2020 - Op-Ed: As battle over coastal lawsuits continue, Louisianans pay the price
8/13/2020 - Oil Industry Faces Litigation Worth Billions in Louisiana Courts
8/11/2020 - Federal appeals court: Wetlands damage suits against oil and gas firms belong in state courts
8/10/2020 - Fifth Circuit says coastal lawsuits belong in state court; critics say case is 'meritless'
8/10/2020 - FG officials, opponents reach temporary accord in litigation over plastics project
8/9/2020 - La. Supreme Court reveals its 'inhumanity'
8/9/2020 - In courts, no easy answers about how to combat virus
8/9/2020 - Delays muddle age rules in judicial race; Candidate was within limits during qualifying but aged out after election postponed
8/9/2020 - New Orleans man pleads guilty to helping Houma residents fake auto crashes
8/9/2020 - Jay McCallum rolls out industry, law enforcement endorsements for Supreme Court race
8/7/2020 - A Supreme Court justice voted to let law grads forgo the bar exam. Among them: his daughter
8/7/2020 - New video series tells stories of Louisianans impacted by state's extensive lawsuit climate
8/6/2020 - 'Ring Leader' in New Orleans staged accident scam pleads guilty; Damien Labeaud's plea turns up the heat on one remaining defendant, as well as the attorneys who federal prosecutors say worked with him.
8/6/2020 - Judge sides with Louisiana governor, upholds virus rules
8/6/2020 - LOGPAC endorses Jay McCallum for Associate Justice of the Supreme Courrt, 4th Supreme Court District
8/5/2020 - Judge to hear legal challenge of Louisiana virus regulations
8/4/2020 - Lawsuit: Louisiana doing too little to protect voting rights
8/4/2020 - Judge candidate Justin Marquez disqualified in north shore race over domicile dispute
8/3/2020 - One of hospitalized Baton Eouge Chip Moore;s opponents drops out of race
8/3/2020 - U.S. Attorney resigns from Department of Justice, assumes duties of U.S. District Judge
8/2/2020 - Louisiana high court ends debate over mandatory judicial retirement age
8/2/2020 - Louisiana Supreme Court justice Hughes sues The Advocate for defamation
8/1/2020 - Federal judge denies request to allow bars to reopen
8/1/2020 - James Gill: Septuagenerians can do lots of things. But running for judge isn't one of them.
7/28/2020 - U.S. Attorney David Joseph confirmed by U.S. Senate to federal judgeship
7/28/2020 - Advocates hope new legislation protects businesses and governments from COVID-19 lawsuits
7/27/2020 - Plaintiffs ask full appeals court to hear Terrebonne minority judgeship case
7/24/2020 - Seeking Big Payouts, Baseless Litigation Campaign Against Louisiana Energy Producers Harms State Economy
7/24/2020 - Judge in ICU with COVID-19 can qualify for reelection, La. Supreme Court decides
7/24/2020 - Jeff Perilloux qualifies for re-election despite indictment
7/24/2020 - A court told a Baton Rouge judge she was too old to seek re-election. She's running anyway.
7/24/2020 - Appelate Judge Higginbotham runs for reelection, second judge to defy mandatory retirement ruling
7/23/2020 - OPINION - Civil Justice Reform Act will help fix Louisiana's broken legal system
7/22/2020 - After bar exam cancellation, La. Supreme Court says candidates can practice law if they meet certain requirements
June 2020 - Louisiana Takes First Steps Toward Tort Reform
7/21/2020 - Louisiana Supreme Court upholds age limits for judges hours before election qualifying
7/20/2020 - Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes sues The Advocate over stories about misconduct
7/18/2020 - Republicans eye sweeping shield from coronavirus liability
7/11/2020 - Congressional bill would bar frivolous lawsuits associated with COVID-19
7/18/2020 - This well-connected Orleans judicial candidate could face ballot challenge on a 'close call' question
7/18/2020 - Judge Lori Landry, focus of hundreds of recusal motions in fall 2019, resigns from bench
7/18/2020 - Courrt asked to dismiss age limit lawsuits; Two judges challenging ban
7/16/2020 - John Bel Edwards signs the tort reform bill
7/16/2020 - Louisiana Gov. Edwards signs civil justice overhaul
7/16/2020 - Letters: Tort 'reforms' should show proof of an impact on car insurance rates
7/16/2020 - Edwards signs new lawsuits limits sought by business lobby
7/14/2020 - Letters: Take more steps to end Louisiana's anti-business climate of lawsuits
7/14/2020 - Louisiana tort-reform bill seen as jobs booster
7/13/2020 - LABI launches new website about Louisiana judges; see district maps and more
7/13/2020 - At Louisiana Supreme Court, campaign style attacks and recusal wars keep erupting
7/11/2020 - Our Views: A compromise on car insurance
7/11/2020 - Congressional bill would bar frivolous lawsuits associated with COVID-19
7/9/2020 - Getting Gordon: The man behind the billboards
7/9/2020 - House Bill 57 set to help Louisiana Logging industry after two prior bills fail
7/9/2020 - Edwards agrees to protect schools from most virus lawsuits
7/8/2020 - Louisiana legislature passes tort reform; governor's approval expected
7/7/2020 - Shreveport judge retires after probe into his rulings in alleged girlfriend's DWI case
7/7/2020 - Lawsuit reform is compromise
7/5/2020 - Not all the legislative session was work
7/8/2020 - La. insurance chief believes car insurance rates will drop
7/6/2020 - Donelon Approves Fourth Consecutive Auto Rate Decrease for State Farm/$202 Million in COVID-19 Premium Returned to Louisaiana Policyholders
7/3/2020 - Judge retires, ending investigation by judiciary commission
7/3/2020 - Louisiana Moves to Stop Nuclear Verdicts
7/2/2020 - Houma prosecutor suspends campaign for judge
7/2/2020 - Louisiana lawmakers send revised tort reform plan to governor
7/1/2020 - LA tort reform win signals major power shifts
6/30/2020 - Controversial bill aimed to lower Louisiana auto insurance passes: See details on changes
6/30/2020 - In a win for AG Jeff Landry over NAACP, U.S. 5th Circuit nixes Terrebonne minority judgeship
6/30/2020 - Ban on coronavirus against Louisiana schools, colleges narrowly qpproved; see next steps
6/30/2020 - Louisiana lawmakers pass state budget and civil justice overhaul
6/29/2020 - Louisiana lawmakers advance lawsuit bill, tax break expansion as session heads into home stretch
6/29/2020 - Bill that would ban civil lawsuits over coronavirus in Louisiana schools last day decision
6/26/2020 - Louisiana Senate panel advances another bill aimed lowering insurance rates
6/25/2020 - Louisiana senators looking for more tort reform
6/23/2020 - Veteran 19th JDC Judge Janice Clark challenges mandatory retirement at age 70; She's 73
6/23/2020 - Louisana House tries end run around Gov. Edwards' potential veto of proposed accident lawsuit charges
6/23/2020 - Louisiana House OK end around to possible veto
6/23/2020 - Edwards signs bills giving Louisiana businesses sweeping protections from COVID liability
6/23/2020 - Senate approves change in handling accident claims
6/21/2020 - Political Horizons: Louisiana tort reformers set up for guerilla warfare
6/21/2020 - Opinion Piece: Louisiana needs legal reform
6/16/2020 - Lower car insurance in Louisiana still a possibility with two new bills
6/16/2020 - Our Views: These are the steps that should be taken to help lower car insurance in Louisiana
6/15/2020 - Louisiana House pass two bills that could address auto insurance rates
6/12/2020 - John Bel Edwards vetoes controversial car insurance bill; here are the next steps
6/9/2020 - Louisiana legislators try again on legal changes
6/9/2020 - Louisiana legislaors wade into auto insurance rates again
6/6/2020 - Column: Mark Ballard: Louisiana lawmakers' excessive pride raises issues with flawed bills passed
6/6/2020 - Man pleads guilty to helping Houma residents fake crashes
6/3/2020 - Republican lawmakers add mistake in signature business bill
6/3/2020 - GOP challenged to enact SB 418 now, fix later
5/28/2020 - 'We ran out of time': Bill to nullify Louisiana parish lawsuits vs. oil and gas companies is dead
5/28/2020 - Truckers gather outside of La. state capitol in support of proposed bill that would lower car insurance rates
5/28/2020 - Elton truck driver urging support for Senate bill
5/28/2020 - La. House prepares to debate tort reform
5/27/2020 - Judge's connection to ankle monitoring company in center of federal lawsuit
5/27/2020 - Bill to kill parish lawsuits against oil companies advances in the Legislature but faces obstacles
5/26/2020 - Legislation that might lower auto insurance rates in Louisiana is closer to final passage
5/20/2020 - Louisiana Senate passes bill opponents say is disguised attempt to kill coastal parish lawsuits
5/19/2020 - Supreme Court unveils website
5/19/2020 - It's Now Entirely Possible That Tort Reform Will Become Louisiana Law
5/19/2020 - Bill to kill coastal parish lawsuits against oil and gas companies advances to Louisiana Senate
5/18/2020 - New Orleans lawyer permanently disbarred for spending clients' Deepwater Horizon funds
5/18/2020 - Letter: Only the state can properly coordinate coastal energy, restoration
5/19/2020 - Senate votes to curb car accident lawsuits in Louisiana
5/18/2020 - Louisiana Senate approves tort reform that might lower auto insurance rates; see what's next
5/18/2020 - Bill aimed at curbing La. car insurance costs rolls toward House
5/18/2020 - Louisiana state Senate backs legal changes in hopes of lower auto insurance rates
5/17/2020 - Attorneys under fire at Capitol
5/16/2020 - Louisiana Supreme Court publishes judges' financial disclosures online for first time
5/14/2020 - VIDEO: Scott Ballard Shows Everybody How To Give Legislative Testimony
5/14/2020 - Gov. Edwards opposes Louisiana Senate bill that would undermine parish lawsuits against oil and gas companies
5/14/2020 - Louisiana senators: Shield businesses from virus lawsuits
5/14/2020 - Louisiana Senate targets lawyer ads promising big payouts
5/13/2020 - APPEL: Tort Reform Is Everything In This Legislative Session
5/13/2020 - Bid to force interruption insurance to cover virus shelved
5/12/2020 - Sweeping tort reform bill advances to Louisiana House floor
5/12/2020 - GOP lawmakers look to limit car accident claims in Louisiana
5/12/2020 - Bill to lower car insurance rates advances after lengthy, fiery debate
5/12/2020 - Letters: Fagan's fake news about parishes' lawsuits undermines coastal restoration
5/12/2020 - Letters: End coastal lawsuits as blight on troubled energy industries
5/12/2020 - 'It's not a fair system': Sweeping tort reform bill that would lower car insurance rates advances
5/11/2020 - Letters: Lawsuit protections will help businesses get back on their feet
5/11/2020 - BRAC Public Policy Commentary: Tort Reform 101
5/10/2020 - Letters: Protection against a lawsuit boom vital to economic recovery
5/10/2020 - Political Horizons: With GOP in charge, Louisiana Legislature returns to partisan ways
5/10/2020 - Dan Fagan: Louisiana's oil industry fights a pandemic...and thousands of lawyers
5/8/2020 - LABI announces recommendations to reform liability policies amidst COVID-19
5/7/2020 - Louisiana state Senate committee sides with oil companies in fight over coastal parish lawsuits
5/6/2020 - Committee Rejects Governor-Backed Bills Addressing Auto Insurance Rates
5/6/2020 - Bill sought by oil and gas companies would deep-six coastal lawsuits filed by Louisiana parishes
5/6/2020 - Louisiana bills would force insurers to pay business' coronavirus claims
5/6/2020 - Louisiana committee rejects governor-backed bills addressing auto insurance rates
5/4/2020 - Could tort reform keep car insurance rates down
5/3/2020 - A look at state limits on suing care homes in virus crisis
5/3/2020 - N.O. courts make plans for reopening
5/3/2020 - Judge seeks to serve past age limit
5/2/2020 - Companies seek to limit legal liability for virus infections
5/2/2020 - Stephanie Grace: What is 'essential' to Louisiana Legislature? Check out their agenda
4/30/2020 - Debate flares over legal protections as businesses open up
4/30/2020 - New Orleans Magistrate Judge Harry Cantrell files lawsuit to serve past 70-year-old age limit
4/29/2020 - Debate continutes over how to lower La. auto insurance costs
4/27/2020 - Dan Fagan: Taxes and trial lawyers won't save Louisiana's economy from collapse
4/28/2020 - Council approves Freeport McMoran settlement
4/4/23/2020 - Jury trials in Louisiana suspended until June 30 due to coronavirus pandemic
4/22/2020 - Reopening brings risk of legal, as well as viral, exposure for business
4/21/2020 - Corporate America seeks legal protection for when coronavirus lockdowns lift
4/20/2020 - State's oil and gas industry looking for better days ahead amid rough seas
4/20/2020 - Ten years later, many Deepwater Horizon claims still in court
4/20/2020 - U.S. Supreme Court abolishes split jury verdicts; dozens of convictions voided
4/19/2020 - Many Louisiana courts turning more to technology during COVID-19 crisis
4/17/2020 - Gauthier, Houghtaling partner calls insurance companies' rejection of business interruption claims 'morally wrong'
4/13/2020 - In suspension of Baton Rouge lawyer running for City Court, state high court won't reconsider
4/13/2020 - Louisiana Supreme Court to make hearings public for judges accused of wrongdoing
4/9/2020 - Local personal injury attorneys starting to get coronavirus litigation questions
4/3/2020 - Stop the lawsuits related to the coronavirus pandemic
4/8/2020 - Report: Attorney Morris Bart recovering from coronavirus
4/8/2020 - Study: Class action lawyers often take more money from settlements than class members
4/8/2020 - LA Supreme Court issues new rules for proceeding in COVID-19 Crisis
4/7/2020 - 'The landscape has changed dramatically': Donelon calls for lower car insurance rates
4/7/2020 - Danny Becnel Jr., high profile trial lawyer, dies at 75
4/4/2020 - Lawyer ads in 2020 are talking less about Roundup, more about coronavirus
4/3/2020 - Louisiana's legislature faces complicated but important session
3/28/2020 - Coronavirus changes La. Legislature's agenda
3/25/2020 - Baton Rouge lawyer permanently disbarred; must repay clients nearly $27,000
3/24/2020 - Reinstatement recommended for suspended Baton Rouge attorney convicted in 2015 'chest bumping' of DA
3/23/2020 - Longtime Lake Charles attorney, failed 2014 judicial candidate indicted for domestic abuse, now on disability inactive status
3/24/2020 - LA Supreme Court order limits access to courts
3/18/2020 - Legislation backing transparency in judicial misconduct complaints may get heard this session
3/17/2020 - Former Harahan Magistrate suspended for allegedly practicing law while ineligible
3/16/2020 - Louisiana Legislature to suspend session in latest step to battle coronavirus
3/14/2020 - How many more Louisiana judicial misconduct cases could become public under new proposal?
3/13/2020 - 4th Judicial District Court issues order regarding COVID-19 outbreak
3/13/2020 - Tort reform Part 3: Enthusiasum and dissent
3/12/2020 - Analysis: Republicans, Business Aim to Rein in Civil Lawsuits
3/11/2020 - Sam Hanna Jr.: Time to quit stalling
3/12/2020 - James Gill: Louisiana car insurance rates are high. John Bel Edwards has a plan to make them higher.
3/12/2020 - Tort reform Part 2: Are billboard attorneys to blame?
3/9/2020 - Louisiana Supreme Court reprimands politico and defense attorney Ike Spears
3/8/2020 - Clancy DuBos: Proposed bills seeking to shed light on judicial misconduct could spark constitutional showdown
3/8/2020 - Lowering car insurance rates is a top priority for some lawmakers this legislative session
3/7/2020 - AG Jeff Landry subject of attorney ethics complaint by NAACP over H-2B visa work
3/5/2020 - New study adds urgency to Louisiana tort reformers' legislative agenda
3/5/2020 - SADOW: The Cynicism of Louisiana's Anti-Tort Reform Democrats is Notable
3/5/2020 - SADOW: Edwards' ITEP Changes Solve Nothing
3/4/2020 - Will tort reform lower rates?
3/4/2020 - TO REVERSE ITS COURSE, LOUISIANA MUST HAVE LAWSUIT REFORM
3/2/2020 - Supreme Court appoints longer-term interim to replace judge
3/2/2020 - Recent judge scandals prompt legislators to ask for more sunlight on judicial misconduct
3/2/2020 - Under legislative pressure, Judiciary Commission mulls more confidentiality changes
2/28/2020 - Our Views: Lower car insurance by fixing trial lawyers' gamed system
2/27/2020 - Insurance CEO pushes for tort reform focus on eliminating 'collateral source rule'
2/25/2020 - LA Supreme Court - over chief justice's dissent - drops all charges against former Orleans Asst DA in alleged jailhouse informant deal
2/27/2020 - 'Stop the madness': Judge Jessie LeBlanc resigns after racist texts, affair with top deputy
2/25/2020 - Report: Excessive lawsuit costs subtract almost $2 billion and 20,000 jobs from Louisiana's economy
2/25/2020 - 9NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Louisiana Judge Jessie LeBlanc admits to using racial slur, apologizes
2/23/2020 - Four Houma residents plead guilty to faking crashes
2/22/2020 - Dan Fagan: Greedy trial lawyers are winning. That means Louisiana is losing.
2/21/2020 - NAACP chapters seek resignation of judge accused of using racial slurs in text messages
2/21/2020 - Another study proves the need for Louisiana legal reform
2/19/2020 - Dueling interests, secrecy poison justice at La. Supreme Court
2/19/2020 - Officials detail plans to address Louisiana's high insurance rates
2/18/2020 - Insurance commish talks plans to lower auto rates
2/18/2020 - Letters: For genuine tort reform suggestion, outlaw attorney contingency fees
2/18/2020 - Should a spouse dying impact car insurance? Insurance commissioner, Louisiana legislator split
2/16/2020 - Is compromise really possible?
2/15/2020 - Forced recusals for new Louisiana Supreme Court justice show campaign attacks still linger
2/14/2020 - Clancy Dubos: Tort reform should benefit average people, not just insurance companies
2/14/2020 - Republicans to focus on tort reform during upcoming legislative session
2/14/2020 - Ex-EBR prosecutor's law license suspended for a year; disciplinary group says not long enough
2/14/2020 - Lawsuit excesses cost Louisiana economy $1.9 billion a year, study finds
2/14/2020 - LABI leader pushing legal reforms
2/13/2020 - New report shows toll of civil court costs on Louisiana's economy
2/12/2020 - ANSWERED: What is Tort Reform and Will It Lower Insurance Costs?
2/13/2020 - Report: Excessive lawsuit costs subtract almost $2 billion and 20,000 jobs from Louisiana's economy
2/11/2020 - In fight over car insurance rates, Republicans hope to reach a deal with John Bel Edwards
2/10/2020 - After accusations of affair and sick leave, this judge returns to St. James court
2/8/2020 - A group of five tried to make "easy money" in the U-Haul crash scheme
2/8/2020- Mark Ballard: Yes, the tort reform fight will be intense in Legislature's upcoming session
2/6/2020 - AAJ's annual winter convention for trial lawyers in New Orleansthis long weekend
2/6/2020 - JBE'S FRAUDSTERS: Trey Ourso and Eric Holl Take on Tort Reform
2/4/2020 - Louisiana judge accused of ethical misconduct suspended
1/30/2020 - Senator Hewitt speaks with Moon Griffon at Solutions Summit 2020
2/6/2020 - New 'nonpartisan' insurance reform group has strong ties to Democratic Party
2/5/2020 - Press Release: Introducing Real Reform Louisiana - Organization will Fight to Lower Car Insurance Rates and Stop Corporate Court-Rigging
2/6/2020 - Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys to build new 9,000-square-foot office; see location details
2/3/2020 - James Gill: When judges set their own ethics rules, you can bet they will be lenient
2/2/2020 - Our Views: Burying the judges' disclosure forms is embarrassment for Supreme Court
2/2/2020 - He hasn't worked in 21 months. But St. John judge accused of molesting teens is still getting paid
1/31/2020 - After reportedly presiding over girlfriend's DWI case, Shreveport judge under investigation
1/30/2020 - As Zion moves in, everyone else in Louisiana moves out
1/30/2020 - Major Lawsuit Reform Bill Aims to Bring Down Auto Insurance Rates
1/30/2020 - Legislators, lower auto insurance rates
1/29/2020 - Lawsuit reform bill set to be a centerpiece of auto insurance rate fight
1/29/2020 - La. high court rules in favor of internet retailers
1/28/2020 - WAFB: Forms showing where La. judges make their income, potential conflicts of interest made available online
1/28/2020 - Lawmakers aim to lower Louisiana's car insurance rates during legislative session
1/28/2020 - Tort Reform Is At The Top Of Republican's To Do List, But Would It Lower Your Car Insurance Bill?
1/28/2020 - Looking up a Louisiana judge's financial disclosure just became a lot easier; here's why
1/27/2020 - 2020 tort reform package pre-filed in Legislature
1/27/2020 - History-making twin 19th JDC judges hope their journey from Baton Rouge's inner city inspires others
1/25/2020 - Dan Fagan: John Alario gave us billboard lawyers and high car insurance. He's gone, but will that change?
1/24/2020 - To replace Assumption jurist accused of an affair, more temporary judges appointed
1/23/2020 - Letters: Lawyer-devised "settlement" of coastal lawsuit is a power grab
1/23/2020 - Gravois Back In Court
1/22/2020 - Louisiana lawmakers to again debate auto insurance bill seeking to lower rates
1/22/2020 - Dan Fagan: Forcing lawyers to join the bar association is unconstitutional
1/21/2020 - Supreme Court rejects fast-track review of health care suit
1/21/2020 - Federal judge tosses lawsuit against forced bar membership
1/18/2020 - Inside Clay Schexnayder's Louisiana House speaker win: A costly misstep, a last-minute push, more
1/17/2020 - Auto insurance is complex issue
1/17/2020 - Senate President Cortez announces committee assignments and appointments for 2020 Louisiana Senate
1/17/2020 - Second temporary judge appointed to handle Assumption judge's cases next week
1/17/2020 - Appeals court tosses kids' climate change lawsuit
1/17/2020 - Coastal lawsuit settlement with Freeport-McMoran delayed; will go to parishes in February, lawyer says
1/14/2020 - U.S. Fifth Circuit to decide soon on coastal lawsuit venues
1/16/2020 - In rejecting Mack, legislators made the ethical choice
1/14/2020 - Welfare check done for Louisiana judge as pressure rises over relationship with deputy
1/15/2020 - Dismissed: Lawsuit over compulsory bar association dues
1/14/2020 - Assumption Sheriff: Chief deputy admits to relationship with judge that turned 'intimate' after previously saying they were just friends
1/14/2020 - Divisions linger among House Republicans after speaker vote splits party
1/12/2020 - Letters: Column on tort reform ignored key facts
1/13/2020 - Clay Schexnayder wins Louisiana House Speaker after push from Democrats
1/11/2020 - Dan Fagan: As Louisiana loses population, let's try something different
1/10/2020 - Open seats on 19th Judicial District Court, Baton Rouge City Court draws qualifiers
1/10/2020 - Rep. Talbot's push for insurance reform to stand out in 2020 legislature
1/8/2019 - Norman named president of LSLI
1/7/2019 - Minority judgeship awaits ruling
1/5/2020 - Letters: Sticker shock on car insurance bill
1/4/2020 - Court to hear arguments on judicial districts
12/31/2019 - APPEL: Sorry, Gov. Edwards, But Tort Reform Is Crucial To Dragging Louisiana Forward
12/30/2019 - CUNNINGHAM: Here's How Louisiana's Legislature Should Pass Tort Reform
12/30/2019 - Judicial discipline up close: Joan Benge speaks out about being thrown off the bench
12/30/2019 - Bayer 'encouraged' by support from DOJ, states in Hardeman appeal
12/30/2019 - Do lawsuits seeking billions of dollars to repair Louisiana's coast belong in federal court?
12/30/2019 - DA: Judge recused herself due to relationship with Assumption chief deputy; judge disputes claim
12/29/2019 - Auto insurance gets top billing
12/26/2019 - U.S. Supreme Court demurs on clash of trash titans; clears way for trial of Nagin bribe allegations
1/4/2020 - Tort changes in Louisiana will be a popular topic - but won't help lower auto insurance rates
12/31/2019 - Dan Fagan: What if John Bel Edwards actually supported tort reform?
12/20/2019 - Do lawsuits seeking billions of dollars to repair Louisiana's coast belong in federal court?
12/20/2019 - Secret complaints, outcomes: How Louisiana's Judiciary Commission protects judges it's meant to police
12/29/2019 - Letters: Tort reform long overdue in Louisiana
12/26/2019 - Louisiana Republicans want to enact new limits on lawsuits
12/25/2019 - Superdome promises changes for disabled patrons as it battles ADA lawsuits against it
12/24/2019 - Tort reform advocates optimistic about 2020 after raising awareness in 2019, LLAW exec says
12/19/2019 - Our Views: ABA president from Louisiana
12/18/2019 - Lawsuit over lip balm named the Most Ridiculous Lawsuit of 2019
12/16/2019 - Sherman Mack, Tort Reform And Free Stuff For Democrats
12/16/2019 - Clark to leave Louisiana Supreme Court next summer
12/13/2019 - Harold H. Kim Appointed President of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform; Lisa A. Rickard Transitions to New Role in the Chamber
12/12/2019 - Letters: Louisiana among the worst in lawsuit abuses against business
12/12/2019 - Breaking: Supreme Court Justice Marcus Clark retiring
12/11/2019 - Anti-lawsuit group again calls Louisiana a 'judicial hellhole'
12/10/2019 - District attorney staff recounts problem encounters with Judge Lori Landry during recusal hearing
12/10/2019 - Louisiana Trial Lawyers Lead State to No. 4 Judicial Hellhole Ranking
12/9/2019 - Hearing to remove black Louisiana judge from over 300 cases gets off to tense start
12/6/2019 - 3 more charged in connection with staged 18-wheeler accident
12/6/2019 - Hidden oil spill: New study contradicts owner's claims
11/25/2019 - Inside the Mass-Tort Machine That Powers Thousands of Roundup Lawsuits
11/22/2019 - 2020 is 'going to be an exciting year' in Louisiana politics, state business advocate says
12/2/2019 - CUNNINGHAM: Louisiana's Dire, Pressing Need For Tort Reform
11/24/2019 - Oral Arguments set in minority judgeship case
11/21/2019 - This scam costs La. drivers millions every year, new videos show exactly how it's done
11/21/2019 - Joyce: Tort reform should be a priority in Louisiana
11/21/2019 - Retired judge will hear recusal motions against black judge
11/20/2019 - Tort reform head says PFAS issue could cause runaway litigation
11/21/2019 - Requests for judge's removal to be heard
11/20/2019 - U.S. attorney David Joseph picked to fill opening on Louisiana Western District bench
11/20/2019 - Edwards won second term but WSJ label of Louisiana 'The Trial Lawyer State' remains, tort reform advocates say
11/20/2019 - Retired Rapides judge assigned to hear 100s of recusal motions against judge Lori Landry
11/19/2019 - Louisiana Supreme Court sidesteps split-jury question, sends case back to Sabine Parish judge
11/18/2019 - A former and famous trial lawyer who lost his license and Ex-board member owes $138k to Southern
11/18/2019 - Jeff Landry to lead GOP attorney general association in 2020
11/16/2019 - Will Crain defeats Hans Liljeberg in runoff for Louisiana Supreme Court seat
11/15/2019 - Ethics filing dropped against candidate
11/14/2019 - Secrecy rules over complaints against Louisiana judges chill free speech, new lawsuit says
11/13/2019 - Outside groups continue to pour millions into bitter ad war to tilt Louisiana governor's race
11/13/2019 - LLAW's Lana Venable honored by ATRA "2019 Legal Watchdog Award"
11/12/2019 - Dan Fagan: Wall Street Journal labels Louisiana a trial lawyer state
11/12/2019 - Secret complaints are not so secret in bare-knuckled Louisiana Supreme Court race
11/11/2019 - Crain, Liljeberg clash in heated showdown for Louisiana Supreme Court seat
11/11/2019 - Retired First Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Burrell Carter dies Monday
11/11/2019 - Baton Rouge lawyer Ron Johnson broke three judicial canons in campaign, new finding says
11/11/2019 - Bribery allegations against state Supreme Court justice must be investigated, tort reform and policy advocates say
11/10/2019 - Louisiana: The Trial-Lawyer State
11/9/2019 - How the term 'trial lawyer' became a vicious attack this campaign season in Louisiana
11/9/2019 - Ad war heats up Louisiana Supreme Court race with a week to go
11/8/2019 - Hearing scheduled in case alleging corruption in Louisiana DOTD, state appeals court
11/7/2019 - He owns race horses, she was a stuntwoman. So how do they fit into the federal probe into 18-wheeler accident fraud in New Orleans?
11/7/2019 - An organized group of con artists is raising insurance rates for Louisiana drivers, authorities say
11/7/2019 - James Gill: Who would throw a misbehaving Supreme Court justice off the court? The other justices.
11/5/2019 - John Carmouche's Corruption Of The Louisiana Supreme Court Seems Nearly Complete
11/5/2019 - This scam is why your car insurance costs an extra $600 per year in Louisiana
11/4/2019 - Judges' misconduct hidden but taxpayers still pay the tab
11/3/2019 - Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jefferson Hughes III denies payoff allegation from ex-Hammond councilman
11/2/2019 - Ex-Hammond councilman claims state Supreme Court justice offered him $5K to flip allegiance in race
11/1/2019 - JBE Accuses Rispone Of Being A "Walking Special Interest," But Look Who's Donating To Gumbo PAC
10/29/2019 - Lawsuit threat has caused 50% drop-off in La. oil drilling, study finds
10/29/2019 - Louisiana DA tries to remove black judge from 300 cases over comments alleging racial bias
10/29/2019 - Letters: Instead of lawyers, how about role of insurers in sky-high rates for drivers?
10/29/2019 - Letters: Bar associations preach free speech but don't practice it
10/29/2019 - State paid $100K in confidential settlement over civil rights claim against Livingston Parish judge
10/28/2019 - Letters: Back a governor who will turn the tide on tort reforms
10/26/2019 - Race for district bench heats up
10/26/2019 - Forget the ads: Big oil vs. trial lawyers is real fight in Louisiana Supreme Court race
10/23/2019 - 'Pay to play?' Large donation bundled by John Bel Edwards' brother raises questions
10/23/2019 - Lawsuit abuse is killing jobs and driving away economic opportunity for working families and job seekers in Louisiana
10/22/2019 - Experts and stakeholders weigh in: Nearly 8 percent of Acadiana's jobs are oil and gas related - but that doesn't come close to the industry peak
10/22/2019 - Louisiana's coast needs solutions, not shakedowns - Letter to the Editor RE: Freeport-McMoRan's settlement could be the first of many
10/22/2019 - Dan Fagan: The trial lawyers are getting desperate in Rispone-Edwards race for governor
10/22/2019 - Guest column: Don't listen to the lawyers, take tough action to curb car insurance costs
10/17/2019 - Lawsuit abuse 'a serious problem in Louisiana,' state Senate candidate Robert Mills says
10/17/2019 - Drug Giants Close In on a $50 Billion Settlement of Opioid Cases
10/12/2019 - Appeals court judges Will Crain, Hans Liljeberg make runoff in Louisiana Supreme Court race
10/11/2019 - LOGA: Energy industry needs a level playing field in Louisiana
10/9/2019 - Letters: Coastal lawsuits stand up to power of Big Oil
10/9/2019 - Courtrooms don't create a jackpot for our coast or community
10/8/2019 - Coastal and oil litigators from trial bar pumping money into Louisiana Supreme Court race - again
10/8/2019 - Liljeberg receiving substantial support from coastal and oil litigators in Supreme Court race
10/1/2019 - Our Opinion: How to cut your car insurance cost
10/1/2019 - Local officials uncertain how coastal settlement may work out
9/30/2019 - New chief judge for US appeals court in New Orleans
9/30/2019 - Contractor alleges court conspiracy. Says rulings deprived him of $20 million
9/30/2019 - There Will Be A Lot More Freeport McMoRans If Hans Liljeberg Wins That LASC Race
9/30/2019 - President's View: Louisiana Stays Mired in the Litigation Swamp
9/28/2019 - State Supreme Court candidates discuss hot-button legal issues at Loyola
9/27/2019 - Freeport McMoRan Pays Their Exit Fee To John Bel Edwards' Trial Lawyer Cabal
9/27/2019 - Louisiana's Coast is Vanishing. Can a Mining Company's $100 Million Offer Help Save It?
9/27/2019 - Candidates for insurance commissioner agree: Reform needed to lower auto insurance rates
9/27/2019 - Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch: Reform critical to lower skyrocketing auto insurance rates
9/26/2019 - In first for energy industry, Freeport-McMoRan to settle Louisiana lawsuits aimed at restoring coast
9/24/2019 - FTC Flags Potentially Unlawful TV Ads for Prescription Drug Lawsuits
9/24/2019 - That attorney's ad might be bad for your health
9/22/2019 - Study: Louisiana has second-highest auto insurance rates in U.S.
9/22/2019 - District lines for Louisiana's Supreme Court justices are under fire; here's why
9/21/2019 - Denham Springs woman's vaping case could add to Big Tobacco-like lawsuit resurgence
9/20/2019 - Louisiana Commissioner Donelon: Tort Reform Needed to Fix Auto Insurance Crisis
9/20/2019 - Bayou Bridge Pipeline land seizure decision appealed to Louisiana's 3rd Circuit
9/19/2019 - James Gill: Justice in secret is no justice at all
9/18/2019 - Third new judge in two years on Spanish Lake oil field contamination suit orders new hearings on Shell liability
9/18/2019 - Americans for Prosperity boosts Schlegel's campaign for Louisiana Supreme Court
9/18/2019 - Lawsuit culture in Louisiana ranked as second-worst in the nation
9/18/2019 - US Chamber: Louisiana legal climate, unsurprisingly, ranks second-worst in nation
9/11/2019 - James Gill: Louisiana Supreme Court says judicial discipline is reformed, but it is meaningful?
9/9/2019 - Driving for less
9/8/2019 - State Judge Beau Higginbotham, lawyer Joe Prokop competing for 19th JDC seat in south EBR seat
9/6/2019 - Amid blowback over secrecy, Louisiana Supreme Court changes confidentiality rules
9/5/2019 - Who will wear the next robe?
9/4/2019 - Suburban New Orleans Voters Get To Decide The Future Of Louisiana Oil And Gas This Fall
9/3/2019 - Let's open up the process for dealing with judicial misconduct
9/2/2019 - Leaders in state's trucking industry endorse Temple in GOP primary challenge for insurance commissioner
9/1/2019 - Slidell boy crippled by doctor's mistake is now likely to receive an unusual $10M award in court
9/1/2019 - Vacant 19th JDC seat sought by councilman, defense lawyer, assistant district attorney
8/30/2019 - Orleans judge has conflict of interest over bail fees, federal appeals court says
8/28/2019 - DONAHUE: I Think I See A Light At The End Of Louisiana's Judicial-Hellhole Tunnel
8/29/2019 - Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch seeks common sense reform from candidates in insurance commissioner race
8/29/2019 - LLAW calls on Louisianans to support political candidates who will enact tort reform
8/28/2019 - Logging truck insurance hot topic at annual LA Forestry Meeting
8/29/2019 - LCCS announces Karen Eddlemon as executive director
8/24/2019 - How Louisiana taxpayers wound up reimbursing Judge Jeff Hughes $100K after investigations
8/20/2019 - Poll: Louisianans Distrust Motives Behind Coastal Erosion Lawsuits
8/20/2019 - Lawsuit watchdog supports conservative PAC's targeting of lawmakers it says blocked auto insurance reforms
8/20/2019 - Minority judgeship case returns to appeals court
8/19/2019 - Lawsuit watchdog wants legislators to take stand for constituents, not the trial bar
8/17/2019 - 19th JDC Judge-elect Kelly Balfour says 'humbled' to win seat without opposition
8/14/2019 - Thibodaux attorney sues national law firm over BP claims
8/14/2019 - New lawsuit claims secrecy rules for Louisiana judicial investigations are unconstitutional
8/14/2019 - La. insurance commissioner's race provides down-ballot drama
8/11/2019 - Jeff Hughes case shows how a judge's misbehavior can remain hidden forever in Louisiana
8/10/2019 - Public Policy Via Lawsuits Delivers Zero Dollars For Louisiana Coastal Restoration
8/9/2019 - Bayer proposes $8 billion to settle lawsuits alleging Roundup product causes cancer: report
8/9/2019 - EPA announces plan to stop false cancer labeling and provide accurate risk info on glyphosate-active products
8/8/2019 - U.S. Chamber study: Coastal lawsuits put Louisiana economy 'in jeopardy'
8/9/2019 - Baton Rouge attorney indefinitely suspended following arrest in high-speed chase
8/8/2019 - Former West Baton Rouge judge accused of harassing deputies files for sheriff's race
8/7/2019 - Conservative PAC attacks Louisiana lawmakers as car insurance debate spills into election season
8/6/2019 - Political science professor says parish lawsuits against oil companies could impact gubernatorial race
8/5/2019 - Oil association president says Edwards' support of coastal erosion lawsuits is devastating to state's economy
8/1/2019 - After Janus decision, Louisiana attorney challenges mandatory bar association membership
8/1/2019 - Lack of judicial reform is failed opportunity for Louisianans to see reduced insurance rates, watchdog says
7/31/2019 - Auto insurance reform will be key issue in governor's race, sponsor of failed bill says
7/31/2019 - Louisiana Motor Transport Association says billboard lawyers are pushing trucking industry out of the state
7/30/2019 - Business leaders hope fall elections will build momentum for tort reform in Pelican State
7/30/2019 - Pelican Institute warns Louisianans that 'job creators do not want to invest here'
7/30/2019 - Trial for St. John judge delayed again
7/29/2019 - New legislature will determine success of civil justice reforms, Coalition for Common Sense argues
7/29/2019 - Grow Louisiana Coalition warns high legal costs are driving companies and people out of Louisiana
7/28/2019 - Lawsuit ads result in high insurance prices
7/28/2019 - Two more apology letters surface from Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jefferson Hughes III
7/27/2019 - Chehardy to fill in for Guidry on La. high court
7/27/2019 - Ballard: Louisiana governor candidates' 'trial lawyer' riff on Gov. Edwards linked to relevant policy debate
7/26/2019 - Powerful business group to start evaluating judges, critics fear 'simplistic' approach
7/26/2019 - State lawsuit involving connected attorneys 'not the answer' to opioid crisis, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says
7/25/2019 - LMOGA says maligned oil and gas industry may have the key to eradicating coastal erosion
7/22/2019 - Lawsuit watchdog claims state's trial attorneys spend millions on 'often misleading ads'
7/21/2019 - List of firms handling Louisiana's opioid lawsuit balloons to 17, including politically connected ones
7/20/2019 - Watchdogs say average Louisiana family foots $4,000 annual bill for state's litigious climate
7/19/2019 - Industry group says jurisdiction battles steal resources from taxpayers, oil and gas companies
7/17/2019 - Grow Louisiana Coalition warns Cantrell's lawsuits against oil companies 'do not build relationships'
7/16/2019 - Reports of FBI probe involving Supreme Court justice brings call for transparency from Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch
7/8/2019 - Business leader says drop in auto insurance rates doesn't eliminate need for legislative reform
7/7/2019 - District court grants DuPont relief in class action over contamination at Pontchartrain Works Facility
7/4/2019 - Letters: Don't vote for candidates who avoid tort reform
7/2/2019 - State's tort laws encourage litigation, Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Louisiana says
7/3/2019 - State watchdog executive says Senate Judiciary A Committee is 'foil for civil justice reform'
7/2/2019 - Crain, Ducote announce for La. Supreme Court
7/1/2019 - Schlegel running for Supreme Court seat
6/30/2019 - Baton Rouge judge candidate in hot water for wearing judicial robe in ads, soliciting contributions
6/30/2019 - James Gill: His actions were 'inimical to the pursuit of the truth' but now he's on the Supreme Court
6/27/2019 - Supreme Court allows lawsuit against 4JDC judges, law clerk
6/27/2019 - Judge James Cain Jr. to take oath of office within next few days
6/25/2019 - Our Views: Before Jeff Hughes landed on Louisiana Supreme Court, he made a mockery of justice
6/24/2019 - Letters: As trial lawyers prosper, drivers pick up the tab
6/21/2019 - There will be no winners in Plaquemines Parish litigation, LLAW director warns
6/18/2019 - Greg Guidry one step away from federal judgeship in New Orleans
6/17/2019 - Despite rate cuts for 2.4 million Louisiana drivers, state still among most expensive in U.S.
6/15/2019 - Mark Ballard: Explaining the story of insurance companies, trial lawyers and high auto insurance rates
6/14/2019 - Judge issues stay pending appeal in Louisiana coastal permits case
6/13/2019 - Pelican Institute on tort reform: 'We must do better for Louisianans'
6/11/2019 - Statement in Response to Judge Feldman's Decision to Stay Coastal Permit Lawsuit Pending Defendant's Appeal to the Fifth Circuit
6/11/2019 - Lawmakers fail miserably on car insurance relief
6/11/2019 - Groups sue over offshore drilling rule changes
6/6/2019 - Robert Mills, Special to The Times
6/4/2019 - One O&G suit returning to Plaq, others may follow
6/2/2019 - La. lawmakers give judges five years of annual pay raises
6/1/2019 - LMOGA remains committed to advocating for collaboration, not litigation
5/31/2019 - Injured worker's case Valero Refining-Meraux, nurse dismissed by court
5/30/2019 - Coalition urges Louisiana bar association to crack down on 'misleading' ads
5/29/2019 - Rispone billboard targeted
5/29/2019 - Federal judge says dispute over oil field cleanup should be heard in state court
5/28/2019 - Coastal lawsuits put residents and local economy at risk, LLAW says
5/28/2019 - Federal judge sends Plaquemines oil and gas damage suit back to state court
5/27/2019 - LMOGA suggests coastal lawsuits may set state back more than moving it forward
5/27/2019 - Legal reform group laments missed opportunity as senate committee shelves auto insurance bill
5/26/2019 - Remedy proposed in minority judicial case
5/24/2019 - Mass Roundup settlement could test the limits of tort law
5/24/2019 - Pelican Institute CEO laments lawmakers' 'neglected opportunity'
5/23/2019 - New report shows Louisianans bombarded with ads for legal services
5/23/2019 - If You're Fed Up With All The Lawyer Ads On TV In Louisiana, There's A Reason For It
5/22/2019 - Robert Mills: The high cost of auto insurance
5/19/2019 - Mark Ballard: Auto insurance bill's backers in Louisiana just couldn't prove it'd lower rates
5/17/2019 - Panel recommends suspension for New Iberia attorney who pleaded guilty to election law violations in judgeship bid
5/14/2019 - Massive Roundup verdict, in wake of EPA ruling, shows how uncertainty and embarrassing emails can trump science
5/14/2019 - Today They Killed the Effort to Lower Car Insurance in Louisiana...
5/14/2019 - Louisiana Senate committee votes down legal changes meant to address auto insurance rates
5/14/2019 - Bill to lower Louisiana insurance rates spiked by Senate committee. Why? It wouldn't work, they say
5/13/2019 - Monsanto expert witness says human body repels glyphosate - 'confident there's no hazard'
5/12/2019 - Ad causes Lafayette judge to be removed from case
5/12/2019 - La. Judiciary sitting on a lot of money
5/10/2019 - Wendy Vitter's contested judicial nomination moves to Senate floor
5/9/2019 -Auto insurance bill in trouble
5/7/2019 - Driven Into The Ground
5/8/2019 - The Avengers Endgame provides inspiration for sequel to deal with annoying TV lawyer & medicine ads, robo calls
5/8/2019 - Senate committee defers bill aimed at reducing insurance rates
5/8/2019 - Two seat belt bills rejected
5/7/2019 - Capitol Views: Wearing a seatbelt remains a mystery
5/7/2019 - Tort reform measures run into hard time in Louisiana Senate committee
5/7/2019 - Back a change to lower auto insurance rates
5/6/2019 - Public should know about judges' records
5/6/2019 - Ag industry rallying behind bill to reduce auto insurance rates
5/6/2019 - St. Charles Parish President Larry Cochran pleads no contest to 2017 inebriated driving charge
5/6/2019 - Tort reform is key topice for Louisiana Legislature this week
5/3/2019 - LABI-backed coalition urges state bar to crack down on attorney advertising
5/3/2019 - Pelican Institute's Baehr supports new auto insurance bill
5/3/2019 - Opinion: State's efforts will harm local oil industry
5/2/2019 - Bishop Wades Into Terrebonne's Turmoil
5/2/2019 - Letters: La. drivers getting stiffed on auto insurance
5/1/2019 - John Bel Edwards' Very Bad Day
5/1/2019 - Challenge Issued: Ralph Abraham wants oil and gas debate with John Bel Edwards
5/1/2019 - U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform Welcomes Former Chief Counsel for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
5/1/2019 - House bill targets Louisiana's high auto insurance rates
5/1/2019 - Louisiana Free Enterprise Institute says coastal erosion suits may be more about payouts than protecting environment
4/30/2019 - Capitol Views: Attorney advertising under scrutiny
4/28/2019 - Give insurance change chance
4/26/2019 - Civil justice reform a tall order for an election year, LLAW exec says
4/26/2019 - The business of billboards...or driver distraction?
4/23/2019 - Our Views: Don't let greedy lawyers frustrate car insurance bill
4/20/2019 - James Gill: For Louisiana, highway billboards are 'litter on a stick.' For Lamar, it's money in the bank
4/19/2019 - Grace Notes: One dumb Louisiana bill down - but plenty more to go
4/18/2019 - New Orleans lawsuit puts 'politics ahead of hardworking citizens' best interests,' Pelican Institute says
4/17/2019 - Third Circuit Affirms Board of Tax Appeals Decision
4/17/2019 - Wrecked: A "Premium Reduction" Bill That Would Only Reduce Car Insurance
4/17/2019 - New Report from Insure.com Ranks Michigan as Most Expensive State for Car Insurance
4/16/2019 - Billboards: Free speech or just 'litter on a stick?'
4/16/2019 - Oil and gas geologist: Suing energy industry won't help preserve New Orleans
4/16/2019 - Push to ban new Louisiana highway billboards crushed in House committee
4/10/2019 - Foster Campbell: New Orleans did right thing in suing energy industry
3/18/2019 - Pelican Institute warns staged-accident scams are egregious, yet unsurprising
4/15/2019 - Hoping for cheaper auto insurance, House committee advances legal changes
4/13/2019 - Attorneys will be only winners in lawsuits targeting energy industry, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says
4/10/2019 - Drawn & Quartered (cartoon)
4/10/2019 - Louisiana Free Enterprise Institute president crigical of parish's 'heavy-handed' tactics to assess damages against
4/9/2019 - Billboards mocking attorneys could help Rispone, says LLAW
4/8/2019 - Legislation seeks to reduce the number of new billboards
4/8/2019 - Terrebonne Parish sues its District Attorney and the state
4/8/2019 - Terrebonne Parish seeks to damage assessments before violations have been confirmed, state oil and gas official argues
4/7/2019 - Billboard Industry Strikes Back
4/7/2019 - Letter: The high cost of car insurance
4/7/2019 - Louisiana Oil and Gas Association reaffirms its commitment to protecting state's natural resources
4/5/2019 - Legislation looks to limit Louisiana's billboards
4/5/2019 - New bill would cap number of billboards, force some to relocate or come down
4/4/2019 - Proposals aim to limit visual clutter or attorney billboards on Louisiana highways; here's why
3/25/2019 - Letter to the Editor: Dangerous precedent being set by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
3/25/2019 - New federal judge sworn in at ceremony
3/19/2019 - Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says opportunistic lawsuits may drive trucking companies out of state
3/18/2019 - Expert says direct action against insurance companies contributes to state's 'judicial hellhole' label
3/18/2019 - Pelican Institute warns staged-accident scams are egregious, yet unsurprising
3/18/2019 - LABI's Chauvin details true cost of direct action against insurance companies
3/18/2019 - Venture Global aims to double its size, become bigger LNG player
3/17/2019 - Terrebone enters oilfield fray: DA commencing environment damage probe
3/15/2019 - ROMERO: Trial Lawyers are Destroying the Oil and Gas Industry
3/15/2019 - Litigtious Louisiana municipalities the focus of Federalist Society event
3/15/2019 - Mike Erwin, long-serving judge, leaving the bench
3/12/2019 - Pelican Institute says direct actions against insurance companies 'driving up costs on Louisiana residents'
3/8/2019 - Something Needs to be Done Regarding Our Litigious State
3/8/2019 - Fleets on Alert for 'Staged Accidents' as Spotlight Falls on Louisiana Trial
3/8/2019 - Sugar cane farm not immune from injured workers' lawsuit
3/8/2019 - The typical Louisiana driver overpays for car insurance by $1,159 a year, report says
1/28/2019 - Judge Jeff Thompson announces candidacy for Court of Appeal special election
3/7/2019 - Greg Guidry endorsed in 12-10 party-line vote by Senate panel for federal judgeship in New Orleans
3/6/2019 - Is Louisiana A Judicial Hellhole?
2/26/2019 - Lawsuits out of control in Louisiana
2/26/2019 - Car Insurance Rates Might Be The Big Contentious Issue In This Spring's Legislative Session
2/25/2019 - Corporate-backed groups seek more pro-business judges in the Deep South
2/23/2019 - Zurik: Lawmakers expect to address auto insurance issues in next session
2/22/2019 - Here's Proof Trial Lawyers Are The Reason Why Louisiana's Car Insurance Rates Are So High
2/20/2019 - New Study Finds That Auto Injury Claim Severity Pushes Insurance Costs Higher
2/20/2019 - Zurik: Is Louisiana's 'legal hellhole' to blame for sky-high auto insurance rates?
2/18/2019 - 'Sue-happy legal environment' a factor in state's soaring car insurance rates, Pelican Institute says
2/18/2019 - Experts say Louisiana's high insurance rates reflect a culture of litigation
2/14/2019 - Judge to rule on $1.1 million Mississippi River collision case
2/13/2019 - Court rules that attorney in alleged I-10 semi-truck accident scheme must supply client list
2/13/2019 - Republican Senators Reintroduce Bill Pushing for Disclosure of Litigation Funding
2/15/2019 - LaPolitics: Business group taking new approach to elections
2/13/2019 - Louisiana drivers are paying the second highest auto-insurance rates
2/13/2019 - Greg Guidry coasts through Senate hearing to be federal judge in New Orleans
2/10/2019 - Laplace attorney suspended for mishandling a trust account
2/8/2019 - Judge rules in favor of Chevrom Oronite in indemnity lawsuit
2/7/2019 - Grow Louisiana Coalition and other business groups rallying for legal reform
2/7/2019 - Wendy Vitter, Donald Washington and James David Cain all clear Senate committee
2/6/2019 - Wendy Vitter judgeship up for Senate committee vote a year after nomination
2/4/2019 - Louisiana Oil and Gas Association says lawsuit abuse is making Louisiana unattractive
2/3/2019 - 2 vying for Division E judgeship in Jefferson Parish
2/2/2019 - LABI's Next Game: "Owning" the Referees
/31/2019 - Louisiana Coalition for Common Sense coordinator sees need for civil justice reform in state
1/31/2019 - Louisiana Motor Transport Association sees need to level the playing field when it comes to tort system reforms
1/30/2019 - Judge grants privately owned land to Energy Transfer Partners
1/25/2019 - ILR's Harold Kim: Businesses Don't Think They'll Get a "Fair Shake" in Louisiana Courts
1/18/2019 - Judge Jeff Thompson Announces Candidacy for Court of Appeal
1/18/2019 - America's Communities Will Suffer if Lawsuits Against Energy Producers Succeed
1/24/2019 - Business interests working to build support for legal changes
1/23/2019 - 'Judicial Hellholes' Have Priciest Auto Insurance
1/17/2019 - Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association calls for policies that will improve state's broken legal climate
1/17/2019 - New Report Sheds Light on Lawsuit Trends
1/6/2019 - Lawsuit: Oilfield contamination is widespread in Spanish Lake basin just outside Baton Rouge
1/7/2019 - Supreme Court won't hear appeal of last major Katrina damages suit
1/6/2019 - Who Runs Louisiana?
1/3/2019 - AG Jeff Landry, ex-state Sen. Larry Bankston dispute doesn't belong in court, appeals court says
1/3/2019 - Battle over $62,000 diamond ring at center of heated lawsuit between Baton Rouge judge, his ex
1/3/2019 - 7 arrested for allegedly staging Lower 9th Ward car crash for insurance money
12/31/2018 - State ranked fifth in 'Judicial Hellholes'
12/25/2018 - Opinion: Lawsuit Abuse is Running Rampant in Louisiana
12/23/2018 - Opinion: In cases against judges Byron Williams, Jeffrey Perilloux, taxpayers are hit hardest
12/18/2018 - Task force working to improve Louisiana's least affordable auto insurance rates in the country
12/14/2018 - Lawsuit not the best way to address climate change, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says
12/10/2018 - Louisiana's 'judicial hellhole' rating is no surprise, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says
12/6/2018 - Republican U.S. Rep. Ralph Abramson announces he's running for governor
12/5/2018 - VENABLE: Louisiana's notoriety as a "judicial hellhole" should come as no surprise
12/5/2018 - Sal Perricone, former federal prosecutor, disbarred by Louisiana Supreme Court
12/4/2018 - Louisiana Named No. 5 Judicial Hellhole in the Country
12/4/2018 - Group ranks Louisiana as a 'Judicial Hellhole'
12/4/2018 - Louisiana Named No. 5 Judicial Hellhole in the Country
12/4/2018 - Louisiana again declared a legal 'hellhole' by advocacy group
12/3/2018 - U.S. Sen John Kennedy announces he is not running for Louisiana governor
12/2/2018 - Court may order relocation of school near LaPlace chemical plant, attorney says
12/2/2018 - Coastal lawsuits moving state in wrong direction, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says
12/1/2018 - Gordon McKernan, E. Eric Guirard settle Baton Rouge legal feud - but not their differences
11/28/2018 - Coastal Lawsuits Moving Louisiana in "The Wrong Direction"
11/27/2018 - Eminent domain trial on Bayou Bridge pipeline begins with assertion that land only worth $1.11
11/26/2018 - Let science determine fate of suit alleging LaPlace plant is causing cancer, Louisiana Chemical Association says
11/19/2018 - This interactive map shows which states sue doctors the most
11/17/2018 - How much car insurance costs in all 50 states
11/17/2018 - Group calls evidence, motives into question over LaPlace chemical plant lawsuit
11/16/2018 - Legal fight over Bayou Bridge Pipeline will go to trial
11/16/2018 - Air of Uncertainty: Lawsuit alleges plant emissions cause physical pain
11/13/2018 - WDSU Investigates: Gentilly truck wrecks called 'suspicious'; what it means for your insurance rate
11/14/2018 - Center for Constitutional Rights is suing Bayou Bridge Pipeline
11/13/2018 - Writer makes case for need to reform 'judicial hellhole'
11/13/2018 - Excessive litigation costs the state more than $1 billion annually, watchdog groups warn
11/13/2018 - Oil and Gas Association chief calls for end to 'unnecessary litigation'
11/13/2018 - Plaquemines Parish Council did not heed voters regarding coastal lawsuits Louisiana Coalition for Common Sense says
11/13/2018 - Growing list of tort reform proponents should speak volumes, Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association says
11/12/2018 - Eight years later, BP oil spill clean-up workers await their day in court as medical questions linger
11/12/2018 - Plaquemines Parish Council member stands by decisions to push for withdrawing from coastal lawsuits
11/12/2018 - Lafourche judge reflects on new role on Court of Appeal
11/12/2018 - Parents sue St. John School Board, demanding it relocate students away from chemical plant
11/11/2018 - Power plant opponents would drop lawsuits if City Council takes a new vote
11/7/2018 - Oil and gas lawsuits likely to move forward under newly elected Plaquemines Parish council
11/7/2018 - Lanier elected appellate judge
11/7/2018 - Louisiana Coalition for Common Sense sees likelihood of questionable lawsuits fueling rise in insurance rates
11/7/2018 - The time has come in Louisiana for tort reform
11/7/2018 - Lawsuit against Brad Pitt's Make It Right has become a federal case
11/5/2018 - Class action against Denka Performance Elastomer returns to state court
11/3/2018 - 'Climate kids' lawsuit cleared for trial by U.S. Supreme Court
11/2/2018 - LOGA: Changing the Trajectory
11/1/2018 - Yeah, my kid went as a Gordon McKernan billboard for Halloween
11/1/2018 - Outside interests try to make coastal lawsuits main issue in Plaquemines Parish elections
11/1/2018 - Scary Attorney Ads Have Become a Legal Topic in Congress
10/31/2018 - WDSU Investigates: Gentilly truck wrecks called 'suspicious'; what it means for your insurance rate
10/31/2018 - Must Bayou Bridge builders turn over company records since they seized land?
10/31/2018 - State business and industry leader says high litigation costs hurt Louisiana families
10/30/2018 - Federal judge upholds $14 million judgment in 2015 collision on the Mississippi
10/29/2018 - Tort reforms needed to curb costs, save jobs, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says
10/25/2018 - Louisiana Association of Business and Industry says excessive litigation costs are taking a toll on state
10/24/2018 - National Report: Households in Louisiana Forced to Pay Some of the Highest Lawsuit Costs in the U.S.
10/23/2018 - Plaquemines Parish likely to suffer if erosion suit succeeds, Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association says
10/23/2018 - Lawsuit against LaPlace chemical plant Denka heading back to state court, federal judge rules
10/23/2018 - Suit over arbitration sinkhole cost allocation dispute to remain in federal court
10/23/2018 - 60% of residents against lawsuits
10/22/2018 - Judge upholds Monsanto verdict, cuts award to $78 million
10/22/2018 - Plaquemines Parish stands in defense of oil and gas companies
10/22/2018 - Facebook: MESSAGE FROM GENERAL HONORE AND GREENARMY
10/22/2018 - Letters: Courts have central role in environment
10/19/2018 - City of New Orleans sues opioid manufacturers and distributors
10/18/2018 - Louisiana Department of Insurance High Auto Rates Task Force
10/18/2018 - LLAW releases the 2018 Economic Benefits of Tort Reform
10/15/2018 - Recently retired judge not immune from probe into judicial data breach, lawyers say
10/17/2018 - Our Views: Digging deep to explain politics of oil lawsuits
10/15/2018 - Analysis: Civil litigation costs Louisiana more than $2 billion, 15,500 lost jobs
10/16/2018 - Resolution to end oil & gas suits fails
10/15/2018 - Analysis: Civil litigation costs Louisiana more than $2 billion, 15,500 lost jobs
10/15/2018 - LLAW: Study shows impact of excessive civil tort costs on Louisiana economy
10/10/2018 - Blame the lawyers for Louisiana's fiscal health
10/15/2018 - LLAW: Study shows impact of excessive civil tort costs on Louisiana economy
10/15/2018 - Report: Economic Benefits of Tort Reform
10/15/2018 - Report: Excessive civil tort costs taking a toll on Louisiana economy
10/12/2018 - Trial lawyer climate lawsuits against big oil aren't very popular
10/12/2018 - Move to end Plaquemines' coastal erosion lawsuits against oil and gas companies falls a vote short
10/9/2018 - Plaquemines Parish Council to consider measure to withdraw from oil and gas lawsuits
10/9/2018 - Plaquemines Parish: Microcosm of Louisiana's Near-Cosmic Dysfunctionalities
10/2/2018 - Lawsuit Abuse in Louisiana: Time to Turn up the Heat
9/20/2018 - Bayer Levels Sights on Weedkiller Verdict
9/24/2018 - Study Released by American Tort Reform Association: Trial Lawyers Spent $186 Million on Advertising in Second Quarter of 2018
9/24/2018 - State's auto insurance rates much too high
9/18/2018 - Oil companies go for another win in climate change fight, ask for dismissal of Wash. county's case
9/17/2018 - EPA proposes $365,500 settlement with Pennsylvania manufacturer over alleged violations of Safe Drinking Water Act
9/14/2018 - US takes global oil lead, but La. lags
9/13/2018 - Climate Lawsuits May Drive Thousands of Jobs Out of the US, Business Leader Says
9/11/2018 - La. Governor asks House Speaker to file legislation protecting health care for Louisiana
9/10/2018 - Lawsuit Abuse in Louisiana: Time to Turn Up the Heat
9/10/2018 - Together Baton Rouge: tax assessor under-assessing some ExxonMobil property
9/7/2018 - Carcinogenic junk science is finding its way into the courtroom
9/7/2018 - Climate lawsuits may drive thousands of jobs out of the US, business leader says
9/6/2018 - AG Jeff Landry: Lawsuits against big oil companies over climate change would threaten Louisiana jobs
9/4/2018 - Climate lawsuits could endanger important Louisiana industries
9/4/2018 - Appeals court dismisses case centering on $60 million marine accident
8/29/2018 - Ashe confirmed to N.O. federal judgeship
8/28/2018 - Class action lawsuit over Waggaman landfill moved to federal court
8/24/2018 - Judge grants class-action status to lawsuit against Louisiana public defender system
8/24/2018 - Former Avondale employee ordered to disclose asbestos settlement
8/22/2018 - Task force to look at Louisiana's high auto insurance rates, try to find ways to lower premiums
8/21/2018 - Ergon-St. James awarded $10 million for damages to terminal/dock facility struck by two ships
8/17/2018 - Jimmy Lawson, longtime politician, sues Jefferson government, School Board for asbestos disease
8/15/2018 - Elections: What's at Stake
8/13/2018 - Objector fighting $21.5M settlement with Monsanto, says lawyers, paid more than $6M, didn't get enough for class
8/15/2018 - Round Up the Usual Lawyers
8/14/2018 - Greg Guidry re-elected to Louisiana Supreme Court; sole opponent didn't file tax returns
8/14/2018 - Public service drives New Orleans attorney as she prepares to lead the American Bar Association
8/13/2018 - Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch admonishes 'billboard attorneys'
8/12/2018 - Graves says lawsuits against oil, gas not right approach
8/13/2018 - New Orleans property owners file suit against S&WB over flood damage: 'It needs to be done'
8/11/2018 - Monsanto to appeal $289 million RoundUp verdict blaming weed killer for cancer
8/11/2018 - New Orleans judges enter 'uncharted territory,' and budget peril, after federal court decisions
8/10/2018 - Locals and activists fight to stop a Louisiana pipeline that the operator insists most people want
8/10/2018 - Anti-Pipeline Kayaktivists Hit With Felony Charges Under Louisiana's New ALEC-Inspired Law That Criminalizes Protest
8/8/2018 - New Orleans lawyer president-elect of American Bar Association
8/9/2018 - Attorneys and political cronies - not state or plaintiffs - winners in coastal litigation, critics say
8/9/2018 - Letter to the Editor: Louisiana courts keep alive lawsuit threat to economy
8/6/2018 - Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch director disagrees with rejecting consolidation of wetland damage suits
8/6/2018 - New Orleans judge has 'substantial' conflict of interest in setting bonds, federal court finds
8/5/2018 - Our Views: Louisiana's lawyers can argue until coast is long gone, and they probably will
8/4/2018 - Candidate for associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court allegedly falsified information
8/2/2018 - With millions at stake, New Jersey judges won't accept junk science against pharma companies
7/31/2018 - Parish oil damage lawsuits won't be consolidated before one judge
7/31/2018 - Supreme Court denies Trump admin request to halt youth climate lawsuit
7/29/2018 - Two compete for appellate court seat
7/29/2018 - Florida Marine denies claims that it was responsible for sinking barge
7/27/2018 - A Landowner is Suing to Keep Louisiana Pipeline Off His Property
7/27/2018 - St. Tammany sues drug makers over opioid crisis
7/27/2018 - Netherlands port authority brings federal lawsuit to Louisiana over oil tanker spill
7/26/2018 - Class-action status sought for Jefferson Parish landfill stench claims; here are next steps
7/26/2018 - Plaintiff in estate dispute can't amend complaint against Orleans Parish judge
7/26/2018 - Edwards' rule changes add 'costs and uncertainty' to state chemical industry's ability to compete with Texas
7/26/2018 - Judge says Dakota Access developer can't sue BankTrack
7/25/2018 - Environmental rights group lauds decision to allow review of paid actors at New Orleans council meeting
7/25/2018 - Louisiana Supreme Court posts attorney disciplinary action on its web page: does it do the same for judges
7/24/2018 - Motion to recuse Judge Wilson from Marshall case denied
7/24/2018 - Appeals court sides with Allstate in client's suit over additional costs from auto accident
7/24/2018 - Troopers arrest 5 in fake car crash scheme
7/24/2018 - Judge grants Monsanto's motion to dismiss worker's claim of emotional distress
7/23/2018 - Federal court admonishes Marchman, sanctions attorneys for 'frivolous' claims
7/23/2018 - Louisiana Supreme Court didn't disclose $58 million surplus during budget debate
7/21/2018 - Louisiana teen's climate change lawsuit cleared for trial: report
7/21/2018 - Take a close look at this abandoned Plaquemines oil field, why it's a source of major legal battle
7/20/2018 - In spite of recent dismissals, City of Baltimore launches climate change suit against big oil
7/20/2018 - Judge dismisses New York City's lawsuit against major energy companies
7/20/2018 - Losing streak emerges as NYC, hired guns lose climate change case against Big Oil
7/19/2018 - 'Lawsuit abuse climate' driving jobs out of state, harming state's future, think tank CEO says
7/17/2018 - Louisiana watchdog group says more claims will follow Johnson & Johnson talc powder case
7/16/2018 - Court remedy sought in judge issue
7/13/2018 - Louisiana Coalition for Common Sense director: Talc verdict indicative of St. Louis 'judicial hellhole' standing
7/13/2018 - Despite challenges in courtrooms and at work sites, construction on Bayou Bridge Pipeline rolls along
7/12/2018 - New executive director of Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch vows to make a difference
7/9/2018 - Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch names Lana Sonnier Venable executive director
7/7/2018 - Minority judgeship case returns to court
7/7/2018 - Columbia Gulf Transmission looks to move pipeline construction lawsuit to federal court
7/6/2018 - Stephens, Marchman to face off again in 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal race
7/6/2018 - Hunter to run for 4th JDC seat being vacated by Sharp
7/1/2018 - Justice Hall of Fame to induct Edwards
6/28/2018 - New Orleans native in the running to succeed Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court
6/27/2018 - LMOGA president lauds dismissal of climate change lawsuits
6/26/2018 - Director of Louisiana lawsuit watchdog group calls climate change lawsuits against big oil misguided
6/17/2018 - Oil wetland damage case returns to federal court
6/16/2018 - Hilcorp Energy settles suit with oystermen over unauthorized dredging through wetlands
6/15/2018 - Minority judicial district case moving back to court
6/4/2018 - Gas pipeline firms appeal federal judge's order to pay for canal erosion
5/30/2018 - 42 oil wetland damage suits move back to federal courts
5/28/2018 - Louisiana trial lawyers launch a litigious assault on the state's energy sector
5/17/2018 - Federal judge rules that it is 'premature' to determine enforceability if contract in lawsuit involving Andarko
5/15/2018 - Federal jude sends asbestos case involving shipyard back to Orleans Parish District Court
5/10/2018 - JDPJ approves resolution for opioid litigation
5/10/2018 - LLAW wary of Jefferson Parish Council partnership to sue opioid drug makers
5/9/2018 - St. John judge, accused of sexual assault, plans to stay on bench
5/9/2018 - 7 things to know about Kurt Englehardt, newest judge of 5th U.S. Circuit Court
5/8/2018 - Terrebonne prosecutor announces bid for judgeship
4/23/2018 - Louisiana judicial budget advances despite concern over cuts
4/22/2018 - Legislators to hear chief justice
4/20/2018 - Federal appeals court tosses key post-Katrina ruling awarding damages in St. Bernard, Lower 9
4/9/2018 - Effort to extend time to sue insurance companies for bad faith sidelined by House panel
4/9/2018 - Capitol Views: Business lobby laments legal reform landscape
4/9/2018 - Mitch Landrieu backs Wendy Vitter's bid for federal judge
4/7/2018 - Dan Fagan: Auto insurance rates in Louisiana would drop if this one law was addressed
4/5/2018 - WAGUESPACK: People Over the Process
3/30/2018 - 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal affirms judgment in oilfield remediation case
3/28/2018 - Judge: Return Chinese Drywall Lawsuits to original States
3/18/2018 - Attorney targets media outlet in latest lawsuit against critics
3/17/2018 - Five squaring off in March 24 primary to fill spot on 18th Judicial District Court
3/10/2018 - Dan Fagan: Gov. Edwards suing deep-pocketed companies shouldn't come as a surprise
3/7/2018 - Federal judge denies class action status for lawsuit against chloroprene plant in LaPlace
3/5/2018 - What Happens When You Criticize John Carmouche's Lawsuits? He Threatens to Sue You!
3/5/2018 - Did You See the Wall Street Journal's Piece on JBE and His Anti-Oil Trial Lawyers?
3/4/2018 - LLAW executive director says it's time for lawmakers to fix legal system - and sky-high insurance rates
3/2/2018 - Coalition for Common Senate attorney blames high car insurance rates on lawsuit abuse
3/3/2018 - Opinion: Jobs at risk, judge off the clock in Bayou Pipeline project
3/2/2018 - Opinion: The Governor and Louisiana Lawyers Plot an Energy Shakedown
3/1/2018 - Experts say more resources needed to help opioid users in Baton Rouge area, advocate input from users themselves in policy process
2/28/2018 - Appeals court race pits longtime civil court clerk against criminal court judge
2/27/2018 - Judge Doughty poised for Senate confirmation vote
2/26/2018 - Rep. Seabaugh could land federal judgeship
2/22/2018 - Does Louisiana have the most uninsured drivers?
2/22/2018 - New surge in civil lawsuits tied to Deepwater Horizon spill: study
2/20/2018 - Opinion: Kennedy a key vote on lawsuit reform bill
2/14/2018 - Mineral rights case heads back to Louisiana District Court
2/14/2018 - Louisiana high court's eminent-domain decision could affect future government actions, lawyer says
2/14/2018 - Citgo must pay $81 million file for 2006 spill in Louisiana: U.S. 5th Circuit
2/14/2018 - Group sues to stop oil companies from dumpting waste into the Gulf
2/13/2018 - Appel: A legal case you've likely never heard of signifies more damage to Louisiana's oil and gas industry
2/12/2018 - Who's responsible for Louisiana being left out of the shale oil revolution?
2/8/2018 - Addis, New Orleans and Baton Rouge attorneys disciplined by Louisiana Supreme Court
2/8/2018 - Judiciary Committee sign-off sends three Louisiana nominees to full Senate confirmation votes
2/5/2018 - Judge denies environmental groups' records search request in Louisiana pipeline challenge
1/28/2018 - 'Gavel Gap': Louisiana's judiciary mostly white and male, except in one parish...
1/27/2018 - Louisiana governments, lawyers file lawsuits against drug companies for rise of opioid cases
1/27/2018 - Big green readies dozens of lawsuits as only 'antidote' for Trump EPA
1/25/2018 - Bayou Bridge can't be compelled to turn over records to environmental groups, Baton Rouge judge rules
1/25/2018 - Audit finds Jefferson Parish Finance Authority paid legal bills without proof of work
1/23/2018 - Wendy Vitter nominated for coveted federal judgeship in New Orleans
1/22/2018 - Terrebonne Parish considers joining opioid lawsuit
1/23/2018 - Baton Rouge files lawsuit against opioid drug makers
1/23/2018 - Opinion: Louisiana's new trial lawyer shakedown
1/19/2018 - Decision to Come Feb. 20 in Dispute on Louisiana Opioid Suit
1/19/2018 - Louisiana governor's staff, attorney geneeral spar over opiod suit at court hearing; judge will make ruling Feb. 20
1/10/2018 - 5th Circuit Judge: Law clerk 'highly corrupt'
1/11/2018 - New York City sues oil companies over climate change costs
1/11/2018 - Former Jindal-era governor's counsel suspended following domestic battery arrest
1/11/2018 - Judge Robert Murphy to retire his suit at 5th Circuit Court of Appeal; Marion Edwards to fill in
1/10/2018 - In confirmation hearing for 5th Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Kurt Engelhardt, senators focus on Danziger Bridge case
1/9/2018 - Disgraced former Plaquemines Parish judge readmitted to law practice in Louisiana
1/8/2018 - Louisiana Lawsuits Try to Put Oil Industry on Trial for Following the Law 80 Years Ago
1/5/2018 - Trump to renominate four men for Louisiana federal courts
1/4/2018 - Taetrace Harrison, facing assault with a firearm charge, qualifies for Orleans judge's race
1/4/2018 - Clerk of Court Dale Atkins, Judge Robin Pittman qualify for Fourth Circuit Judge
1/3/2018 - Opinion: The Opioid Crisis Has Plaintiff Lawyers Smelling Cash
12/29/2017 - Capitol Hill Republicans celebrate successes on judgeships, but federal positions in Louisiana remain vacant
12/13/2017 - Oil-spill-related defamation suits resolved after mediation
12/5/2017 - Group calls La. 'judicial hellhole,' blames Gov. Edwards
12/2/2017 - Could John Kennedy's posturing be mroe about the governor than the president?
12/1/2017 - Mamou attorney disbarred following forgery, other allegations in personal injury case
12/1/2017 - Governor takes LGBT rights battle to state Supreme Court
11/28/2017 - Eight months pass, judicial complaint threatened before Judge Janice Clark recuses herself from case
11/28/2017 - Sen. John Kennedy votes against Trump judge nominee - and blasts another as embarrassing
11/27/2017 - Louisiana nominee for federal appeals court to get hearing Wednesday; Sen. Kennedy could be key vote
11/27/2017 - Feuding Baton Rouge personal injury lawyers McKernan, Guirard want trial, not settlement
11/27/2017 - Shreveport may sue pharma companies over opioids
11/24/2017 - ExxonMobil, Hess oil win case over old oil well royalties
11/25/2017 - State denies remedies needed in minority judgeship case
11/24/2017 - Louisiana ranks last in legal climate, business survey finds
11/17/2017 - Louisiana's legal climate reaches an all-time low
11/14/2017 - Sen. John Kennedy keeping mum on nomination of conservative Kyle Duncan to 5th Circuit judgeship
11/14/2017 - Judge denies state's stay request
11/13/2017 - The only ones collecting in lawsuits against the state: $3M for defense attorneys; zero for plaintiffs & their attorneys
11/12/2017 - As conservatives push to get judge nominee Kyle Duncan confirmed, liberals express alarm
11/12/2017 - 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal upholds class-action status in double-billing case
11/11/2017 - John Kennedy withholds support for federal judge nominee Kyle Duncan: report
11/10/2017 - Association: Flood authority's case could harm oil companies despite Supreme Court denial to hear appeal
11/3/2017 - Filing lawsuits not a solution to coastal erosion
11/3/2017 - The Fight Goes On
10/30/2017 - Attorney General Jeff Landry seeks control of Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' opioid lawsuit
10/30/2017 - The Supreme Court says "no, go away" to the first of the coastal lawsuits
10/30/2017 - LLAW Statement Regarding U.S. Supreme Court's Refusal to Revive Levee Board Lawsuit
10/30/2017 - U.S. Supreme Court won't hear appeal of levee authority oil suit
10/30/2017 - U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear lawsuit over damage to Louisiana's coast
10/30/2017 - High court won't revive Louisiana coastal wetlands lawsuit
10/26/2017 - Charbonnet says she'd sue oil firms over coastal damage, Cantrell says option 'on the table'
10/25/2017 - Legal shake down of oil companies is wrong approach - Letter
10/24/2017 - Looking for a Big Easy windfall
10/21/2017 - 'We don't know who we're fighting:' A year after flooding, BR families seek legal help to pursue insurnace claims
10/20/2017 - Attorney Kevin Kimball elected judge after other candidate drops out of the 18th Judicial District Court race
10/15/2017 - Stephen takes 2nd Circuit seat
10/14/2017 - Judge Tiffany Chase claims 4th Circuit judgeship
10/10/2017 - Louisiana's Sinking Parishes Sue Fossil Fuel Companies Over Climates Damage
10/19/2017 - Opinion: Environmental challenges need leadership, not lawsuits
10/17/2017 - A More Nuanced Look at the Washington Post's 'Bizarre Opioid Story'
10/16/2017 - Trump's EPA to Curb legal Settlements with Environmentalists
10/16/2017 - Supreme Court disbars Lafayette attorney
10/16/2017 - Louisiana Supreme Court hears arguments in controversial setting case of eminent domain
10/13/2017 - Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week - A Time to Reflect on Where We Are and Where We Need To Go
10/5/2017 - The Lawyer Who Beat Big Tobacco Takes on the Opioid Industry
10/8/2017 - Opinion: It's time for Big Oil to pay for its damages like Big Tobacco did
10/8/2017 - Four candidates vie for two open spots on 22nd Judicial District bench
10/4/2017 - Opinion: Healthy oil and gas industry is essential to Louisiana
October 2017 - The People's Message: Focus on Jobs, Not Lawsuits and Taxes
10/3/2017 - Letter to the Editor: Trial lawyers represent real people, not corporations
9/29/2017 - Opinion: Can we talk about our relationship to the oil industry? It's not our savior
9/29/2017 - Trump picks 4 for New Orleans-based appeals court
9/26/2017 - Appel reacts to need for civil justice legal reform
9/22/2017 - Letters: Proud to be a trial lawyer
9/22/2017 - Letters: Fagan column was way off base
9/25/2017 - Guest column: A rigged poll on the legal system in Louisiana
9/21/2017 - Louisiana oil and gas industry suffering from litigation-friendly reputation, association says
9/20/2017 - LLAW & NFIB Host Workshop for Small Business Owners on ADA Lawsuits
9/20/2017 - Oil and gas wetlands-damage lawsuits get trial dates in Plaquemines Parish
9/19/2017 - Opinion: Trial lawyers laughing on way to the bank
9/19/2017 - Louisiana sheriff's offices file lawsuit over opioid crisis
9/18/2017 - Louisiana's legal climate hits 'rock bottom' in national survey
9/17/2017 - Consumer advocates and banking groups size up undeceide Sen. Kennedy in battle over class-action lawsuit restrictions
9/17/2017 - Column: Does Louisiana being ranked last in a survey register with residents any more?
9/17/2017 - Orleans civil and criminal court judget vie for seat on appeals court
9/16/2017 - APPEL: You can't grow an economy with a jackpot justice system like Louisiana has
9/15/2017 - NFIB state director says legal climate in Louisiana is bad for business
9/12/2017 - A Reputation Worth Changing
9/12/2017 - Louisiana ranked worst for state lawsuit climate in U.S. Chamber survey
9/12/2017 - Legal Reform Advocates Comment on Louisiana's Poor Ranking in National Lawsuit Climate Survey
9/11/2017 - Louisiana's legal climate hits 'rock bottom' in national survey
9/9/2017 - Mark Ballard: In Louisiana, does reducing taxes to create jobs hurt funding for education, roads?
8/27/2017 - Local NAACP celebrates judgeship ruling
8/22/2017 - The judge has made his ruling; now what next? No easy path ahead
8/23/2017 - Gas pipeline firms must oat for some canal erosion, federal judge rules
8/23/2017 - Law firm ask court to force Plaquemines to pay its share of $45 million BP settlement
8/22/2017 - 42-parish area of western Louisiana suffers from vacant federal judgeships
8/18/2017 - US court sees election bias in a Louisiana judicial district
8/18/2017 - Sen. Cassidy submits 3 names, including Wendy Vitter's, for federal judgeship
8/15/2017 - Appeals court reviews Louisiana governor's LGBT-rights order
8/11/2017 - Louisiana ranked 2nd in the country for highest auto insurance rates
8/10/2017 - New Orleans radio host debates link between lawsuits and car insurance rates
8/7/2017 - Letters: Stop fraud on asbestos claims
8/3/2017 - Trump nominates Michael Juneau, Terry Doughty as federal judges for the Western District in Louisiana
7/30/2017 - Deep pocket justice serves lawyers, not Louisiana
7/24/2017 - Landry: Trial Lawyers Fighting Over Ridiculous Legal Ads? What's New?
7/21/2017 - AG Jeff Landry asks court to reaffirm LGBT order is unconstitutional, extend his authority
7/15/2017 - Opioid litigation should serve the public interest, not trial lawyers' bottom lines
7/14/2017 - Marchman joins Court of Appeal race
7/13/2017 - New Orleans councilman shelves proposal to sue oil companies for wetlands damage
7/12/2017 - Jason Williams urges Mitch Landrieu to file wetland damage suit against oil, gas
7/11/2017 - Supreme Court deadline nears for suit over wetland loss
7/7/17 - Vermilion Parish gets small victory in coastal suit against oil, gas firms: report
7/6/2017 - Louisiana attorney general dropping lawsuit against governor
7/5/2017 - Federal magistrate: Vermilion wetlands suit against oil and gas companies should stay in state court
7/5/2017 - Spat between lawyers Gordon McKernan, E. Eric Guirard over mocking ad lands in federal court
6/23/2017 - Louisiana Supreme Court suspends six attorneys
6/7/2017 - Workers Compensation Research Institute says Louisiana workers' compensation costs among highest
6/7/2017 - 1 suit pitting Louisiana governor, attorney general resolved; another remains
6/6/2017 - Letters: Court was right to nix lawsuit
6/4/2017 - Oil and gas industry must pay to fix damage done to Louisiana coast: Opinion
6/1/2017 - Bill would stop asbestos fraud: Letter
5/30/2017 - The Business of Litigation Finance is Booming
5/26/2017 - Letters: Editorial on coast left out key points
5/25/2017 - Environmentalist threatens to sue Corps over Bayou Bridge Pipeline
5/25/2017 - Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says reform of asbestos compensation needed
5/23/2017 - LANDRY: Louisiana Needs Jobs, Not More Taxes and Lawsuits
5/19/2017 - Perret dons robes as 3rd Circuit Court judge
5/3/2017 - Letters: U.S. Senate should pass FACT Act
5/9/2017 - Plaquemines wins document access in oil industry damage suit
4/30/2017 - Louisiana lawmaker: Legacy oil lawsuits slow job growth
4/26/2017 - St. John Parish becomes 6th parish to file suit against oil and gas companies for coastal loss
4/25/2017 - New judiciary overseers appointed by La. Supreme Court
4/20/2017 - Theall pulls even in the money race as Perret's contributions dry up
4/17/2017 - Following the Third Circuit Money
4/14/2017 - Louisiana federal judge says alcoholism had no effect on rulings, but expects lawsuits
4/14/2017 - Lawyer, top donor to governor defends legal team in coastal suits as critics cry foul
4/14/2017 - No rehearing for Louisiana coastal land loss suit
4/14/2017 - Raise $500,000 cap on Louisiana medical malpractice damages? Not so fast, legislators say
4/9/2017 - Fifth Circuit gives split decision in dredging suits against oil and gas companies
4/12/2017 - No rehearing in suit alleging oil industry coastal damage
4/12/2017 - LOGA and LMOGA Applaud Court of Appeals' Decision to Affirm the Dismissal of Coastal Lawsuit
4/12/2017 - Theall, Perret clash at Oil Center showdown
4/12/2017 - Attorney general accuses Gov. Edwards of 'fleecing' taxpayers
4/11/2017 - Louisiana attorney general sues governor over money transfer
4/6/2017 - Editorial: On Judiciary stage, Kennedy Shines
4/6/2017 - Louisiana Supreme Court says district judge has to pay fine
4/5/2017 - Election Day spending: Perret pours it on, but Theall wins ROI
4/4/2017 - State high court loses another round in recusal case
3/29/2017 - AG Jeff Landry facing lawsuit over public records delay, hopes it isn't a 'political witch hunt'
3/25/2017 - Judge Paula Brown wins Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal seat
3/25/2017 - Perret, Theall make 3rd Circuit runoff
3/24/2017 - Guest column: Court sends clear message: lawsuits won't save coast
3/20/2017 - Anseman prevails on appeal; eligibiliity to run restored
3/19/2017 - Lawsuit-abuse watchdog group applauds recent House bill
3/17/2017 - Appeal Filed in Flood Board's Suit Against Oil Companies
3/17/2017 - BP claims delayed by moratorium damage demands can go to court
3/14/2017 - Foster Campbell: Court wrong on Louisiana coastal erosion case
3/13/2017 - Judge Harris: Anseman ineligible for Third Circuit seat
3/9/2017 - Legacy and coastal lawsuits tie up revenue for Louisiana
3/10/2017 - House Passes Sweeping Legal Reform
3/9/2017 - D.A. Earl Taylor challenging Anseman's candidacy
3/7/2017 - Women have monopoly on upcoming Louisiana judicial elections
3/7/2017 - Coastal erosion lawsuits are expensive treasure hunt that won't pay off, LLAW executive director says
3/6/2017 - Attorney Martin Landrieu seeks to fill sister's seat on 4th Circuit bench
3/6/2017 - John Bel Edwards fights court decision to throw out LGBT executive order
3/3/2017 - Louisiana Litigation Seeking to Bilk Energy Companies Suffers Set-Back at Fifth Circuit
3/6/2017 - Katrina victims shocked by small payments
3/5/2017 - Baton Rouge attorney suspended for alleged 'threat of harm'
3/3/2017 - FOX 8 Defenders: Class-action levee breach settlement update
3/3/2017 - Judgment Call
3/2/2017 - Susan Theall: The long-shot candidate
3/3/2017 - Trial Lawyer Suits Against the Oil and Gas Industry - Courts are Saying They're a Bad Idea
3/3/2017 - Appeals court hands oil companies victory in coastal lawsuit
3/3/2017 - Appeals court rules for oil firms, against levee authority in wetlands damage suit
3/3/2017 - Graves, oil and gas associations applaud court's decision in coastal lawsuit
3/3/2017 - LOGA and LMOGA Applaud Court of Appeals' Decision to Affirm the Dismissal of Coastal Lawsuit
2/23/2017 - Legal ethics expert: Anseman not eligible for judgeship
2/13/2017 - Complaint filed against Judge Mike Erwin for alleged use of racial slur at Baton Rouge restaurant
2/8/2017 - Opinion: Coastal lawsuits are not the way forward
1/31/2017 - Donald Trump's executive orders renew dispute between Jeff Landry, Gov. Edwards
1/29/2017 - Legal watchdog derides 'system abuse' in Deepwater fund fraud cases
1/29/2017 - Oil industry is doing its part for the coast
1/29/2017 - Anseman qualifies for race • Theall plans to run for seat
1/28/2017 - Our Views: More easy rides for judges
1/27/2017 - Opinion: We must demand help from oil industry
1/27/2017 - Litigation Won't Solve Budget Crisis
1/27/2017 - Edwards' Good Ol' Boy Approach to Litigation Lands Louisiana on U.S. 'Judicial Hellholes' List
1/26/2017 - More than 100 jailed for fake BP oil spill claims
1/24/2017 - Opinion: Make Big Oil fix what it broke
1/24/2017 - ULM grad is possible Supreme Court pick
1/22/2017 - Baker Hughes reportedly closing Crowley facility amid litigious environment and oil slump
1/19/2017 - Mystery deepens after federal judge removes herself from more cases in Louisiana
1/18/2017 - James Gill: Key to helping save Louisiana's coast - appeals court who must 'wake up'
1/17/2017 - Jeff Landry gets his pick of lawyer for Louisiana abortion restriction defense
1/12/2017 - Louisiana's Resolutions
1/13/2017 - Justices will weigh limits on worker rights to sue employers
1/12/2017 - Save coastal Louisiana, and you protect the rest of the nation
1/11/2017 - Denham council signs onto lawsuit against DOTD
1/10/2017 - Landry uses stunts to build brand
1/9/2017 - The pitch: Promote La. oil and gas
1/9/2017 - Lafayette lawyer eyes 3rd District seat
1/7/2017 - Attorney General Jeff Landry slams Mitch Landrieu, says New Orleans 'more dangerous than Chicago'
1/5/2017 - Louisiana lawyers sue Milberg over Vioxx fees, seek up to $10.6 million
12/28/2016 - Gov. John Bel Edwards names sister-in-law to state board
12/21/2016 - John Bel Edwards says the court was wrong to throw out LGBT executive order
12/21/2016 - JBE's war on oil has made Lafayette lose more jobs than any other city in the country
12/15/2016 - Louisiana still among judicial 'hellholes,' report says
12/15/2016 - Tort reform group slams Edwards' pursuit of oil and gas lawsuits
12/15/2016 - Gov. Edwards' good ol' boy approach to litigation lands Louisiana on U.S. 'Judicial Hellholes' list
12/14/2016 -John Bel Edwards' LGBT protections declared unlawful
12/11/2016 - New Orleans Councilman refuses to pay debts incurred after Supreme Court suspension
12/10/2016 - AG Landry joins 42 states in pharmaceutical case settlement
12/7/2016 - Justice's recusal in oil cases leads to renewed suit with Louisiana Supreme Court
12/7/2016 - John Bel Edwards takes on the oil and gas industry
12/2016 - Gov. John Bel Edwrads Wants Payback, Louisiana-Style
12/4/2016 - Parish district attorney discourages coastal lawsuits against oil and gas
12/4/2016 - Landry v. Edwards - It's a feud with no end in sight
12/4/2016 - Closing arguments filed in dispute over rights order
12/2/2016 - Jeff Landry asks court to throw out transgender protections in John Bel Edwards' order
12/1/2016 - John Bel Edwards, Jeff Landry in court: 8 things we learned about their feud
11/30/2016 - Insight: Sue or get out of the way
12/1/2016 - Too Much Money in Judicial Races? You Be the Judge
11/29/2016 - Attorneys for Gov. John Bel Edwards, Attorney General Jeff Landry argue over authority on sexual gender protection
11/29/2016 - John Bel Edwards, Jeff Landry head to court over LGBT: 4 things to know
11/27/2016 - Dispute over governor's LGBT-rights executive order heads to state court
11/23/2016 - LLAW's Melissa Landry Named ATRA's 2016 "Legal Reform Watchdog of the Year"
11/17/2016 - Court date set for power struggle between Gov. Edwards, Attorney General Jeff Landry
11/16/2016 - John Bel Edwards, Jeff Landry's court battle over LGBT executive order
11/16/2016 - Lawyers renew fight against justice's recusal in oil case
11/13/2016 - Lawsuit filed by federal judge against fellow Supreme Court justices dismissed
11/13/2016 - PPI medication lawsuits may be transferred to the Middle District of Louisiana
11/13/2016 - La. judge may be SCOTUS nominee
11/13/2016 - Trial lawyers win Supreme Court race
11/12/2016 - Groups want Third Circuit to enforce Flonase class action settlement against Louisiana AG
11/12/2016 - John Bel Edwards asks court to define role of Louisiana attorney general
11/11/2016 - Energy leaders respond to new district court ruling on coastal litigation
11/11/2016 - Judge revives parish's lawsuit over coastal wetlands loss
11/11/2016 - Jeff damage suit against 9 oil firms to go to trial, judge rules
11/10/2016 - AMA: Lawyer ads alarming prescription drug users, jeopardizing health care
11/9/2016 - Time for DNR to do its job
11/9/2016 - Genovese ekes out win over Castle in state high court judge race
11/8/2016 - Bartholomew-Woods defeats White for 4th Circuit judge seat
11/5/2016 - 4th Circuit judicial candidates battle over ads claiming on was 'caught lying'
11/4/2016 - Spending questioned in state Supreme Court race
11/4/2016 - Election could result in brothers as judge and DA in DeSoto Parish
11/2/2016 - Campaign turns ugly; St. John judge candidates give takes on series of flyers
11/3/2016 - Letters: State Supreme Court race matters, too
11/3/2016 - Questions arise surroundinng $555.2 million award to Deepwater Horizon plaintiffs' attorneys
10/29/2016 - Governor defends lawsuits against oil and gas industry
10/28/2016 - Louisiana state leaders bash governor for pay-to-play scheme
10/27/2016 - Officials again balk at suing oil companies
10/26/2016 - Class-action attorneys awarded $555.2 million for work in BP lawsuits
10/25/2016 - Critics accuse trial lawyers of trying to influence Louisiana Supreme Court race
10/24/2016 - No end in sight to feud between Edwards, Landry
10/23/2016 - Two Republicans vying for the Louisiana Supreme Court justice seat for District 3 speak out
10/22/2016 - Fed judge rules La. Supreme Court justice's suit unconstitutional
10/20/2016 - GOP lawmakers question coastal lawsuits
10/20/2016 - Edwards says he's not rescinding anti-discrimination order
10/20/2016 - Fingerpointing the Blame for Coastal Lawsuits
10/18/2016 - GOING COASTAL
10/19/2016 - No law prevents suspended judges from other 'public service,' legal expert says
10/18/2016 - Thibodaux law firm owned by executive counsel's father among those that could be rewarded in coastal lawsuits
10/18/2016 - LOGA leader Briggs moved; health improving after injury
10/18/2016 - Cox to challenge Caraway in court of appeal race
10/17/2016 - Attorney General Jeff Landry can block LGBT workplace protections, court says
10/17/2016 - ILR Institute for Legal Reform: Opposition Grows to Louisiana Coastal Lawsuits Against Oil & Gas Companies
10/17/2016 - Parish contracts on coastal loss may offer big paydays
10/16/2016 - Edwards alters attorney contracts
10/13/2016 - John Bel Edwards submits similar legal contract for coastal lawsuits - setting up another fight with Jeff Landry
10/13/2016 - Lawsuit debate continues
10/12/2016 - Voices: Lawsuits against oil industry harms residents
10/12/2016 - The governor vs. Big Oil: Who's declaring war on whom?
10/12/2016 - IPC to Ask State Not to Sue Over Coastal Erosion
10/11/2016 - Port Won't Support Coastal Lawsuits
10/11/2016 - Trial lawyer support of Genovese questioned in tight Louisiana Supreme Court race
10/11/2016 - Lafourche Council Refuses to Sue Oil Companies Over Wetlands Damage
10/11/2016 - Boustany Bill to Limit Revenue Changes
10/11/2016 - Edwards seeks revised coastal suit contract
10/10/2016 - Letters: Barry distorted issues on coastal damage
10/6/2016 - LETTER to President Brister
10/7/2016 - Lafayette board won't pursue lawsuits
10/7/2016 - Lawsuits pose threat
10/7/2016 - Lawmakers petition governor
10/7/2016 - Senate candidates disagree with Edwards on oil, gas lawsuits
10/5/2016 - Walker mayor files lawsuit against state, federal governments
10/6/2016 - BP money could transform state
10/6/2016 - As industry evades responsibility, La. coast disappears
10/5-2016 - Parishes won't sue oil companies
10/3/2016 - Edwards, Landry mark new low
10/3/2016 - Concerns Remain Over LA Gov's Hiring of Contingency Fee Attorneys to Sue Oil & Gas Industry
10/2/2016 - JBE sues AG Landry over anti-discrimination clause
9/30/2016 - John Bel Edwards reworks legal contract for the coastal lawsuits
9/30/2016 - Gov. Edwards appoints six to New Orleans-area levee authority, including lawsuit opponent
9/30/2016 - Graves: Edwards' targeting of oil, gas industry is about politics, greed, not justice
9/30/2016 - LANDRY, GRAVES & JBE
9/30/2016 - Caught in no man's land
9/29/2016 - AG Jeff Landry blocks state contracts that include language preventing LGBT discrimination
9/27/2016 - LA Governor Putting 'Unprecedented' Pressure on Local Governments to Sue Local Industry, Says State Business Leader
9/27/2016 - State Supreme Court candidates Jimmy Genovese, Marilyn Castle exchange jabs during Lafayette debate
9/26/2016 - President's View: Sue or Get Out of the Way
9/26/2016 - LOGA president says Gov. Edwards' call for more lawsuits against the industry a 'shakedown'
9/23/2016 - Louisiana attorney general audits firms in drywall lawsuits
9/23/2016 - Edwards using new litigation to deflect pay-to-play controversy, oil and gas industry statement says
9/22/2016 - Terrebonne will not sue oil and gas industry over wetlands damage
9/22/2016 - JBE is trying to destroy Louisiana's oil and gas industry, not save our coast
9/22/2016 - Public policy consultant blasts Edwards' choices in litigation over coastal land loss
9/23/2016 - Critics blast coastal lawsuits
9/22/2016 - Supreme Court judge got campaign money from Helis Oil, Fox 8 reports
9/22/2016 - Energy Industry Responds to Governor's Latest Attack
9/22/2016 - Gov. Edwards defends his stance on state's involvement in coastal damage lawsuits
9/22/2016 - State pursuing coastal lawsuits
9/21/2016 - JBE defends contract for coastal litigation
9/21/2016 - Louisiana's oil and gas industry is paying its part for the coast. It has for decades
9/21/2016 - John Bel Edwards: Jeff Landry can't stop Louisiana from suing oil and gas industry
9/21/2016 - Gov. John Bel Edwards: State will sue oil and gas companies directly if parishes don't
9/18/2016 - Where Landry and Edwards must meet
9/17/2016 - Jeff Sadow: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards should make good on ethics pledge
9/16/2016 - The Next Justice: Supreme Court race under radar (for now)
9/14/2016 - Coastal lawsuit needs openness
9/13/2016 - EDITORIAL: As Coast Vanishes, Politicians Feud
9/12/2016 - EDITORIAL: Get It Right Before Signing State Contract
9/12/2016 - Landry: Coastal Suits Favor Lawyers, Not Middle Class
9/12/2016 - Edwards takes Louisiana government back in time
9/12/2016 - Turf wars steal spotlight from coastal issue
9/11/2016 - James Gill: A new Gov. Edwards knows what friends are for
9/11/2016 - Attorneys picked by Edwards for coastal litigation team hold fundraiser for governor
9/8/2016 - Edwards, Landry at odds again
9/7/2016 - John Barry, Tim Doody won't return to east bank levee authority
9/7/2016 - Louisiana's oil and gas industry is still facing many obstacles on the long, difficult road to recovery
9/6/2016 - Legal deadlines suspended following flooding
9/6/2016 - Good ol' boy government wins again
9/5/2016 - Supporters of lawsuit against oil and gas companies seeking to get back on levee board after being replaced by Jindal
9/4/2016 - Potential conflict found in donor
9/2/2016 - Edwards' lawyer in coastal suit drop
9/1/2016 - Critics say Gov. Edwards is running his own 'buddy system'
8/31/2016 - Group of Gov. Edwards' top donors added to legal team for potentially lucrative coastal lawsuit
8/28/2016 - Suspension recommended for attorney who allegedly gave funds to family members
8/23/2016 - 5th Circuit: La. demand that Corps pay 100% of MR-GO restoration 'premature'
8/11/2016 - Common thread: People tired of not being heard
8/10/2016 - Judge rules for oil companies on erosion
8/9/2016 - District Court Dismisses Coastal Lawsuits as "Premature"
8/5/2016 - Louisiana pols go to court blaming Big Oil for coastal ruin
8/4/2016 - Attorney general disappointed with Vermilion Parish lawsuit
8/2/2016 - Louisiana Attorney General To File In Vermilion Oil Case
8/2/2016 - Jeff Landry hired daughter of key endorser in AG's race, looking past her criminal record
7/29/2016 - Fayard's run for Senate may be dampened by voters leery of political family
7/29/2015 - U.S. Circuit Court rejects environmental group's attempt to derail liquid natural gas projects in Texas & Louisiana
7/28/2016 - Stutes sues oil companies in Vermilion
7/28/2016 - Law clerk accuses 3 of defamation
7/28/2016 - The DA in Lafayette Just Filed a Coastal Lawsuit Against The Oil Industry
7/27/2016 - A legitimate violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act or lawsuit abuse?
7/22/2016 - Attorneys: Dismiss suit against Campbell
7/18/2016 - Jury selection in Gulf oil spill fraud case against lawyer
7/14/2016 - 2nd Circuit Court reverses Sharp's ruling in medical malpractice lawsuit
7/14/2016 - Briggs: Oil industry regulation remains in hands of proper authorities
7/14/2016 - BP's final tab for the 2010 Gulf oil spill? $61.6 billion
7/6/2016 - Feds appeal ruling in St. Bernard, Lower 9 MR-GO damage case
7/5/2016 - Judicial funding 'scheme' dismantled in Ascension Parish
7/5/2016 - 22 BP fraud charges against lawyer duplicate others
6/30/2016 - Oil and gas companies block Edwards' end run around state's regulatory process
6/30/2016 - Parish may sue oil, gas companies
6/28/2016 - Louisiana's high court suspends two district court judges, one for a year
6/27/2016 - Marchman seeks leave to file sealed document
6/18/2016 - Retrial ordered after judge's alleged bizarre behavior in medical malpractice case
6/18/2016 - Don Briggs: Coastal litigation tactics unnecessary
6/18/2016 - Judge rules HPL closure process was improper
6/17/2016 - Louisiana Supreme Court refuses to hear St. Tammany fracking appeal, likely ending 2-year challenge v. Helis
6/6/2016 - Bid to cut Louisana's spending laws wins final OK
6/5/2016 - Editorial: AG should refocus attention
6/5/2016 - Courts may have to end feud
6/2/2016 - Attorney General Jeff Landry says Senate budget proposal would damage his office
5/31/2016 - CORRECTION: Louisiana deals with a load of medical malpractice suits, data shows
5/30/2016 - State seeking settlement to fund coastal restoration in Louisiana
5/24/2016 - Attorney General Jeff Landry sets himself up as John Bel Edwards' political foe
5/24/2016 - Negotiations over budget, safety-net hospitals and coastal litigation are critical to Edwards' legacy
5/21/2016 - Judge Becnel stepping down from 40th Judicial District
5/21/2016 - Calls for 18th Judicial District Court judge to resign
5/20/2016 - Governor wants oil industry to pay for coastal restoration
5/18/2016 - CEO survey says Louisiana's litigation laws are bad for business
5/17/2016 - Attorney general's budget faces hurdles
5/16/2016 - State appeals whistleblower verdict
5/15/2016 - Our Views: Power grab by Landry, cluttering budget process
5/14/2016 - Former St. Charles DA Morel disbarred for life
5/14/2016 - Louisiana attorney general condemns climate change subpoenas as violation of free speech
5/14/2016 - Eight suits filed over crude oil spill along Bayou Teche
5/14/2016 - Former Orleans juvenile judge is unnamed co-conspirator in auto theft ring, sources say
5/11/2016 - House GOP trying to help GOP
5/11/2016 - Guest Column: Bill is about generating lawsuits, not equal pay
5/10/2016 - Citing litigious environment and budget mess, Louisiana tumbles in 'Chief Executive' ranking of best states for businesses
5/9/2016 - Baton Rouge judges appear before Louisiana Supreme Court to make cases against suspension
5/9/2016 - AG Jeff Landry getting autonomous spending control?
5/9/2016 - Louisiana House committee votes to strengthen attorney general, weakening governor's power
5/3/2016 - Video: Pair of Baton Rouge area judges make cases against suspensions to state Supreme Court
5/3/2016 - The investigators: 2 judges face La. Supreme Court for allegations of misconduct
5/3/2016 - District Judges face Supreme Court for inappropriate behavior
5/3/2016 - Louisiana Supreme Court to consider suspensions of two veteran Baton Rouge-area judges Tuesday
5/2/2016 - Supreme Court rejects appeal in shareholder suit against BP
4/27/2016 - Judge Hicks assigned to Marchman lawsuit against 4 JDC officials following James', Hayes' recusal
4/26/2016 - GROW Louisiana Coalition takes John Barry to task over oil and gas lawsuits
4/25/2016 - Walter Reed donated $25,000 after pastor referred clients: testimony
4/22/2016 - E. Eric Guirard allowed to resume practice of law in Louisiana
4/17/2016 - Louisiana DNR could benefit from parishes' suits against oil and gas industries
4/20/2016 - 4th JDC judge sues other judges, law clerk
4/15/2016 - Louisiana Association of Business and Industry opposes state False Claims Act
4/12/2016 - Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch supports asbestos litigation transparency bill
4/11/2016 - Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says attorney fees paid out from $20 billion BP oil spill settlement is 'absurd'
4/10/2016 - Our Views: Facing his second suspension, 18th JDC Judge Robin Free should resign
4/9/2016 - Deepwater Horizon Trustees receive much of $20 billion BP settlement
4/9/2016 - Stephanie Grace: Breakthrough with Big Oil on coast more possible now
4/9/2016 - Addressing possible lawsuits is at the heart of the equal pay fight
4/8/2016 - State's high court has little tolerance for judicial misconduct, Loyola professor says
4/8/2016 - Suing Big Oil no longer 'frivolous'
4/7/2016 - Gov. Edwards instructs administration to intervene in parish coastal suits against oil and gas companies
4/7/2016 - Edwards files motion to intervene in 39 coastal lawsuits
4/6/2016 - How much were Louisiana's lawyers paid in the BP oil case?
4/6/2016 - St. John the Baptist parish facing class-action lawsuits over brain-eating amoeba water contamination
4/5/2016 - Suspensions recommended for two 18th JDC judges; Louisiana Supreme Court to hear cases in May
4/4/2016 - BP's $20B settlement 'ends a long sad chapter in American environmental history'
3/31/2016 - Appeals court mulling coastal erosion lawsuit appeal after hearing oral arguments
3/22/2016 - Landry: AG Jeff Landry Moves Quickly to End the "Buddy System"
3/18/2016 - St. Tammany fracking opponents will appeal to LA Supreme Court
3/17/2016 - Confidence in judiciary up in the air after fraud conviction of Orleans Parish judge
3/17/2016 - Ousted levee authority member Jeff Angers participates in budget votes
3/17/2016 - The Investigators: More questions about judge's bond orders
3/15/2015 - Attorney general moves to take over 39 oil industry damage suits
3/11/2016 - 4 nominated for east bank levee authority seats
3/9/2016 - Gas and oil association: Levee board's suit 'sends the wrong signal'
3/4/2016 - Legal expert: Judges need to recuse themseleves when contributors become litigants
3/4/2016 - Lawsuit Connecting Plaintiffs' Law Firm and Mississippi AG's Office in Kickback Scheme Ordered Unsealed
2/27/2016 - La. Lawsuit Abuse Watch applauds Landry's quick-end to the Buddy System
3/2/2016 - Anonymous judge accuses Louisiana judiciary panel of illegal discipline
3/1/2016 - Residents, oil field workers speak against Cameron Parish lawsuits
2/29/2016 - Levee board argues in federal appeals court for revival of landmark lawsuit
2/23/2016 - New U.S. Chamber study could bolster fate of Sen. Flake's asbestos trust tranasparency bill
2/22/2016 - Appointment of a former attorney general to key conservation post 'unprecedented'
2/21/2016 - Oil industry president calls potential environmental lawsuits 'money grabs'
2/18/2016 - Attorney General Jeff Landry Terminates Government Legal Contracts with District Attorneys
2/15/2016 - Judge Castle makes La. Supreme Court run official
2/14/2016 - Our Views: Attorney General Edwards? It might have happened
2/7/2016 - U.S. attorney nominated for federal judge
2/7/2016 - Court to hear flood protection authority's appeal to revive oil company lawsuit on Feb. 29
2/5/2016 - Trial attorney to run for Senate
2/5/2016 - Louisiana Association of Business and Industry backs FACT Act
2/4/2016 - North Louisiana judge removed from bench, re-elected, disgraces his office in sentencing drug dealing state cop
2/4/2016 - Louisiana Association of Business and Industry backs FACT Act
2/4/2016 - Trial attorney to run for Senate
2/4/2016 - U.S. Attorney nominated for federal judge
2/4/2016 - State Supreme Court suspends Baton Rouge attorney for negligent misconduct
2/4/2016 - Attorney General Jeff Landry Names Civil Transition Committee
2/4/2016 - Genovese running for Louisiana Supreme Court
1/31/2016 - Edwards stands firm on legacy lawsuits
1/29/2016 - New Report Details Unintended Consequences of Louisiana's Consumer Protection Laws, Recommends Reforms
1/27/2016 - New St. Bernard president signs coastal lawsuit deal with top donors
1/27/2016 - St. Bernard hiring of lawyers to sue oil firms hits snag
1/27/2016 - Second Company Accuses Asbestos Lawyers of Racketeering
1/23/2016 - LLAW to take tort reform message to Pachyderms of Greater Baton Rouge
1/22/2016 - Flood protection authority to argue for revival of lawsuit against oil companies
1/20/2016 - Attorney General Jeff Landry Announces Division Directors at Louisiana Department of Justice
1/18/2016 - Misconduct allegations against Louisiana lawyers reaches decade high
1/15/2016 - Jeff Landry discusses chief deputy choice, top priorities as attorney general
1/15/2016 - U.S. District Judge Richard Haik, Sr. retires from the bench, returns to private practice: "You don't make a lot of friends in this job"
1/12/2016 - East bank levee authority sees membership shakeup for new year
1/10/2016 - The justices, brought to you by their campaign
1/9/2016 - Jeff Landry ready to start new chapter in AG office
1/8/2016 - U.S. Chamber Applauds House Passage of Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act
1/4/2016 - In battle over 'forced recusals,' Louisiana Supreme Court justice takes his case to federal court
1/4/2016 - House to consider bill winnowing class-action suits
1/1/2016 - Louisiana Supreme Court could overturn law barring felons from public office
12/23/2015 - Attorney general-elect: "We are going to run an honest, ethical and hardworking office"
12/20/2015 - Tort reform effort up the air with John Bel Edwards as governor
12/17/2015 - Judicial Hellhole? Fiction, says Gov.-elect Edwards spokesman
12/17/2015 - Louisians's A Judicial Hellhole - Again - And That Isn't Changing Anytime Soon
12/17/2015 - Louisiana named one of the nation's top "Judicial Hellholes" again
12/7/2015 - Levee board lawsuit against oil and gas alive and well, though moving slowly
12/5/2015 - Cleanup following 1982 train derailment in Livingston near an end
12/2/2015 - Atty. Gen.-elect Landry urges employees to re-apply for jobs
12/1/2015 - Louisiana's 'Buddy System' ain't over till it's over
11/27/2015 - Lawyers' Class-Action Payouts Face Court Challenge
11/26/2015 - Zurik: Judge Medley takes a bite of the Big Apple, on taxpayers' tab
11/24/2015 - Buddy Caldwell's awful concession speech and his history of saying the wrong thing: Jarvis DeBarry
11/14/2015 - Caldwell continues contracting outside lawyers
11/22/2015 - Landry knocks off Caldwell in Louisiana attorney general's race
11/22/2015 - Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards names chief of staff and transition team, faces questions about Medicaid expansion
11/21/2015 - John Bel Edwards beats David Vitter to become Louisiana's next governor
11/21/2015 - How'd he do it? Stephanie Grace breaks down John Bel Edwards' gameplan to win governor's race in ruby-red Louisiana
11/20/2015 - Low profile attorney general race has fair share of accusations
11/20/2015 - JOYCE: Landry Has Committed to Transparency, Caldwell Has Not
11/13/2015 - LOGA Press Release
11/13/2015 - LMOGA Responds to Plaquemines Parish Council Decision
11/12/2015 - Plaquemines council votes to kill coastal lawsuit against oil and gas
11/12/2015 - Louisiana parish drops suits against oil and gas companies
11/13/2015 - Plaquemines council drops wetlands suits against oil industry
11/12/2015 - Trial lawyers, business groups view seat as key for tort reform
11/10/2015 - Oil and gas lawsuits up for debate
11/9/2015 - Letter: Meritless suits need to stop
11/3/2015 - The Hayride Is Preparing to File a Public Records Request With the Attorney General's Office, Here's What We're Asking For
11/2/2015 - Louisiana AG 'brazen' about pay-to-play 'Buddy System'
11/1/2015 - Inventing Class Actions
10/29/2015 - Texas lawyer expected in court in oil spill-related case
10/28/2015 - Louisiana, Gulf states settle oil spill claims with Transocean
10/19/2015 - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell faces sharp attacks from all sides in his bid for third term
10/16/2015 - Why Is Dan Claitor In With the Trial Lawyers?
10/17/2015 - Letters: Reforms needed to bring fairness, balance to La. civil justice system
10/15/2015 - VIDEO: Dardenne, Vitter Address Lawsuit Reform at Gubernatorial Forum
10/15/2015 - Dardenne, Vitter Address Lawsuit Reform at Gubernatorial Forum
10/14/15 - CCS/LLAW Gubernatorial Candidate Forum on Tort Reform
10/14/15 - Gubernatorial debates raising issue
10/14/15 - Today's tort reform debate shows why we can't have nice things in the governor's race
10/5/2015 - LOGA Statement Regarding U.S. Chamber SLFPA-E Amicus Brief
10/3/2015 - Battle between business interests, trial lawyers part of Louisiana's governor's race
10/3/2015 - AG race: Landry leads in money raised
10/2/2015 - Letters: Chamber, LABI get it wrong regarding law
10/1/2015 - Tort reform a deciding issue as gubernatorial race approaches
9/11/2015 - Louisiana ranked next to last again in national lawsuit climate survey
9/30/2015 - New Report Unearths 'Trial Lawyer Underground'
9/23/2015 - Video at link: Third party money enters the Attorney General race
9/23/2015 - LTE: Environmental Cleanup Lacks Despite Lawsuit Settlements
9/23/2015 - State Senator Viewpoint: Lack of Factual, Reliable Discussion Hurting Louisiana's Financial Future
9/11/2015 - Survey Says: Louisiana needs to clean up its courts
9/11/2015 - Survey Previews Legal Climate Agenda
9/11/2015 - Survey: Louisiana among least fair states to sued firms
9/10/2015 - Interview with U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform President Lisa Ricard
9/10/2015 - Louisiana's Lawsuit Climate Ranks Second Worst Nationwide
9/10/2015 - Louisiana Ranked Next to Last in National Lawsuit Climate Survey Again
8/22/2015 - St. Bernard settles brain-eating amoeba death suit with family
8/21/2015 - New Orleans needs you to help hold back the sea: John Barry
8/6/2015 - Briggs: BP money is showing the true colors of local pols in Louisiana
8/5/2015 - Palowsky sues district court judges, too
7/24/2015 - Lawsuits focus on disabilities act
8/3/2015 - New Orleans civil judges mull filing fee hike to address deficit, accountants say
7/28/2015 - In rare move, GOP endorses Jeff Landry for AG over incumbent Buddy Caldwell
7/28/2015 - Buddy Caldwell responds to GOP's endorsement of Jeff Landry for attorney general
7/28/2015 - State Republican Party backs Jeff Landry for attorney general against GOP incumbent
7/28/2015 - Happy Bartday: Prairieville family celebrates son's second birthday with Morris Bart-themed party
7/24/2015 - Deepwater Horizon fee committee named; Plaintiffs' attorneys to make suggestions on own pay
7/20/2015 - Stephanie Grace: 'Fascinating prospect' David Vitter, President Obama might find common ground in replacing New Orleans judge
7/17/2015 - Buddy Caldwell Continues to Show His True Colors, Campaigns With Anti-Gun Barbara Norton
7/14/2015 - Plaq. Council rejects BP settlement offer
7/13/2015 - James Gill: Louisiana Supreme Court judge Jeff Hughes' same-sex marriage comments show he's 'clearly too dim for this job'
7/7/2015 - Judge Refuses to Toss Lawsuit Over Decade-Old Gulf Oil Leak
7/2/2015 - Mandeville attorney, former candidate Nanine McCool disbarred by Louisiana Supreme Court
7/2/2015 - Louisiana to receive several billion dollars are part of massive BP oil spill settlement with Gulf states
7/2/2015 - Attorneys banned from representing Deepwater Horizon return legal fees on fraudulent claim
7/1/2015 - Guest column: Contributions can wreck scales of justice
7/1/2015 - Letter to the Editor: Louisiana judges are bound to the strictest of ethical standards
6/29/2015 - Shell, Chevron win bid to dismiss gas station employer's cancer suit
6/27/2015 - Political Horizons: Opening government in the courthouses
6/22/2015 - Lawsuit spells out love triangle involving lawyer, client and judge
6/22/2015 - Steve Scalise chooses Jeff Landry for attorney general over incumbent Buddy Caldwell
6/18/2015 - East bank levee authority elects energy suit opponent as president
6/18/2015 - Courts Increasingly Skeptical of Speculative Asbestos Claims
6/15/2015 - U.S. Chamber's Rickard Named 'Legend in Law' Winner at The Burton Awards
6/12/2015 - Louisiana AG antitrust lawsuit against Pfizer remanded to federal court; Case relying on assistance from highly paid private attorneys
6/11/2015 - Litigants turn to crowdfunding to finance lawsuits
6/9/2015 - Judge to Set Chinese Drywall Damages for 2,700 Homeowners
6/3/2015 - Plaintiff's attorneys defend spending $775k to elect Louisiana Supreme Court Justice; Oppose oil company attempts to recuse him from 'legacy lawsuits'
5/27/2015 - Justice Hughes asked to recuse himself in several cases involving large campaign contributor
5/21/2015 - Hearing loss ruling favors businesses
5/19/2015 - THE BUDDY SYSTEM: This Sure Looks Like a Pay-For-Play Scam By Caldwell, Does It Not?
5/19/2015 - As deadline looms for Deepwater Horizon claims, plaintiffs' attorneys prepare for huge payday
5/15/2015 - Judiciary committee stops trio of reform bills, including one requiring posting of outside income, in-depth financial information for judges, judicial candidates
5/15/2015 - Judicial transparency legislative package dies
5/13/2015 - Caldwell accusing AstraZeneca of preventing generic drug from hitting market
5/12/2015 - Industry notches up big win in LA Supreme Court victory concerning workplace hearing loss
5/12/2015 - Louisiana Senate OKs gender-based equal pay bill
5/8/2015 - Texas Bill Aims to Raise Bar On Asbestos Claims
5/8/2015 - Louisiana Supreme Court ruling in hearing-loss case a big victory for industry
5/6/2015 - Settlement conference in MR-GO damages case ends with no resolution
5/6/2015 - Lawmakers and judges get pass on budget cuts
5/3/2015 - Supreme Court disbars former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, convicted of bribery, racketeering
5/3/2015 - Judge: Inspector General lacked authority in investigation of former Livingston Parish contractor Corey delaHoussaye, subpoenas granted without legal basis
4/27/2015 - President's View: A Reputation in the Balance
4/30/2015 - Louisiana judges still barred from asking for campaign donations, thanks to Supreme Court ruling
4/28/2015 - Judge approves jury trials for medical lawsuits over spill
4/28/2015 - Ex-congressman Landry in the fundraising lead for attorney general's race
4/23/2015 - Louisiana AG political contributors reap lucrative legal contracts in BP litigation; biggest contractor, caught napping in court, has reaped $12M
4/23/2015 - Louisiana lawmakers on House labor committee kill pay equity bill
4/22/2015 - The poisoned promises of Agriculture Street
4/22/2015 - Louisiana equal pay bills fail
4/15/2015 - Louisiana Attorney General's Office accused by pharmaceutical giant of attempting to pursue case that was already settled
4/10/2015 - Plantiffs attorneys who filed coastal damage lawsuit agianst oil companies poured thousands in campaign funds to Plaquemines Parish Council candidates
4/9/2015 - Judge listens to complaints from former Bayou Corne residents, but finds the sinkhole settlement and attorney fees to be fair
4/9/2015 - LABI seeks judicial transparency
4/6/2015 - Disciplinary board targets Tammany lawyer
4/2/2015 - Opinion: How the Tort Juggernaut Trolls for Clients
3/31/2015 - Louisiana attorney planning on expanding, combining multiple nationwide class action lawsuits on arsenic content in wine
3/31/2015 - Big bucks pour into Plaquemines over lawsuit
3/31/2015 - Why Lawsuit Lending Left Unchecked Is a Threat to Free Enterprise
3/30/2015 - Special master in Bayou Corne sinkhole settlement admits he served as attorney for plaintiffs' counsel; Impartiality called into question
3/20/2015 - The Citizen files criminal complaint against District Court; court seeks declaratory judgment
3/19/2015 - CONAWAY: A More Accessible and Transparent Judiciary Will Improve the Louisiana Legal Climate
3/18/2015 - 4th Judicial District Court digs in, goes dark
3/17/2015 - Breaking: Sims receives 30 day suspension without pay
3/16/2015 - Woman sues 47 companies claiming they are responsible for her asbestos-related mesothelioma
3/16/2015 - Special master in Bayou Corne sinkhole case has deep connections to plaintiff's attorney, possible conflicts of interest
3/16/2015 - Louisiana gubernatorial candidates sound off on coastal erosion
3/12/2015 - In blow to energy industry, federal judges return 7 parish environmental damage suites to state court
3/12/2015 - Plaquemines councilwoman withdraws motionto delay suit against oil companies
3/12/2015 - US judge returns coastal protection suit to state court
3/11/2015 - Louisiana's Corrupting 'Buddy System' Seemingly Back in Business, Despite Recent Reform
3/11/2015 - 4th Judicial District Court stymies public records requests
3/10/2015 - Legal watchdog accuses attorneys representing class in Bayou Corne Sinkhole case of charging exorbitant legal fees
3/10/2015 - "Buddy System" Strikes Again: Attorney General Buddy Caldwell launches new litigation scheme with support from campaign backers
3/9/2015 - SADOW: Maybe People Will Now Notice That The SLFPA-E Wasn't Above Politics After All
3/9/2015 - Supreme Court allows Baton Rouge lawyer, disbarred 6 years ago, to resume practice of law
3/9/2015 - Jury pools shrink in Livingston, Tangipahoa parishes when residents fail to respond to call for jury duty; judge weighs options
3/6/2015 - BP Ends Attempt to Oust Oil Spill Claims Administrator
3/4/2015 - Our Views: Board ditches its independence
3/3/2015 - Legal watchdog calls out attorneys, court officers on oil spill riches
3/2/2015 - Oil, gas industry leaders meet wtih Vitter
3/2/2015 - Board votes to continue appeal in coastal erosion lawsuit
3/2/2015 - Appeal of wetlands damage suit against energy companies will continue
3/2/2015 - Flood board to decide on 'Big Oil' lawsuit appeal
3/2/2015 - What's left of the levee board's lawsuit
3/2/2015 - Exxon: We're paying bad gasoline claims
2/26/2015 - Letter to the Editor: Barry's lawsuit targeting energy industry is incredibly misguided
2/26/2015 - Measure to kill wetlands damage lawsuit appeal likely to fail
2/26/2015 - Lawyers sanctioned over mishandling of BP damage claims
2/26/2015 - 3 lawyers banned from handling BP oil spill claims
2/25/2015 - Letter to the Editor: Barry misrepresents report's findings in latest attack on oil industry
2/24/2015 - Column: Preventing Coastal Extortion
2/22/2015 - Stephanie Grace: Was the coastal lawsuit worth it?
2/21/2015 - Our Views: Flood-protection board hamstrung by lawyers
2/21/2015 - Judge Frank Marullo temporarily ordered off bench by Louisiana Supreme Court pending investigation
2/20/2015 - 5th U.S. Circuit Court judge cleared in misconduct complaint
2/19/2015 - Flood authority divided on future of lawsuit over wetlands
2/19/2015 - VIDEO: Levee authority Vice President Joe Hassinger discusses why the authority shouldn't appeal dismissal of wetlands damage lawsuit
2/19/2015 - Flood authority discusses appeal of judge's smackdown to its oil and gas lawsuit
2/18/2015 - Quin Hilyer: This Louisiana levee board's rejected lawsuit 'the equivalent of Cumberland College's 0-222 loss to Georgia Tech in 1916'
2/18/2015 - Guest commentary: Land loss, not lawsuit, is the problem
2/18/2015 - East bank levee authority to discuss rejection of its oil company wetlands damage suit
2/15/2015 - The Political Ramifications Of The SLFPA-E Lawsuit's Demise
2/14/2015 - LLAW statement on the SLFPA-E lawsuit dismissal
2/13/2015 - Federal judge dismisses levee authority's wetlands damage lawsuit against oil, gas companies
2/10/2015 - Louisiana AG sues GSK, says it 'schemed' to stop generic revisions of Flonase
2/5/2015 - Senate proposed bill could weaken coastal erosion lawsuit
2/1/2015 - Shelly Silver's Asbestos Gold
1/31/2015 - BP oil spill at issue in two federal court cases next week
1/30/2015 - Trial lawyer accuses legal watchdog group of misleading statements involving coastal land lass legal battle
1/23/2015 - Another Deepwater Horizon fraud case resolved; Woman convicted ordered to repay $98K
1/22/2015 - Lawyer who filed initial lawsuit against BP over Deepwater Horizon oil spill says settlement irreparably broken
1/23/2015 - ILR Comments on Asbestos Litigation Abuses in Wake of New York Assembly Speaker Indictment
1/21/2015 - BP oil spill harmed wildlife, habitat 'everywhere it went,' expert testifies
1/20/2015 - Unsealed U.S. lawsuits tell of alleged fraud by asbestos law firms
1/20/2015 - Coastal lawsuits aim to grab money, not restore land
1/20/2015 - BP, feds start fight in New Orleans courtroom over 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill fines
1/18/2015 - Supreme Court to Review Bans on Solicitations in Judge Races
1/15/2015 - New Lawsuits Have Oil Fighting Two Fronts
1/9/2015 - Improper solicitation of nearly 10,000 BP claims at issue in federal breach of contract lawsuit
1/9/2015 - Gov. Bobby Jindal asks state Supreme Court to uphold law banning wetlands damage suit against oil companies
1/9/2015 - Appeals court won't rehear a BP oil spill liability argument
1/5/2015 - Traffic Court clerk moves on, says court should too
1/5/2015 - The Surprise in Your King Cake Might Be No Prize at All
1/5/2015 - Liability concerns leadng more king cake makers to leave the baby out of the batter
1/7/2015 - City judge faces 90-day suspension
1/3/2015 - Column: LABI to continue pushing judicial reforms
12/30/2014 - Five-day asbestos exposure could have been substantial cause of asbestosis, La. appeals court rules
12/22/2014 - Terrebonne Council says it won't sue oil companies for damage to coast
12/30/2014 - Texas law firm target of BP lawsuit
12/29/2014- Waguespack: Accountability and transparency needed in 2015
12/22/2014 - Number of claims found to be based on false tax forms grows as special master asks more claimants to return damage awards
12/20/2014 - Buddy Caldwell and his campaign treasurer's lawsuit against State Farm to speed up
12/19/2014 - Antitrust case against State Farm brought by La. AG, campaign treasurer transferred to MDL
12/19/2014 - Steps taken against contingency contracts
12/18/2014 - Lawyers Create Big Paydays by Coaxing Attorneys General to Sue
12/18/2014 - Oil spill claims administrator sets deadline for settlement claims
12/18/2014 - La. Supreme Court reprimands plaintiff's attorney for filing 'harassing, burdensome' lawsuits against former client
12/16/2014 - Louisiana again tops annual Judicial Hellholes report; BP oil spill case, Attorney General contingency fee cases noted
12/15/2014 - Court rules for energy firm in class-action suit
12/13/2014 - Post-Katrina resentment revived by court's ruling
12/11/2014 - Walter Lee resigns from BESE, pleads guilty to misdemeanor, website reports
12/11/2014 - Judge suspended for accepting hunting trip from plaintiffs attorneys who received $1.2 million personal injury settlement
12/11/2014 - Appeals court refuses to toss case against Yolanda King for allegedly lying about living in New Orleans
12/10/2014 - Federal judge hears same arguments that failed oil and gas industry in state court
12/10/2014 - Kennedy Considering AG
12/10/2014 - Levee authority, energy firms argue in court over law passed to kill wetlands lawsuit
12/10/2014 - Arguments set on law to kill 'Big Oil' lawsuit
12/10/2014 - West Baton Rouge judge suspended for accepting free trip from attorney
12/9/2014 - Feds blast BP's request to cut billions in spill fines
12/9/2014 - 18th JDC Judge suspended without pay, ordered to pay back thousands
12/9/2014 - Should judges be allowed to ask lawyers for campaign donations? Issue headed to U.S. Supreme Court, website reports
12/8/2014 - BP's oil spill settlement appeal rejected by U.S. Supreme Court
12/6/2014 - New Orleans Juvenile Court race turns ugly with last-minute mudslinging
12/6/2014 - Higginbotham wins 19th Judicial District Court seat
12/5/2014 - Alleged Adulterer Lake Charles Judge Claims Opponent Doesn't Pay Taxes
12/3/2014 - In Jefferson Parish judge race, Taylor restarts her fight to stop Anzelmo 'robe' TV spot
12/3/2014 - 1st Parish Court loser bashed Johnny Lee before endorsing him
12/2/2014 - Plaquemines Parish oil and gas environmental damages suit moves from federal to state court
12/2/2014 - Wearing judicial robe in TV ad lands Jefferson Parish judge candidate in court
12/2/2014 - Town of Abita Springs files its own lawsuit in effort to block proposed St. Tammany fracking
12/2/2014 - Judge: Ex-Louisiana Sen. Rob Marionneaux owes $1M he improperly took from ex-law partner Lewis Unglesby
11/26/2014 - Letter to the Editor: Flood authority lawsuit isn't the answer to coastal erosion
11/21/2014 - Levee breach lawsuit illustrates class action racket
11/23/2014 - Louisiana Spotlight: Big Oil lawsuit survives, so far
11/20/2014 - Judge rules former State Sen. Marionneaux must repay former law partner $1M
11/21/2014 - Settlement funds earmarked for coast
11/19/2014 - Judge Chris Bruno files contempt motion against Ruth Ramsey
11/19/2014 - Chevron ordered Plaquemines councilman to recuse himself in vote on environmental damage lawsuits
11/19/2014 - Judges' pay panel keeps status quo
11/18/2014 - Gladstone Jones: settlement with oil companies 'inevitable'
11/14/2014 - 'LaPolitics': Race for attorney general not slowing
11/13/2014 - Plaquemines Parish Council fails to kill environmental damage suits against energy companies in close vote Thursday
11/13/2014 - Judge sticks to BP gross negligence ruling in 2010 oil spill case
11/13/2014 - Letter to the Editor: Settlement isn't close to what coast needs
11/13/2014 - Federal judge urged to throw out wetlands damage suit
11/13/2014 - Guest commentary: BP case brings fraud issue to court
11/12/2014 - Future of levee authority's wetlands damage suit may not be decided until December, judge says
11/11/2014 - Guest commentary: Three strikes against levee board lawsuit
11/11/2014 - Levee authority wetlands lawsuit faces dismissal hearing in federal court Wednesday
11/11/2014 - Judge refuses to fire Gulf oil spill claims chief
11/11/2014 - Hurricane Katrina flood victims to finally receive payouts
11/7/2014 - Lawyer accused of BP oil spill claims corruption defends payments, says he was hiding money from wife, not law
11/7/2014 - Thousands could get small share of $20M settlement with local levee districts
11/6/2014 - Court Reaffirms BP is Liable in Gulf Oil Spill
11/6/2014 - East bank levee authority finance committee recommends setting up restricted fund for wetlands suit settlement money
11/6/2014 - Asbestos Fraudsters Will Pay $7.3 Million to Settle CSX Transportation's RICO Case against Them
11/6/2014 - Column: Maybe lawsuit wasn't so frivolous
11/5/2014 - Editorial: Coastal damages lawsuit goes on, as it should
11/5/2014 - Federal judge set to hear challenges to corruption claims in oil spill settlement program
11/3/2014 - Levee authority, two oil companies release copy of $50,000 settlement agreement
11/3/2014 - Sexual harrassment case against David Bell, former juvenile judge, settled out of court
11/2/2014 - Judge: Law that sought to block erosion lawsuit is unconstitutional
10/31/2014 - Judge: Oil Co. lawsuit bill unconstitutional
10/31/2014 - Two small energy companies settle coastal damage claims with N.O. levee authority
10/30/2014 - New Orleans owes more than $34 million in legal judgments, has no plan for paying them
10/30/2014 - Two energy companies settle with east bank levee authority for $50,000; full terms not disclosed
10/30/2014 - BP brings new evidence in bid to oust oil spill claims administrator
10/29/2014 - New Orleans councilwoman chastises judges for travel costs, but judges ask for more
10/28/2014 - Letter: La. judiciary shows lack of judgment
10/27/2014 - Calling a Spade a Spade: Wall Street Journal weighs in on the "lawsuit cesspool" otherwise known as Louisiana
10/2014 - A step forward in legal reform, still miles to go
10/27/2014 - St. Tammany Parish can proceed with fracking lawsuit, judge rules
10/27/2014 - Profile of 23rd Judicial District: Who's leaving, who's vying for two open seats
10/26/2014 - Letter to the Editor: Master Plan, not new tax, best thing for oil and gas
10/26/2014 - West Baton Rouge judge accepts free flight from plaintiff lawyer who wins $1.2M in his court; what was he thinking?
10/23/2014 - Tort Blowout Preventer
10/21/2014 - U.S. Chamber of Commerce recognizes Louisiana organizations for legal reform efforts
10/21/2014 - 3rd Circuit Court election includes 5 SW La. parishes
10/21/2014 - Supreme Court turns back appeal of Cameron, other La. parishes
10/20/2014 - U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal to revive lawsuits against BP by 11 parishes
10/19/2014 - Column: Free ride, in more ways than one
10/17/2014 - THE END OF THE WORLD
10/16/2014 - Editorial: Constitution prevails in levee board lawsuit
10/16/2014 - James Gill: Voters to decide on geriatric judges
10/15/2014 - Plaintiffs urge courts to reject BP's push to oust oil spill claims program head
10/15/2014 - Judges Dismiss Complaint on Alleged Bias Remarks
10/14/2014 - WLF Encourages Louisiana Supreme Court to Crack Down On Junk Science in the Classroom
10/14/2014 - Judiciary commission recommends 30-day suspension of West Baton Rouge judge for all-expenses paid hunting trip
10/14/2014 - Candidates for 19th JDC court challenge incumbent's judgment
10/12/2014 - Quin Hillyer: History of CWEL should quell wetlands lawsuit
10/11/2014 - Sunshine: Lawyers lassoed big bucks
10/11/2014 - No need for New Orleans criminal court judges to travel to resorts for continuing education: Editorial
10/10/2014 - Louisiana judges' travel is an outrageous racket: James Varney
10/9/2014 - Louisiana Oil & Gas Assn. argues law blocking wetlands damage suit is constitutional
10/9/2014 - Another fraudulent claim identified by special master in BP case; investigator requests $240k repayment
10/8/2014 - AG Buddy Caldwell supports court ruling that new state law doesn't block levee authority
10/8/2014 - Louisiana judges don't have to show receipts for $118 per-diem
10/8/2014 - New Orleans public paid $75,000 for judges' trips to beach resorts, mountain lodges, more
10/8/2014 - BP has "buyer's remorse" over spill deal, opponents tell Supreme Court
10/7/2014 - Judge asks for further arguments over constitutionality of levee board lawsuit
10/7/2014 - Quin Hilyer, John M. Barry: To supplement coastal trust, add a coastal levy
10/7/2014 - Baton Rouge judge: New law does not kill flood protection board's lawsuit
10/6/2014 - ALFORD: Left Letting the Right Prosecute Caldwell
10/6/2014 - Medical Center of Louisiana sued by woman claiming injuries due to feeding tube placement
10/6/2014 - Judge rules new state law doesn't stop levee authority from suing oil companies
10/6/2014 - Judge adds 4,000 plaintifs to Chinese drywall case
10/3/2014 - BP: Judge should amend 'gross negligence' ruling
10/2/2014 - The Most Ambitious Environmental Lawsuit Ever
10/2/2014 - Legality of law stripping east bank levee authority of right to sue energy companies for wetlands damages could face first test in Baton Rouge court on Monday
10/3/2014 - East bank levee authority's environmental damages suit against energy companies has produced $642,000 in legal expenses, $1.2 million in 'political costs' through August
10/2/2014 - BP asks court to revise findings or grant new trial
10/2/2014 - Exxon joins Jindal to face Dr. Mud in wetlands legal fight
10/2/2014 - Column: Lapeyre's audacity knows no bounds
9/27/2014 - Levee board re-nominates lawsuit supporter
9/26/2014 - Supporter of coastal erosion lawsuit against oil companies nominated for levee board
9/25/2014 - Experts wonder if suing 'Big Oil' is really worth it for Louisiana
9/26/2014 - New vote on Kemp
9/25/2014 - St. Bernard House Seat Targeted
9/25/2014 - Survival of Big Oil lawsuit hinges on fate of 1 levee board member
9/23/2014 - Slidell man charged with wire fraud in BP oil spill claim
9/23/2014 - New Orleans criminal court Judge Frank Marullo could face ethics query over TV report
9/23/2014 - Committee must meet again Thursday to pick board member for levee authority
9/23/2014 - Committee to vote again on levee authority nominee who favors lawsuit
9/21/2014 - Editorial: Politics behind a 'nonpolitical' board
9/21/2014 - Right vote on Kemp
9/18/2014 - Committee's decision preserves levee authority's lawsuit against oil and gas industry - for now
9/18/2014 - Setback in effort to kill lawsuit against oil and gas companies over coastal erosion
9/18/2014 - District judge faces sanctions for trip, other alleged improprieties
9/18/2014 - Committee nominates proponent of environmental damages lawsuit against energy companies to east bank levee authority suit
9/17/2014 - Louisiana attorney general says "legacy lawsuit" attorneys can't sue in state's name
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AUTHORIZING PARISH RESOLUTION
9/17/2014 - Nominating committee to consider controversial appointments for east bank levee authority on Thursday
9/17/2014 - Column: Lawyers Behaving Badly
9/16/2014 - After cases of alleged fraud exposed, claims administrator says tax documents not routinely verified in claims
9/14/2014 - Southeast Louisiana flood authority still needs Paul Kemp
9/12/2014 - Amendment an issue in 9th Judicial District race
9/11/2014 - Guest commentary: Politics threatens levee board reforms
9/9/2014 - St. John Judge Mary Becnel cleared to seek re-election; challenger Mona Joseph still off ballot
9/8/2014 - New evidence released in oil spill settlement debacle leaves another black eye on Louisiana's legal reputation
9/8/2014 - La. asbestos attorneys want clients' info to remain sealed in Garlock case
9/8/2014 - Even hefty fines no problem for oil giant
9/7/2014 - Gulf Coast residents, workers hail judge's ruling against BP
9/6/2014 - Hunting alligators, GOP members of Congress help former Rep. Jeff Landry raise money
9/3/2014 - Two EBR area judges draw no opponents for appellate court seats
9/2/2014 - New Orleans Judge Frank Marullo's candidacy questioned in 4th Circuit Court of Appeal
9/2/2014 - Few Louisiana judges will be elected "by the people" this fall
8/29/2014 - Deckhand at various Louisiana drill sites files suit after contracting mesothelioma
8/28/2014 - Future of 'Big Oil' at stake as panel meets
8/29/2014 - Small Steps Made in Legal Reform
8/29/2014 - Legislature Addresses Key Issues, But Legal Landscape Remains Uncertain
8/26/2014 - Editorial: Politics and Flood Control
8/26/2014 - Minority judge lawsuit to continue despite candidate win
8/25/2014 - Judge tosses suit claiming BP misled regulators about Gulf platform
8/20/2014 - Lawsuit fight makes choosing new Flood Authority members a very tricky business
8/20/2014 - New fight over judges
8/18/2014 - Former West Bank levee authority member seeks east bank seat, could be swing vote on oil suit
8/17/2014 - Guest Column: Louisiana lawsuit reform must be priority
8/17/2014 - Redd candidate for 14th JDC judge seat
8/6/2014 - Stromberg announces candidacy for 23rd Judicial District Judge, Division C
8/15/2014 - Letter to the Editor: Meritless lawsuits cost time, money
8/14/2014 - Judge Wayne Ray Chutz announces plans to run for spot on First Circuit Court of Appeals
8/14/2014 - Angel Varnado announces her run for 24th Judicial District Court's Division G judgeship
8/14/2014 - Judge orders house arrest for lawyer, who then announces he'll run against the judge
8/14/2014 - Baton Rouge attorney authors guest column rebutting recent LABI 'fact sheet' about state's 'unfavorable' judicial climate
8/13/2014 - Judge approves $48M settlement in Bayou Corne sinkhole case
8/8/2014 - Letter to the Editor: Some facts on lawsuit, oil industry
8/7/2014 - Hearing on east bank levee authority suit against energy companies scheduled for Nov. 12
8/7/2014 - State Judge Kay Bates to retire in December
8/6/2014 - Board challenges law blocking 'big oil' lawsuit
8/6/2014 - Levee authority files challenge to new law
8/5/2014 - LABI Releases Report on Louisiana's Judicial Climate
8/5/2014 - Levee authority asks federal judge to rule new state law doesn't block suit against energy companies
8/5/2014 - Levee authority asks judge to rule on constitutionality of law that would scuttle lawsuit
7/20/2014 - Oliver 'Jackson' Schrumpf announces candidacy for district judge seat
8/4/2014 - CORRECTION: Tainted Legacy: Legislature's fixes create obstacles to oil and gas cleanup
8/3/2014 - BP asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear settlement appeal
8/3/2014 - Hasten column: What's the real story about Louisiana's business atmosphere
8/2/2014 - BP files U.S. Supreme Court appeal of settlement, TV station reports
8/2/2014 - Landmark land lawsuit awaits judge's decision
7/31/2014 - Tainted Legacy: Legislature's fixes create obstacles to oil and gas cleanup
7/28/2014 - Column: On wetlands suit, know when to fold 'em
7/26/2014 - 'Every exposure' theory rejected in La. asbestos case
7/27/2014 - Large political contributions flow freely from oil-rich Louisiana
7/22/2014 - Tainted Legacy: Money from oil and gas industry flowing into state
7/22/2014 - Oil spill claimant hits back at BP's 'campaign of intimidation' with defamation suit
7/21/2014 - National Watchdog Group Names Louisiana Small Business Owner Mike Carter as Legal Reformer of the Month
7/21/2014 - Judge Clause announces retirement
7/21/2014 - New Orleans Civil District Court fund's books off by $340,000, audit finds
7/21/2014 - Column: Why the wetlands lawsuit is pure poison
7/20/2014 - Yelverton candidate for appellate judge
7/19/2014 - Carter faces sanction in conflict found false
7/19/2014 - Editorial: Oil and gas keeping us going
7/18/2014 - State spends more money on oil spill
7/18/2014 - $15M earmarked for La.'s Gulf oil spill litigation
7/16/2014 - Tainted Legacy: Heirs to ill-gotten fortune back in court seeking more (VIDEO AT LINK)
7/14/2014 - Lawyer for levee authority says battle over coastal loss lawsuit is just beginning
7/13/2014 - AG's opinion may help Jindal take over area levee board
7/11/2014 - AG: 'Big Oil' lawsuit supporter's term is over
7/10/2014 - Tainted Legacy: Wealthy and powerful vs. big oil (VIDEO AT LINK)
7/10/2014 - Legacy lawsuits to be revealed in in-depth WWL series "Tainted Legacy"
7/8/2014 - Legacy lawsuits: 360 cases, millions paid, little cleaned up (VIDEO AT LINK)
7/4/2014 - With Randow seeking reelection, 9th district judge's race changes
7/3/2014 - Federal magistrate to oversee Wisner Donation demand that BP clean oil from its south Lafourche Parish land
7/3/2014 - A levee board lawsuit update from John Barry
7/2/2014 - Attorney general's communications director leaves
7/2/2014 - Letter to the Editor: Big Oil, Pharma Jindal knows greed
7/2/2014 - Fed hearing set on parish-v-oil industry suit
6/30/2014 - Video: Water quality advocates 'Flood Into Baton Rouge'
6/28/2014 - Environmental lawsuit against 92 energy companies belongs in federal court, judge rules
6/28/2014 - Video: Coastal supporters rally at Jindal's home to protest ban on flood lawsuit
6/28/2014 - Dissecting Nevada's statute of limitations
6/27/2014 - Coastal lawsuit won't move back to state court
6/25/2014 - Attorney General Buddy Caldwell should protect public's interest in coastal damages lawsuit: Editorial
6/24/2014 - Jindal signs bills to ban AG contracts
6/23/2014 - Can the levee board suit survive?
6/23/2014 - U.S. Chamber Commends Signing of Louisiana Outside Counsel Sunshine Law
6/23/2014 - Committee to seek attorney general opinion about term of second West Bank levee authority member
6/20/2014 - Committee may seek attorney general opinion on terms of east and west bank levee authority members
6/18/2014 - Levees.org fighting for flood protection and to hold industry accountable for erosion: Sandy Rosenthal
6/17/2014 - Attorney General Buddy Caldwell should intervene in coastal damages lawsuit: Oliver Houck
6/15/2014 - In defense of the oil and gas industry
6/15/2014 - Louisiana spotlight: 'Big Oil' lawsuit issues linger
6/15/2014 - Jindal's choice hurts Louisiana
6/15/2014 - Resolve differences outside the courts
6/13/2014 - Effort to cite new state law in Plaquemines oil industry suit thrown out, for now
6/13/2014 - Buddy Leach responsds to legacy lawsuit column: James Varney
6/12/2014 - Oil and gas achieve victories in state legislature; But 'legacy lawsuits' continue to plaque industry
6/12/2014 - Law aimed at killing levee authority suit used to support similar Plaquemines environmental damage suit against oil companies
6/10/2014 - Oil industry steers discussion post-session
6/10/2014 - BOBBY JINDAL'S FOLLY
6/9/2014 - As a State Wrangles, Its Coast Is Swept Out to Sea
6/9/2014 - Did Jindal tell us his brother's law firm represents BP before signing SB 469? We didn't get the memo from press office
6/9/2014 - Questions about east bank levee authority members' terms could threaten authority's environmental damages lawsuit
6/9/2014 - Supreme Court: BP must pay claims during appeal
6/8/2014 - James Gill: Time has come for settlement on coast damage
6/7/2014 - Jindal signs bill that could kill wetlands suit
6/6/2014 - Analysis shows case compelling to make SB 469 law
6/6/2014 - Governor Jindal Signs Bill to Stop Frivolous Lawsuits and Continue Coastal Restoration Work in Louisiana
6/6/2014 - Lawyers: BP claims at risk if Jindal signs levee lawsuit bill
6/6/2014 - Bill ceremony was funny, sad (COLUMN)
6/5/2014 - Does Buddy Caldwell Do Any Actual Work?
6/5/2014 - New Orleans City Council asks Gov. Jindal to veto levee board lawsuit bill
6/5/2014 - Politics of Veto Request Still to Surface
6/5/2014 - Buddy Goes to Bat
6/5/2014 - Jefferson Parish President John Young asks Gov. Jindal to veto bill killing levee authority damage suit against energy companies
6/4/2014 - Bill challenges AG Caldwell's deals with outside attorneys
6/4/2014 - Jindal rejects Caldwell recommendation to veto levee lawsuit bill
6/4/2014 - AG recommends veto for levee board lawsuits bill
6/4/2014 - Attorney General Caldwell recommends vetoing levee authority lawsuit bill, but Gov. Jindal disagrees
6/4/2014 - BP must pay Clean Water Act fines for gulf oil disaster, appeals court says
6/2/2014 - LABI President: Jindal Will Sign Bill
6/2/2014 - Bobby Jindal delays signing bill to kill lawsuit against oil, gas companies
6/2/2014 - Could signing of levee lawsuit bill hurt La. lawsuits against BP?
6/1/2014 - Impact of signing levee lawsuit bill questioned
6/1/2014 - Hasten: Gallot plays peacemaker in judicial dispute
6/1/2014 - Editorial: Senate Bill 469 shouldn't get Gov. Jindal's signature
6/1/2014 - Victory doesn't mean it's over
5/31/2014 - Editorial: Bill sets such a bad precedent
5/29/2014 - Guest Column: Safeguarding Louisiana's coast
5/30/2014 - Louisiana House votes to kill levee board lawsuit
5/30/2014 - HOUSE APPROVES LEVEE LAWSUIT KILL
5/29/2014 - Louisiana House supports bill to nullify levee board lawsuit
5/29/2014 - Louisiana voters could toss judges' 70-year age limit
5/29/2014 - Lawsuit lending prioritizes financial gain above securing justice
5/29/2014 - Letter: SB 299 would benefit Louisiana consumers
5/28/2014 - Legal memo accidentally given to plaintiffs in radiation exposure lawsuit stricken by appeals court
5/28/2014 - Louisiana House should kill bill intended to nullify levee lawsuit against oil, gas: Editorial
5/27/2014 - House bill would require approval for AG attorney hires
5/27/2014 - As Louisiana's coastline shrinks, a political fight over responsibility grows
5/26/2014 - Legislature cracks down on lawsuits; more than two dozen bills seek 'reform'
5/26/2014 - Panel OKs requiring prior approval for contracts
5/24/2014 - Lawsuit bill going down to wire
5/22/2014 - Letter: Levee board looking after own interests, not state's
5/22/2014 - La. House committee votes to kill levee board lawsuit
5/21/2014 - Bill that aims to eliminate coastal damage lawsuit could put landowners, parishes at fault
5/21/2014 - BP turns to U.S. Supreme Court in fight over oil spill settlement
5/21/2014 - Senate sends 'legacy lawsuit' bill to Jindal
5/21/2014 - Legacy lawsuit reform again passes legislature, moves onto governor's desk
5/21/2014 - Process for handling Louisiana's 'legacy lawsuits' to change
5/21/2014 - Senate denies amendment to oilfield cleanup bill
5/20/2014 - Louisiana Senate approves amended bill restricting environmental damage 'legacy lawsuits' against oil and gas companies, sends to Gov. Jindal for signature
5/20/2014 - Louisiana legacy lawsuits good for certain bank accounts, not so much the environment: James Varney
5/18/2014 - Louisiana lawsuits seek oil and gas industry money to restore coastline
5/19/2014 - Appeals court won't rehear BP settlement issue
5/19/2014 - Transparency is the Foundation of Good Government
5/18/2014 - KILL THE BILL: SB 299 Institutionalizes Abusive Lawsuit Lending Practices
5/18/2014 - Flood authority is wrong plaintiff
5/18/2014 - Our view: Pass new levee bill quickly
5/18/2014 - Targeting suit against oil companies
5/18/2014 - Political leadership let us down
5/18/2014 - Our Views: Don't gut 2006 reforms
5/16/2014 - Court costs
5/16/2014 - Retired Gen. Honoré storms fracking battlefield in St. Tammany as recall efforts begin for elected officials
5/16/2014 - BGR opposes levee boards' restriction
5/15/2014 - House approves bill restricting 'legacy lawsuits' against oil companies, returns it to Senate
5/15/2014 - Louisiana Supreme Court removes New Orleans juvenile court judge from bench
5/13/2014 - Quest for Justice
5/13/2014 - West Bank levee authority member Jerry Viera replaced by Jindal
5/13/2014 - Voters might have say in lifting judges' mandatory retirement age, report says
5/12/2014 - Bills restricting oil and gas 'legacy lawsuits' sent to House floor
5/11/2014 - James Gill: Oil and gas owe Louisiana big time
5/11/2014 - Lawsuit is in Kleckley's hands (Opinion)
5/9/2014 - Constitutional amendment would make it easier to eliminate judgeships
5/9/2014 - Kerwin Julien appointed to Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West
5/8/2014 - New Orleans City Council blasts bills aimed at killing levee lawsuit
5/8/2014 - Editorial: Ending lawsuit against oil and gas companies would be a mistake
5/8/2014 - La. Supreme Court finds no judicial misconduct by Judge Clark
5/6/2014 - Lawmakers should let flood protection authority lawsuit against oil, gas go forward: Editorial
5/6/2014 - Environmental groups protest bill aimed at levee board lawsuits
5/5/2014 - Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré attacks bills seeking to block levee lawsuit
5/5/2014 - Let coastal suit get to court!
5/2/2014 - Oil lawsuit-killing bill advances
5/1/2014 - Senate committee approves bill stripping east bank levee authority right to sue energy companies for wetlands damages
5/1/2014 - Deal would derail coastal lawsuit
4/30/2014 - Decision rescinding BP oil spill claimant's award not likely to shift legal climate, experts say
4/28/2014 - Bill would change procedures for filling judicial vacancies
4/28/2014 - Council for a Better Louisiana opposing bill to let governor remove levee authority members
4/28/2014 - Quin Hillyer: Board shouldn't sue, but should be independent
4/27/2014 - Bills to scuttle 'Big Oil' suit progress, but lawsuits may continue: Analysis
4/27/2014 - 'Ladies in red' back in Capitol to fight for independent levee boards
4/27/2014 - Leave coastal lawsuit alone
4/27/2014 - Editorial: Turning back levee reforms
4/27/2014 - Guest commentary: Levee board reforms could be washed away
4/26/2014 - Environmentalists protesting Shell ejected from New Orleans Jazz Fest
4/25/2014 - Letter to the Editor: Lawsuit lending should be regulated
4/25/2014 - Protesters make bones with Benton state senator over perceived cronyism
4/23/2014 - Adley makes changes to levee board bill, expects opposition
4/23/2014 - Adley alters levee board bill
4/23/2014 - Bill to derail Jefferson, Plaquemines parish coastal lawsuits has stalled
4/23/2014 - East bank levee authority attorneys launch "Sunshine Squad" web site to oppose legislation aimed at killing authority's wetlands damages lawsuit
4/23/2014 - Honore Rallying Troops, Planning Press Conference
4/23/2014 - Let evidence, not politics decide lawsuit
4/23/2014 - Parishes not part of effort to sidetrack wetland suits
4/23/2014 - Legacy lawsuit bill breezes through state Senate
4/21/2014 - Let the Sunshine In!: Transparency bill will help curb cronyism in the AG's office
4/20/2014 - Political Horizones: Honore wants public involved on environment
4/20/2014 - Stephanie Grace: Bill eliminates board's independence
4/19/2014 - Legislation stripping levee districts of autonomy raise questions about flood protection taxes, emergency response
4/18/2014 - WAGUESPACK: Louisiana, We Have a Problem
4/17/2014 - Legislation targets levee board
4/17/2014 - Louisiana Senate Votes to Void Oil and Gas Suit
4/16/2014 - Restoring Louisiana's Coast Will Require Restoring its Democracy - Governor Jindal is Trying to Undermine Both
4/16/2014 - Rewritten flood authority bill gives Jindal more power
4/16/2014 - Bill passes state senate that would stop massive lawsuit against oil companies
4/15/2014 - LANDRY: Let's Get Rid Of Buddy Caldwell's Cronyist Contingency Fees
4/16/2014 - Senate OKs bill to sidetrack suits against energy industry
4/16/2014 - Jury trial threshold bill tabled
4/15/2014 - Louisiana tort reform bill voted down by the state House
4/15/2014 - We Just Found Out How Overlawyered Louisiana Is
4/15/2014 - Stephanie Grace: Bills aim to short-circuit judicial system
4/15/2014 - Letter to the Editor: Anti-lawsuit columnist confused on coastal issue
4/15/2014 - Barry says lawsuit necessary
4/14/2014 - The Hidden Cost of the Tort Tax
4/14/2014 - Adley to fight changes to contract nullification bill
4/14/2014 - Column: These lawsuits are all wet
4/11/2014 - Louisiana's traumatic bond with Big Oil: Robert Mann
4/10/2014 - Coastal Parishes Oppose Other Lawsuit Bill
4/10/2014 - Editorial: Jindal undermines energy in levee board attack
4/10/2014 - Court ruling may lead to higher taxes for salt caverns
4/9/2014 - Louisiana House quickly passes bill to restrict mesothelioma, latent disease cases
4/9/2014 - One bill restricting oil and gas 'legacy lawsuits' forwarded to Senate floor, second fails in committee Wednesday
4/9/2014 - Senate Committee Advances Legacy Bill
4/9/2014 - Jury in southwest Louisiana federal court awards man $9 billion in bladder cancer case
4/8/2014 - Shocking $9 Billion Punitive Damages Verdict in Louisiana Will Likely be Reduced
4/8/2014 - Jefferson Chamber backs tort reform bill
4/8/2014 - Levee authority lawyers say they'll waive some fees if energy companies come to bargaining table
4/8/2014 - House Committee on Civil Law hearing on HB 482 (Part 1)
4/8/2014 - House Committee on Civil Law hearing on HB 482 (Part 2)
4/8/2014 - Guest commentary: Why is lawsuit such a bad idea?
4/8/2014 - Landrieu downplays value of levee suit
4/7/2014 - Mary Landrieu: 'Lawsuits will not save the coasts of Louisiana'
4/7/2014 - Oil and gas industry looking to kill lawsuits from Jefferson, Plaquemines over wetlands
4/6/2014 - President's View: A Compromised Legacy
4/6/2014 - Our Views: Don't limit court actions
4/6/2014 - If Legislature forbids levee lawsuits, Louisiana taxpayers will pay the price of coastal repairs: Mark Davis
4/6/2014 - Flood protection authority fighting uphill battle
4/5/2014 - Bill aimed at limiting venue in asbestos cases passes House committee
4/5/2014 - Legal observers urge tort reform caution
4/4/2014 - Improving citizen access to Louisiana courts: Letter
4/4/2014 - Other views: Louisiana should end ban on civil jury trials
4/3/2014 - The Flood Authority Lawsuit is Getting Strangled by the Legislature
4/4/2014 - Legacy lawsuit bill heads to full senate
4/4/2014 - Bill to derail levee suit moves to Senate
4/3/2014 - Oil and gas interests have no better friend in Baton Rouge than the combative Sen. Adley
4/3/2014 - Bills Moving to Kill Lawsuits Against Big Oil
3/31/2014 - Debunking Big Oil's big lie (Column)
4/3/2014 - State Senate OKs bill that would sidetrack levee lawsuits
4/2/2014 - Louisiana Senate passes bill seeking to derail levee board suit
4/2/2014 - Senate endorses end to judicial age limit
4/1/2014 - Bureau of Governmental Research opposes Senate bill that would give governor more power in selecting levee board members
4/1/2014 - Louisiana tort reform push begins, with passage of bill to zero out jury trial threshold
4/1/2014 - Our Views: End barrier on trials
4/1/2014 - Municipal lawsuit legislation advances
4/1/2014 - Stephanie Grace: Ex-govs agree on worth of lawsuit
3/31/2014 - LOGA continuing fight against energy industry lawsuits
3/29/2014 - Proposal may help settle legacy lawsuits
3/28/2014 - Tort reform plan includes local lawmaker
3/27/2014 - Jindal announces legacy lawsuit legislation
3/27/2014 - Jindal announces deal reached in 'legacy lawsuits'
3/27/2014 - Landry: Why is Louisiana a magnet for out-of-state lawsuits?
3/16/2014 - Legislation needed to tighten lawsuit loans
3/23/2014 - Frivolous lawsuits hurting state
3/22/2014 - LOGA's Briggs speaks out against 'greedy' lawsuits
3/22/2014 - Pro-energy groups stir debate
3/20/2014 - LLAW's Melissa Landry on WWL with Garland Robinette
3/19/2014 - Improve La.'s lawsuit climate (LETTER)
3/18/2014 - Survey Says 7 in 10 Louisiana Voters Support Lawsuit Reform Legislation
3/18/2014 - Our Views: A dilemma on lawsuits
3/17/2014 - Statewide Tort Reform Survey Shows Majority of Louisiana Voters Back Lawsuit Reform
3/16/2014 - Letter to the Editor: Frivolous suits hurt business
3/14/2014 - BRIGGS: A Confused Judge And A Major Economic Threat (Op-Ed)
3/10/2014- LANDRY: A Guide To This Session's Top Legal Reform Bills (Op-Ed)
3/14/2014 - Backers of coastal-erosion lawsuit launch new website
3/13/2014 - Tort Reform Battle on the Bayou (Op-Ed)
3/13/2014 - Timeline shows how energy industry violated laws, levee authority attorneys say
3/13/2014 - LOGA reveals its new coalition
3/13/2014 - Oil & gas industry: Legal battle wtih Louisiana could drive business away
3/12/2014 - Press Release: Tea Party of Louisiana strongly supports House Bill 917 and Senate Bill 273 to restore teh Right of Trial by Jury in Louisiana
3/11/2014 - LLAW Legislative Preview
3/10/2014 - LOGA meetings to rally state support
3/10/2014 - Open Letter to LOGA Members from Don Briggs
3/10/2014 - Judge rules in favor of AG's office in LOGA lawsuit
3/10/2014 - Court: SLFPA-E had right to hire outside attorney, not use AG's Office
3/10/2014 - Judge upholds AG Buddy Caldwell's approval of levee authority's vote in wetlands damage suit
3/10/2014 - Battles over BP settlement could be nearing an end
3/9/2014 - Bills up for debate in State Legislature
3/8/2014 - Oil industry, Louisiana relations on trial
3/8/2014 - Lawmakers split on oil lawsuit
3/8/2014 - Water rally at Capitol Gets Residents Thinking about the Future
3/7/2014 - Rally for cleaner water in Louisiana at the Capitol
3/7/2014 - Levee board nominators push back against Jindal
3/6/2014 - Levee authority committee ignores Bobby Jindal rejection of one nominee, agrees to send him another
3/6/2014 - Judge Janice Clark faces possible censure for 'judicial misconduct'
3/5/2014 - SADOW: Caldwell's Legal Fight With LOGA Is About His Re-Election Effort
3/5/2014 - East bank levee authority nominating committee meets Thursday, but may not choose nominees
3/4/2014 - James Gill: Industry spokesman doesn't worry about the facts (Column)
3/4/2014 - North Louisiana senator charges Baton Rouge judge with ethics violations
3/3/2014 - MAGINNIS: Legislators to Judge Suit Against Big Oil
3/3/2014 - Legislation could kill coastal lawsuit
3/3/2014 - Barry 'reasonably optimistic' that deal can be reached if 'Big Oil' lawsuit survives session
3/3/2014 - In BP oil disaster, appeals court rules claimants need not prove direct harm
3/3/2014 - In Conversation: Harold Kim
3/2/2014 - Letter: Frivolous suits hurt state
3/2/2014 - TAKING BACK THE COAST
3/1/2014 - Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans oppose legislation to weaken flood protection authority: Ruthie Frierson
2/28/2014 - Letter to the Editor: Oil companies begin to view Louisiana as hostile
2/28/2014 - Clancy DuBos Takes His Hacks At The Oil Business
2/28/2014 - LANDRY: A Perception Problem, Or Perhaps More, In Louisiana's Judiciary
2/28/2014 - Support job creation, not litigation
2/27/2014 - A Little Good News: 11 Louisiana Parish Lawsuits Dismissed
2/28/2014 - Tort Reform With a Twist
2/28/2014 - Gov. Jindal, Louisiana Legislature shouldn't undermine levee reforms (EDITORIAL)
2/27/2014 - Let the finger-pointing begin
2/27/2014 - Don Briggs not going to jail
2/27/2014 - Wade Shows Buying Janice Clark?
2/27/2014 - B.R. attorney representing the state in high-profile case says 'no conflict' in hosting fundraiser for judge
2/27/2014 - Environmental groups oppose changes in selection process for levee authority members
2/26/2014 - Judge denies BP's request to delay seafood claims payments
2/26/2014 - BP seeks to halt payments to seafood-industry claimants
2/25/2014 - LOGA court case delayed until March 10
2/25/2014 - Oil & Gas Association president fails to appear in court Tuesday, despite threat of jail
2/25/2014 - Oil and gas group's leader does not appear for trial on its lawsuit
2/24/2014 - LOGA leader bound for court Tuesday
2/24/2014 - Judge orders Oil and Gas Association president to appear in court Tuesday or face jail
2/24/2014 - Former congressman running for state attorney general
2/24/2014 - Former Congressman Jeff Landry announces run for Louisiana attorney general
2/24/2014 - Appeals court upholds dismissal of 11 parish suits against BP under Louisiana wildlife law
2/20/2014 - Governor would have more say in appointing levee authority members, under proposed legislation
2/20/2014 - Barry speaks in support of suit against oil industry
2/16/2014 - Louisiana's bayous and bays are vanishing from marine maps
2/16/2014 - Political Horizons: Levee board lawsuit still under fire
2/15/2014 - 3-year study of Louisiana's judiciary concludes more study is needed
2/14/2014 - High claims, litigation continue to drive Louisiana auto insurance rates up
2/13/2014 - National trial attorney conference wraps up in New Orleans
2/11/2014 - The Louisiana Democrat Party is Now Toxic to Mary Landrieu's Reelection Hopes
2/10/2014 - Mudd & Bruchhaus chosen to represent Jury
2/9/2014 - State Democrats back leve board suits
2/8/2014 - Oil industry, 'Green Army' at odds
2/8/2014 - Editorial: Sending the wrong message
2/7/2014 - Busting the Asbestos Racket
2/7/2014 - Levee board reformers worry that Jindal bringing politics back into process
2/7/2014 - John Barry: "My Motivation is Simple: I Want the Louisiana Coast to Survive"
2/7/2014 - Make them pay
2/6/2014 - State Democratic Party will vote on whether to support east bank levee suit against oil and gas industry
2/6/2014 - Coastal restoration suit still on table
2/5/2014 - Louisiana judicial system to blame for high auto insurance, some say
2/3/2014 - LOGA: Frivolous lawsuits bane to growth
1/31/2014 - Letter to the Editor: Judiciary lacks accountability
1/30/2014 - Louisiana Might Be Winning From Caldwell's Loss
1/30/2014 - Louisiana Supreme Court Strikes Down Expansive Interpretation of State Medicaid Fraud Statute
1/30/2014 - La. high court reverses $258 million verdict
1/29/2014 - Louisiana Supreme Court throws out $330 million ruling against drug companies
1/27/2014 - Plaintiffs rest their case in Jefferson Parish's Katrina flood trial
1/20/2014 - The legacy quest
1/24/2014 - Judge study may need more time
1/23/2014 - LANDRY: Caldwell's Contingency Fees Are At Issue, Again
1/23/2014 - February deadline looming for report on judges
1/21/2014 - Letter: Adley should be more concerned about loss of wetlands
1/19/2014 - Our Views: A five-star city judge
1/17/2014 - New Orleans attorneys deny improper actions in BP spill claims
1/17/2014 - Texas lawyer seeks hold on BP oil spill suit
1/16/2014 - Tort reform needed for oil and gas industry
1/15/2014 - Judicial activism one reason for 'Judicial Hellhole' label
1/15/2014 - Coastal authority, levee board attorneys at odds over lawsuit
1/15/2014 - Louisiana Attorney General responds to lawsuit brought by oil and gas trade association
1/12/2014 - Proposals to fill in canals not gaining much traction
1/10/2014 - Multibillion-dollar BP private claims settlement is upheld by split U.S. 5th Circuit Court panel
1/2014 - Why We're Suing the Oil Companies
1/9/2014 - Louisiana's attorney general defends his approval of east bank levee authority's resolution for hiring wetlands suit law firm
1/7/2014 - Editorial: Make panel's work public
1/7/2014 - David v. Goliath
1/7/2014 - Letter: SLFPA attorney contract invalid
1/5/2014 - BP's changing stance on claims payments puzzles experts
1/3/2014 - Louisiana asks 5th Circuit to transfer its BP claims to another judge
1/2/2014 - BGR sues state committee assessing judgeships for access to records, meetings
12/29/2013 - The Lawsuit Bayou
12/27/2013 - Federal judge dismisses most of remaining Katrina damage lawsuits
12/26/2013 - BP reserves right to appeal ruling allowing business claims without proof of oil spill losses
12/24/2013 - Oil industry blames 'legacy lawsuits' for drilling rig decline in south Louisiana
12/18/2013 - Family says asbestos killed dad
12/22/2013 - James Gill: It's official: Louisiana is a 'hell-hole'
12/20/2013 - President's View: Time for a Rankings Reality Check (Column)
12/19/2013 - Lawyers representing levee authority in lawsuit against oil companies agree to limit potential earnings
12/17/2013 - BP Accuses Texas Lawyer of 'Brazen Fraud' in Workers' Claims Over Gulf Oil Spill
12/9/2013 - Under fire
12/18/2013 - Business community plans to ask legislators to limit lawsuits
12/18/2013 - East Bank levee authority suit spurs renewed push for tort reform
12/18/2013 - Federal judge takes no immediate action on whether to return east bank levee authority wetlands damage suit to state court
12/18/2013 - Levee board wants lawsuit against oil companies moved back to state court
12/17/2013 - Louisiana shoots to top of 'Judicial Hellhole' list
12/17/2013 - LANDRY: 'Buddy System' Earns Louisiana #2 'Judicial Hellholes' Ranking
12/17/2013 - Oil and gas association challenges AG's approval of contract for coastal lawsuit
12/15/2013 - Opinion: Rush to oppose coastal reclamation suit exposes weakness of Jindal's case
12/15/2013 - Legislative auditor won't review legality of levee board's contract
12/13/2013 - Court should weigh in on East Bank levee board suit against oil and gas companies, auditor says
12/12/2013 - Auditor Questions Levee Board Legal Contract
12/10/2013 - Under Fire
12/10/2013 - Supreme Court ponders finality of attorney fee awards
12/06/2013 - Asbestos lawsuit to stay in Louisiana court, despite evidence of only remaining Louisiana defendant being improperly joined
12/05/2013 - East Bank levee authority votes to reaffirm wetlands damage lawsuit against energy companies
12/05/2013 - Letter: Oil industry suits threaten economy
12/04/2013 - St. Bernard turns to law firm used by other parishes seeking damages from drillers
12/04/2013 - Opinion: Timid litigation that shields Big Oil won't begin to pay for coastal reclamation
12/04/2013 - State levee boards association demands withdrawal of East Bank levee authority's suit against energy companies
12/04/2013 - Levee boards association criticizes suit against oil and gas companies
12/04/2013 - St. Bernard considers suit against oil and gas companies for coastal damage
12/04/2013 - Louisiana to sue Corps of Engineers seeking cash to fix MR-GO damage, maintain some West Bank levees
12/04/2013 - Feds, state coastal authority at odds over paying for projects
12/03/2013 - BP notches win in bid to block settlement payments
12/01/2013 - Gas drilling laws contested in court case
11/25/2013 - Bobby Jindal: Louisiana's Out-of-Touch Governor
11/23/2013 - La. lawsuits may portend shifting political tide
11/21/2013 - Levee authority will put off vote on whether to continue wetlands damage suite against energy companies
11/19/2013 - ADLEY: Attorney General Violated Law, Involved in "Cover-Up" (OPINION)
11/19/2013 - Ousted flood authority member launches nonprofit to support lawsuit
11/19/2013 - West Bank levee board opposes east bank wetlands damage lawsuit, urges coordination
11/19/2013 - Conflicts galore
11/19/2013 - Ousted flood board member touting new organization
11/19/2013 - Ousted levee authority member John Barry forms organization to support suit against energy companies
11/19/2013 - Critics say Jindal levee board appointee should recuse himself from energy lawsuit
11/19/2013 - West Bank levee board opposes east bank wetlands damage lawsuit, urges coordinations
11/19/2013 - Jindal has more snakes than he can kill with coastal lawsuits against oil and gas companies; whatcha gonna do now, Bobby? Those parishes [Jefferson and Plaquemines] got their own lawyers
11/18/2013 - Jefferson Parish wants to move trial of Hurricane Katrina flooding lawsuit
11/18/2013 - Local lawsuits against oil companies are more to Jindal's liking: John Maginnis
11/18/2013 - Flood authority to be asked to halt suit against oil, gas companies
11/17/2013 - John M. Barry: Companies should fix what they break
11/17/2013 - Louisiana's grand bargain?
11/17/2013 - Jindal in shadows of flood rate fight: Analysis
11/17/2013 - James Gill: Tide turning on oil industry
11/17/2013 - State never promised money to area flood authority, president says
11/16/2013 - Coastal litigation could spark reform
11/14/2013 - Parishes have no plans to sue oil, gas companies
11/15/2013 - Letter: Jindal selling out wetlands for political folly
11/14/2013 - Companies Leery of Jindal Stance on Legacy Cases
11/14/2013 - Super Legacy Suits: Parishes' litigation could bring Big Oil to bargaining table
11/14/2013 - Don Briggs: Coastal suits show need for tort reform
11/13/2013 - Debate intensifies over proposed federal discovery rules
11/13/2013 - Experts opine on oil and gas suits
11/13/2013 - Jefferson, Plaquemines file coastal erosion lawsuits against oil, gas companies
11/12/2013 - LOGA Response to Plaquemines and Jefferson Parish Lawsuits
11/12/2013 - OPINION: Ex-flood authority leader picks apart arguments against suing oil interests
11/12/2013 - Stephanie Grace: Will oil, gas lawsuit keep erosion conversation going?
11/10/2013 - Jefferson, Plaquemines eye action in coming weeks
11/8/2013 - East bank levee board at odds with Jindal loses its state subsidy
10/27/2013 - Something frightful brewing
11/5/2013 - CALDWELL: Avalanche of Contingency Fee Contracts Coming
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11/5/2013 - Op-Ed: Lawsuit abuses jeopardize bright energy future for La.
11/4/2013 - BP tells 5th Circuit to throw out private oil spill settlement if business claims rules aren't fixed
11/4/2013 - Court to review approval of BP settlement
11/3/2013 - President's View: Clouds on the Horizon
11/1/2013 - Utilties regulator blasts Jindal on levee board suit
10/30/2013 - Louisiana sues Pfizer, saying it misled public about Zoloft
10/29/2013 - Honore delivers startingly radical call to action against forces destroying coast
10/30/2013 - In the words of former Gov. Mike Foster, "There's too much suing going on."
10/29/2013 - Bobby Jindal shows true colors in coastal lawsuit
10/22/2013 - Appellate court sides with employer in hearing loss case
10/22/2013 - Honore: Oil companies responsible for admitted damage
10/21/2013 - New Report Highlights 'Activist' Tendencies of the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal
10/21/2013 - Federal judge sets rules for submission of summary documents in BP oil spill trial
10/18/2013 - Ousted levee board member pledges to keep fighting
10/17/2013 - Committee holds hearing over reducing New Orleans judgeships
10/17/2013 - Jindal names 3 members to levee board who oppose suit against oil companies
10/16/2013 - Watchdog group: 3rd Circuit 'activist' court
10/16/2013 - New Orleans judges, city officials argue over cuts to judiciary
10/15/2013 - Attorney General Caldwell won't weigh in on fee for school lawsuit
10/15/2013 - Lawyer fees spark political debate
10/15/2013 - Public asked to weigh in on cost, caseload of Louisiana judges
10/14/2013 - Political Sideshow to Coastal Lawsuit
10/13/2013 - James Gill: Big shot steps in on behalf of oil and gas
10/12/2013 - It's Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week - Are You Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
10/11/2013 - Federal judge orders BP, private plaintiffs to hammer out changes to business claims rules
10/11/2013 - Caldwell Reaches Out to Critics
10/9/2013 - Asbestos case remanded to district court for not meeting $74K jurisdictional
10/10/2013 - Justice Department rests in second phase of BP oil spill
10/9/2013 - BGR report spurs debate over judgeships before state Supreme Court's Judicial Council
10/8/2013 - Stephanie Grace: Independence at stake in appointments
10/8/2013 - Utilities commissioner calls for state Dems to back flood protection authority suit
10/2/2013 - BP wins 5th Circuit appeal on oil spill claims process
10/2/2013 - LOGA video on SLFPA-E lawsuit
10/2/2013 - Proponent of oil, gas suit loses spot on levee board
10/1/2013 - BP trial witnesses, lawyers tussle over characterizing what happened during the Gulf oil spill
9/30/2013 - John Barry not among nominees for Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East seats
9/30/2013 - Second phase of BP trial over the 2010 Gulf oil spill focuses on flow rates, 'top kills' and 'junk shots'
9/28/2013 - Can Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Make the Big Oil Lawsuit Go Away?
9/27/2013 - BP oil spill trial's second phase, starting Monday, will play key role in deciding massive fines
9/26/2013 - James Gill: Graves shows why lawsuit is needed
9/25/2013 - Levee board's lawsuit against oil companies to be topic of public forum
9/25/2013 - Jeff Landry: Caldwell involved in oil lawsuit
9/25/2013 - Buddy Caldwell says he did not authorize lawsuit
9/23/2013 - Lawsuit seeks Jindal adviser's correspondence with oil and gas industry
9/23/2013 - AG helping his buddies
9/22/2013 - Formal ceremony Friday for BR's first female U.S. judge
9/19/2013 - Abbeville atty to seek 15th JDC seat
9/2013 - Consumer lawsuit loans still need to be addressed
9/19/2013 - John Barry on SLFPA-E Oil Suit (VIDEO)
9/19/2013 - SE Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East meets
9/17/2013 - Conservation group seeking to identify pollutants released during 2010 BP oil spill asks for its own trial
9/16/2013 - Gov. Bobby Jindal punishes levee board members who sued Big Oil; Chat with Jarvis DeBerry noon Tuesday
9/16/2013 - LANDRY: The Buddy System Shows Up In That Levee Board Lawsuit
9/13/2013 - Jindal won't reppoint 2 levee officials who support lawsuit against oil companies
9/13/2013 - 5 challengers vie for 3 seats on the East Bank levee authority
9/13/2013 - 'Big Oil' suit looms over flood board nominations
9/13/2013 - Levee board suit supporters are likely to lose seats
9/12/2013 - Levee panel wants suit against oil companies back in state court
9/10/2013 - DuBos: Levee board heads deserve to be reappointed
9/10/2013 - Levee body says suit against energy firms aims to enforce restoration clauses in state, federal permits
9/9/2013 - John Barry, On Why the Levee Board Has Sued the Oil and Gas Companies
9/9/2013 - Honore backs lawsuit against oil companies
9/8/2013 - Letter: Group backs Doody and Barry for SLFPA-East
9/6/2013 - Leaders of levee board reform say Jindal threats violate spirit of 2006 changes
9/5/2013 - Oil-gas industry, local levee board clash over AG's authorization of board's lawsuit
9/5/2013 - Oil and Gas Take Fight to Caldwell, The AG's One-Man Rapid Response Team
9/4/2013 - LO&G President: Actual damage not necessary
9/4/2013 - Why Jindal is so reluctant to make Big Oil pay for ravaging Louisiana's coast
9/4/2013 - Oil and gas association want Caldwell to reverse lawsuit approval
9/3/2013 - Dow Chemical and two others lose trial, must pay $5.95 million to man with mesothelioma
9/4/2013 - New Orleans could have as many as 25 surplus judges, BGR report finds
9/3/2013 - Concerns about Gulf spill settlement are irrelevant, plaintifs lawyers say
9/3/2013 - Stephanie Grace: Independence at stake in appointments
9/1/2013 - Facing Fire Over Challenge to Louisiana's Oil Industry
8/28/2013 - ExxonMobil not responsible for West Bank woman's cancer, Jefferson Parish jury decides
8/28/2013 - Jindal opposes coastal erosion lawsuit due to oil industry contributions, environmental groups say
8/25/2013 - LOGA VP Gifford Briggs and SLFPA-E VP John Barry debate lawsuit against oil and industry in Louisiana
8/21/2013 - If industry does not pay, we all will
8/25/2013 - Keep your eye on the ball
8/25/2013 - Our Views: Barry gets powerful ear
8/23/2013 - Support Small Businesses, Stop Lawsuit Abuse
8/22/2013 - Drilling-pipe cleaner sues oil companies over 'fear of cancer'
8/22/2013 - Gulf oil spill trial's 2nd phase to last 16 days, judge says
8/22/2013 - Suing oil and gas interests to save the coast: author John Barry weighs in
8/22/2013 - Lawsuit allegations are just that
8/22/2013 - Fireworks continue over lawsuit against oil and gas industry
8/21/2013 - State coastal authority votes to request East Bank levee authority to block oil, gas, pipeline suit
8/21/2013 - Levee board appointments may let Jindal interfere with suit
8/20/2013 - State moves to fill 3 East Bank levee authority seats, including posts held by president, vice president
8/19/2013 - Oil and gas vital to Louisiana (LETTER)
8/19/2013 - Barry says lawsuit opposition based oil & gas politics
8/17/2013 - Editorial: Lawsuit targets only one of many
8/15/2013 - New Orleans levee authority will consider 45-day pause to coastal erosion lawsuit
8/15/2013 - Levee board opens door to settling lawsuit
8/15/2013 - Flood board continues lawsuit
8/15/2013 - LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stop Louisiana's lawsuit abuse
8/15/2013 - State coastal chief assails suit against oil, gas
8/14/2013 - La. panel questions reasoning of coastal lawsuit
8/14/2013 - Lawmakers, flood authority spar over wetlands lawsuit
8/14/2013 - Joint legislative committee convenes over coastal erosion lawsuit against oil companies
8/14/2013 - Former electrician sues numerous companies alleging lung cancer is result of asbestos exposure
8/14/2013 - Legislators question levee lawsuit
8/13/2013 - Major green groups keeping mum on flood authority lawsuit opposed by Jindal
8/13/2013 - Levee board's suit moved to federal court
8/12/2013 - Gulf oil spill claims administrator must respond to BP request to halt claims payments
8/12/2013 - BP sues federal government to get new contracts in wake of oil spill
8/13/2013 - Chevron U.S.A. wants flood authority lawsuit against oil, gas, pipeline companies moved to federal court
8/13/2013 - James Gill: Coastal suit muddies water
8/11/2013 - Louisiana coastal erosion lawsuit: State levee association committee comes out against it
8/11/2013 - Levee board association comes out against oil and gas lawsuit
8/10/2013 - What the levee authority really wants for Louisiana's coast: John M. Barry
8/8/2013 - Letter: Industry supports coastal efforts
8/8/2013 - ExxonMobil wants federal judge to hear Baton Rouge class action lawsuit
8/7/2013 - Massive oil and gas suit will face first test
8/6/2013 - Letter: Lawsuit will hurt La. coast
8/6/2013 - Letter: Why shouldn't oil and gas companies pay?
8/6/2013 - BP presents evidence of fraudulent claims, demands temporary halt of claims payments again
8/5/2013 - BP says rejection of private oil spill claims appeal could scuttle whole settlement
8/5/2013 - Petition asks state to support levee lawsuit
8/4/2013 - Kevin McGill: Is this flood board going rogue?
8/4/2013 - Stephanie Grace: Levee lawsuit already mired in politics
8/1/2013 - La. coastal damage lawsuit long overdue
7/31/2013 - Levee Board Lawsuit - the Latest Chapter in Trial Lawyer Greed
8/1/2013 - Oil spill deal is being used to enrich plaintiffs' lawyers: BP Vice President Geoff Morrell
8/1/2013 - Oil and gas industry has Louisiana's best interests at heart: Chris John
8/1/2013 - Environmental groups support levee board's oil and gas lawsuit
7/29/2013 - Louisiana politics challenges historic lawsuit against oil companies: John Maginnis
7/29/2013 - With levee authority lawsuit, state can't keep ignoring petroleum-related damage to marshes: Len Bahr
7/29/2013 - Oil and gas industry must pay for the damage it's caused: Lt. General Russel L. Honore
7/29/2013 - SADOW: On the Southeast Flood Protection Authority Lawsuit
7/28/2013 - Levee board's suit could be landmark case
7/26/2013 - State coastal authority requests meeting with East Bank levee authority over oil, gas, pipeline suit
7/26/2013 - Wetlands War
7/26/2013 - Landry preps for attorney general race
7/26/2013 - President's View: Some things that caught my eye this week
7/26/2013 - Stephanie Grace: History shows industry got a free ride
7/26/2013 - "Jackpot justice" is bad for Louisiana businesses: Jay Timmons and Dan Juneau
7/25/2013 - Lawsuit against oil and gas giants is a call to arms for Louisiana: Jarvis DeBerry
7/25/2013 - New Orleans, coastal lawmakers outspoken on levee board suit
7/25/2013 - Levee authority lawsuit: state lawmakers react
7/24/2013 - Locals interested in suit against oil companies
7/24/2013 - Louisiana Agency Sues Energy Companies for Wetland Damage
7/24/2013 - Appellate court asks judge to reconsider CITGO penalty
7/24/2013 - Suit seeks damages from oil companies for coastal erosion
7/24/2013 - Environmentalists allege constitutional violation in permitting gas storage salt dome construction in Lake Peigneur
7/23/2013 - East Bank levee authority to file lawsuit Wednesday aimed at getting oil, gas, pipeline firms to restore wetlands and ridges
7/23/2013 - Environmental groups' lawsuit to stop flow from failed Taylor Energy platform cleared for trial
7/22/2013 - Deadline murky for sinkhole suits
7/19/2013 - Judge refuses to suspend BP settlement payments
7/18/2013 - BP asks federal court to suspend claims payments during fraud investigation
7/17/2013 - Barbier grants motion for hearing on temporary suspension of BP claims program
7/15/2013 - Gill: BP fleece a done deal
7/11/2013 - Louisiana legacy lawsuits create unknown risks for some E&P companies
7/8/2013 - BP, plaintifs' laywers argue before 5th Circuit on challenge over oil spill payments
7/1/2013 - Petrochemical company wins case against insurer over pollution buy back program
6/28/2013 - Looking Back Part III: The Tort Reform Special Session of 1996
6/25/2013 - Injured contract workers file suit against Williams Olefins
6/23/2013 - Legacy lawsuit reforms mostly ignored by judges, say energy industry advocate and legal reform group
6/19/2013 - Scaled-back "Equal Pay for Women Act" to cover state workers
6/19/2013 - Bobby Jindal signs into law pay raises for judges, assessors
6/17/2013 - Class action suit sees settlement
6/14/2013 - Class action filed against ExxonMobil for multiple chemical leaks in Baton Rouge area
6/14/2013 - Class action filed after plant explosion
6/14/2013 - Federal judges to investigate misconduct complaint against 5th Circuit Judge Edith Jones
6/13/2013 - Judge Edith Jones' controversial remarks to be considered by Washington DC court
6/5/2013 - Mandatory retirement relief fails
6/3/2013 - Lawmakers fail to pass amendment eliminating mandatory retirement age for judges
5/30/2013 - Equal Pay for Women Act Cleared by Louisiana House Labor Committee
5/29/2013 - Assumption sinkhole lawsuits now total eight filed so far
5/28/2013 - Attorney general's contracts questioned
5/28/2013 - Bill to end mandatory retirement for judges moves to House floor
5/22/2013 - THE BUDDY SYSTEM: You've Got to Pay to Play
5/22/2013 - Court approves sinkhole class-action suit
5/21/2013 - THE BUDDY SYSTEM: Caldwell's Illegal (and Expensive) Contingency Fee Contracts
5/21/2013 - ATRA Ally Calls Out Louisiana Attorney General For for Pay-to-Play "Buddy System"
5/20/2013 - Attorney General called out for giving contracts to top campaign donors
4/9/2013 - ACTION ALERT: House to Consider Lawsuit Lending Bill Monday
4/30/2013 - Practice a danger to consumers
4/29/2013 - Bill would cap litigation loans
4/28/2013 - Loan and Order: States Object to 'Payday' Lawsuit Lending
4/26/2013 - Supreme Court creates another snag for class actions
4/2/2013 - N.O. judges not off the hook for insurance purchases yet
4/1/2013 - 5th Circuit Court sides with EPA in Clean Air Act case brought by Texas environmental groups
4/1/2013 - Class action settlements face growing scrutiny
3/28/2013 - Louisiana attorney general passes on sanctions against Orleans judges for suspect spending
3/19/2013 - Personal injury lawyer defends $900,000 in judicial spending as "amazingly efficient"
3/15/2013 - In BP oil spill trial, attention turns to Halliburton, Transocean
3/12/2013 - Bill would Require Details on Asbestos Payouts
3/14/2013 - Plaintiffs' lawyer resigns amid BP oil spill trial
3/12/2013 - Local judges put fish tanks, gun permit, handmade robes on expense accounts
3/11/2013 - As Asbestos Claims Rise, So Do Worries About Fraud
3/8/2013 - Second week of BP oil spill trial focuses on gross negligence
3/5/2013 - Scruggs asks 5th Circuit to toss guilty plea (BLOG)
3/5/2013 - Sinkhole case draws Brockovich
3/1/2013 - Tough road ahead for BP in Gulf oil spill trial, legal experts predict
3/1/2013 - BP's false oil flow claims may have delayed plugging of Macondo well, Transocean claims
2/28/2013 - Attorney Shelly Dick wins Judiciary Committee OK for seat on BR federal court
2/28/2013 - Johnson takes oath in public ceremony
2/27/2013 - Denton withdraws from judicial race
2/25/2013 - Oil spill begins for BP, Transocean, other companies: Blame game marks the first day
2/22/2013 - BP oil spill trial begins Monday in New Orleans almost three years after one of the worst spills in US history
2/22/2013 - Meet the lead attorneys involved in the BP oil spill trial
2/21/2013 - Federal judge rules some parts of BP criminal guilty plea, indictments of BP workers, can't be used in civil trial
2/15/2013 - Breaking Bad on the Bayou: Supreme Court and Attorney General Giving Louisiana a Bad Name
2/15/2013 - Vote on judge likely in two weeks
2/12/2013 - Judge nominee to get vote
2/11/2013 - UPDATED: Outside lawyers contracted by La. Attorney General making millions - have close ties to AG
2/08/2013 - Outside lawyers contracted by La. Attorney General making millions - have close ties to AG
2/04/2013 - Attorneys want $22.3 million in expenses reimbursed for work on economic and property damage settlement with BP
1/29/2013 - Federal judge accepts $4 billion BP guilty plea for Deepwater Horizon oil disaster
1/21/2013 - Top 10 jury verdicts of 2012
1/18/2013 - Justice department, BP defend $4 billion Deepwater Horizon criminal plea agreement
1/16/2013 - Louisiana AG's "Pay-to-Play" Party Rolls on in 2013
1/15/2013 - La. AG's oil spill tab nears $24M
1/11/2013 - Federal judge approves BP Gulf oil spill medical settlement
1/8/2013 - Justices Weigh Intent of a Class-Action Law
1/7/2013 - Chehardy elevates to appellate chief judge
1/6/2013 - Supreme Court class action
1/4/2013 - Beware Louisiana's Civil Justice System; It's a 'Hellhole'
12/26/2012 - Obama could reshape conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
12/18/2012 - Louisiana makes 'Judicial Hellholes' list for third straight year; 'Legacy Lawsuit' reform noted as step in right direction
12/17/2012 - Louisiana looms large in oil spill case
12/13/2012 - Louisiana lands on 'Judicial Hellhole' watch list for third consecutive year
12/13/2012 - Louisiana Lands on 'Judicial Hellholes' Watchlist Again
12/12/2012 - Shelly Dick finally gets confirmation hearing, but it may be too late for Senate OK this year
12/11/2012- Building the Trust Fund (Op-Ed)
12/11/2012 - Asbestos lawsuit disclosure bill heads to Ohio gov
12/9/2012 - McDonald wins, Theriot on appellate court
12/7/2012 - Hughes, PAC have big money lead in court race
12/5/2012 - The State Supreme Court Race is a Classic Single-Issue Muddle
12/5/2012 - "Leave it to Beaver" emerges in Supreme Court race
12/5/2012 - Supreme Court candidates boost coffers
12/4/2012 - High court ruling to affect life terms for juveniles
12/4/2012 - Personal Injury Lawyers Go "All In" for Jeff Hughes
11/30/2012 - Contributions key in high court runoff
11/30/2012 - Judges bristle over finances
11/29/2012 - Clean water and land PAC spent roughly 40 percent of funds it raised on Hughes
11/29/2012 - Vitter removes block on judicial nominee
11/27/2012 - Wife of former pipe cleaner sues oil companies over alleged secondary exposure to radioactive materials
11/27/2012 - Class actions back on U.S. Supreme Court's radar
11/25/2012 - Voter turnout key in 1st Circuit race
11/25/2012 - Dupont, Theriot face off for appellate seat
11/25/2012 - Two appeals judges seek Supreme Court seat
11/21/12 - Louisiana Manufacturers Political Action Committee Endorse Judge John Michael Guidry for the Louisiana Supreme Court, District 5 Seat
11/18/12 - Jindal's support for judge opposed
11/16/12 - Court Candidates Split GOP, LABI endorsements
11/15/2012 - ATRA "disappointed" by Jindal's endorsement of Hughes for high court
11/15/2012 - Not just any Supreme Court race
11/14/2012 - BP, plaintiffs' attorneys urge federal judge to extend deadline in Gulf oil spill settlement
11/14/2012 - Clean Water and Land PAC money money makes its way into Supreme Court race
11/14/2012 - LABI PRESS RELEASE: Judge John Michael Guidry Receives Business Group Endorsement
11/13/2012 - Finally, an end to legacy-lawsuit abuse
11/12/2012 - Judicial candidate campaigns take divergent paths
11/11/2012 - Jindal backs Hughes for Supreme Court
11/7/2012 - Three judicial elections won outright, four headed to runoff
11/5/2012 - BP settlement, if approved, likely destined for appeal
11/5/2012 - Legacy Lawsuit Lawyers Working to Tip the Scales of Justice?
11/3/2012 - 8 candidates fight for seat on Louisiana high court
11/2/2012 - Thousands of opt-outs not expected to scuttle BP oil spill settlement
11/1/2012 - With less than a week to go, LA Supreme Court race still wide open
10/31/2012 - Panel oks revamp of judge pay review
10/31/2012 - LA Supreme Court races rakes in $1.98 million
10/30/2012 - Julie Quinn says she won't run for the judgeship in Jefferson Parish
10/30/2012 - Jennifer Sneed, former Jefferson Parish Council member, loses round on ethics charges
10/28/2012 - Letters: Learn about candidates in judicial elections
10/26/2012 - Judge delays oil spill trial, cites Super Bowl, Mardi Gras distractions
10/25/2012 - State to receive $18.6 million in drug settlements
10/23/2012 - Alexandria native Catherine "Kitty" Kimball looking forward to retirement after 20 years on Louisiana Supreme Court
10/22/2012 - Eight vie for Supreme Court District 5 seat
10/22/2012 - Small business owner plagued by asbestos lawsuits fears for future of business
10/19/2012 - District 5 hopefuls take part in forum
10/16/2012 - Louisiana Supreme Court dismisses role of politics, race in ruling on chief judge
10/16/2012 - Bernette Johnson will be LA Supreme Court's next chief justice
10/15/2012 - Judge Paul Bonin reelected to 4th Circuit Court of Appeal after opponent withdraws
10/5/2012 - Family of pipe cleaner claims radiation poisoning; Seeks punitive damages in suit against Shell, others
9/21/2012 - Louisiana drivers suffer high rate of auto misery
9/20/2012 - Supreme Court justice seeks $380K in fees, expenses
9/10/2012 - Chamber of Commerce Study give low marks to Louisiana civil courts
9/8/2012 - State appeals ruling in Louisiana chief justice spat
9/7/2012 - Letters: Lawsuit abuse hurts all of us
9/5/2012 - Class action lawsuit filed against Entergy following power outages
9/4/2012 - Federal Judge Picks Winner in Louisiana Supreme Court Dispute
8/21/2012 - More Lawsuits, Less Growth
8/17/2012 - Appeals court won't toss ex-Miss. lawyer's plea
8/16/2012 - Louisiana Supreme Court chief justice controversy argued before federal judge07/11/2012 - Louisiana high court squabbles turns ugly
07/11/2012 - NAACP passes emergency resolution backing Bernette Johnson's claim to become Louisiana's chief justice
07/10/2012 - La. chief justice declines to discuss successor
07/09/2012 - Appeals court asked to toss ex-Miss. lawywer's plea
07/09/2012 - Marc Morial, Cedric Richmond ask Justice to block effort to keep Bernette Johnson from becoming chief justice
07/06/2012 - La. justice sues court for post
07/01/2012 - Commentary: Louisiana AG takes missteps with outside counsel
06/12/2012 - Private attorneys hired by AG in quasi-criminal proceedings rasies serious questions
06/11/2012 - Miss. high court orders new trial in asbestos case
06/08/2012 - House Judiciary Committee Passes Asbestos Transparency Bill
06/08/2012 - Tort Reform proponent says 2012 Legislative session had ups and downs
06/06/2012 - Diabetes Drug Maker Fights Pay-to-Play in Once-and-Future Judicial Hellhole
06/06/2012 - Gov. Bobby Jindal signs plan that could elect third African-American judge to 24th Judicial District
06/01/2012 - Report: Drug maker suing La. AG over outside counsel hiring
05/31/2012 - Legacy lawsuit compromise sent to governor's desk
05/31/2012 - Judge outlines new plan for Gulf oil spill trial
05/29/2012 - Appeals court upholds verdict in Miss. fraud suit
05/22/2012 - Legacy Lawsuit compromise advances
5/20/2012 - Tort reform group wary of Jindal
05/17/2012 - Why trial lawyers love Bobby Jindal
05/17/2012 - Deal reached on process for cleaning up old drilling sites
05/17/2012 - Oil and gas industry, landowners reach compromise in cleanup dispute with La. Legislature
05/16/2012 - Compromise in Legacy Lawsuits Reached
05/11/2012 - Controversial presentation on creating legacy lawsuits uncovered
05/11/2012 - Special Report: The long, lethal shadow of asbestos
05/02/2012 - Feds seek summer trial date for Gulf spill claims
04/21/2012 - Citizens' assets seizure on hold pending hearing
04/19/2012 - Judge authorizes seizure of Citizens Insurance money
04/18/2012 - Judge asked to sign off on BP oil spill settlement
04/18/2012 - BP oil spill medical claims settlement covers workers, some coastal residents
04/11/2012 - Second class action filed over vinyl plants explosion
04/04/2012 - BP oil spill trial plan could change
04/03/2012 - Should Gulf oil spill dispersant, clean-up companies stay in the litigation?
04/02/2012 - House Committee rejects lowering threshold for jury trials in lawsuits
03/25/2012 - Wide-ranging civil cases slow justice at federal court in New Orleans
03/23/2012 - Louisiana oil companies decry "abusive" rash of lawsuits, say industry hurting
03/23/2012 - Civil litigation reform bills could pass this session, advocate says
03/22/2012 - Measure limiting malpractice lawsuits coming up for vote in Congress
03/21/2012 - Property owners can challenge EPA in court, Supreme Court rules
03/20/2012 - La. Legislation Could Shield Louisiana Citizens From $104M Judgment
03/20/2012 - ExxonMobil should pay $10 million to Westwego man who has cancer, Jefferson Parish jury says
03/19/2012 - Fifth Circuit Rejects Appeal in $20M Transocean Case
03/14/2012 - "Secondary" asbestos exposure case filed against sewerage and water board and others
03/11/2012 - BP oil spill settlement is a bonanza for lawyers, columnist writes
03/10/2012 - BP oil spill claimants' legal fees might be paid by BP, plaintiff lawyers say
03/08/2012 - The Young Firm files another drilling mud asbestos suit
03/07/2012 - Lawmakers Targeting Asbestos Litigation
03/07/2012 - Legacy Lawsuits: The fight continues in Louisiana
03/01/2012 - Gulf oil spill case court docket is busy as settlement talks continue
03/01/2012 - Bill would increase salaries for La. judges
03/01/2012 - Bills would alter rules for trials, suits
02/28/2012 - Study: Legacy lawsuits sapping Louisiana jobs
02/28/2012 - Mississippi man sues Chevron and others over asbestos exposure
02/22/2012 - Gulf of Mexico oil spill liability rulings filed
02/19/2012 - Gulf of Mexico oil spill trial to bring high-profile players into the ring
02/19/2012 - Man sues Exxon Mobil, others for hearing loss; claims he was battered by occupational noise
02/15/2012 - Appeals court affirms order that BP set aside up to 6 percent of any settlement for lead plaintiffs' attorneys
02/15/2012 - Class action filed against East Jefferson Hospital for allegedly overcharging patients
02/15/2012 - Most BP plaintiffs may be ineligible for compensation
02/14/2012 - Judge sets 1st hearing for diabetes drug lawsuits
02/13/2012 - Jury trials requested in asbestos suit on behalf of three offshore workers
02/12/2012 - Judge in Gulf oil spill trial can handle numbingly complex trial ahead, colleagues say
02/09/2012 - BP's blemished safety record is off-limits in trial, judge rules
02/07/2012 - Judge allocates time for start of oil spill trial
02/05/2012 - Gulf oil spill's "trial of the century" could end before it begins
02/05/2012 - Gulf oil spill blame is focus of New Orleans court case
1/30/2012 - BP tries to seal testimony, strike evidence in upcming oil spill litigation
01/30/2012 - With trial pending, BP asks judge to cull experts
01/28/2012 - Commissioner responds to Citizens' lawsuit
01/22/2012 - Caldwell, governor agree on legal fees
01/21/2012 - High Court refuses to overturn Citizens ruling
01/18/2012 - Gulf of Mexico oil spill claimants who settle, but don't sue, exempted from paying into lawyer fund
01/17/2012 - Attorney General reverses course, supports holding back percentage of BP settlements
01/09/2012 - Editorial: BP Makes Amends
01/05/2012 - Editorial: Put BP oil spill victims first in court hearing about potential attorney fees
01/05/2012 - BP oil spill payments resume after fee wrinkle
01/05/2012 - Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance asks for rehearing in adjustment case
01/05/2012 - Attorneys big winner in lawsuit
01/04/2012 - US Judge Tosses $322M Asbestos Lawsuit Verdict
01/05/2012 - BP oil spill payments resume after fee wrinkle
01/05/2012 - Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance asks for rehearing in adjustment case
01/05/2012 - Attorneys big winner in lawsuit
01/04/2012 - US Judge Tosses $322M Asbestos Lawsuit Verdict
12/29/2011 - Big year leads to bigger 2012 for U.S. Supreme Court
12/29/2011 - Fund will be creatd to reimburse plaintiff attorneys working on BP litigation
12/21/2011 - Four lawsuits filed against Temple-Inland
12/13/2011 - Barbier rejects state, city government damage claims against BP
12/10/2011 - Family, oil firm fight over land
12/10/2011 - Help decide the top 10
12/09/2011 - Zach Scruggs goes to federal appeals court
12/08/2011 - Asbestos case names nearly all employers man had in lifetime
12/08/2011 - New lawsuit filed in Gulf oil spill
12/5/2011 - Attorney fees in BP litigation are disputed
11/30/2011 - Louisiana needs to speed away from No. 1 ranking
11-28-2011 - Jury favors BP in environmental damage suit; Houssiere plaintiffs seek second trial
11/21/2011 - Lower Threshold for Jury Trials Could Reduce Louisiana Car Insurance Rates
11/17/2011 - BP not entitled to insurance coverage under Transocean, Barbier rules
11/16/2011 - Federal judge rules against Feinberg
11/15/2011 - Judge Allows Alabama, Louisiana to Seek Punitive Damages in Oil Spill
11/15/2011 - BP loses two Gulf oil spill rulings
11/14/2011 - At a premium
11/07/2011 - Texaco sued for supplying benzene to Louisiana company over 35 years ago
11/06/2011 - Landrieu nominates 3 attorneys for vacant federal judgeship
10/31/2011 - Senate confirms Stephen Higginson for seat on 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
10/28/2011 - Louisiana must turn over records to BP: judge
Links of Interest
Louisiana Association of Business & Industry: Civil Justice Reform 2009 Business Issues
Manhattan Institute - Trial Lawyers Inc.
Institute for Legal ReformI Am Lawsuit AbuseLouisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch
Louisiana Record The American Tort Reform Association American Justice Partnership
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