New Orleans Court of Appeals Reverses Decision That Lowered Medical Liens In Personal Injury Lawsuit
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New Orleans Court of Appeals Reverses Decision That Lowered Medical Liens In Personal Injury Lawsuit
September 3, 2016
No Comments
Court Examines the Use of a Settlement Check as a Compromise and Release
East Baton Rouge Woman Owes Full Medical Payments For Failure to inform Medicaid of Lawsuit
September 2, 2016
No Comments
After Two Car Accidents, Man Denied Damages Due to Testimony of Previous Settlement
Discrimination Case Against Children’s Hospital In New Orleans Dismissed, Affirmed by Fifth Circuit
August 31, 2016
No Comments
Age Discrimination Suit Illustrates Rules for Firing Employees
Former Tennis Coach at LSU Losses Lawsuit After His Contract Isn’t Renewed
August 30, 2016
No Comments
Injury Due to Workplace Discrimination Handled in Court of Appeals
Caddo, LA- Second Circuit Reverses Trial Courts Application of the Doctrine of Res Judicata In Lawsuit Against School Board
August 27, 2016
No Comments
Houma Boat Swell Accident Victim Convinces Court of Appeals to Bypass Res Judicata
Court of Appeal Upholds Full Interdiction Order In Livingston Parish Case Involving Brain Aneurysm
August 23, 2016
No Comments
Louisiana Supreme Court Highlights Pleading Requirements for Putative (Unestablished) Parents in Wrongful Death LawSuits
Civil Contractor Not Liable for the For the Actions of an Independent Contractor in Wrongful Death Lawsuit from Springfield, LA
August 20, 2016
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Louisiana Supreme Court Highlights Pleading Requirements for Putative (Unestablished) Parents in Wrongful Death LawSuits
Calcasieu Parish Pro Se (Litigant Without Lawyer) Has Appeal Dismissed Due to Lack of Procedural Knowledge
August 17, 2016
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In the law, it is quite rare for a case to ever be considered simple. Though the issues may seem quite obvious and clear to a plaintiff, it is almost never a good idea to represent oneself “pro se”. This is partially because of the subtle procedural pitfalls which may decide the outcome of a case. In the
Louisiana Appeals Court Finds Tangipahoa Parish School Board Partially Liable for Eye Injury Sustained on School Band Trip
August 10, 2016
No Comments
Complex Nature of the Allocation of Fault in Negligence Cases
Oral Loan Agreement Made During Romantic Relationship Survives Summary Judgment In Jefferson Parish
August 7, 2016
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