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Louisiana Supreme Court Discusses the “Abandonment” Rule
 DODT Learns Abandonment Lesson the Hard Way in Acadia Parish Highway Accident
November 21, 2016
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Court of Appeal Describes How “Forced Heirs” Force Their Way into Inheritance
Legal Concepts: Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure and Hearsay
November 19, 2016
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Insurance Dispute
Actual Notice Exempts Condominium Association From Providing Insurance Coverage for Interior of Individual Condos
Tioga Slip and Fall Case Study Part 1: The Plaintiff’s Burden of Proving Notice
November 17, 2016
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Personal Rights, Personal Problem: How Defining the Personal Nature of Mineral Rights Can Have Serious Implications for New Owners vis-a-vis Previous Lessees
Louisiana’s Third Circuit Overturns Decision Limiting Landowners’ Recovery of Damages in Vermillion Parish Pollution Case
November 15, 2016
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Land Expropriation Damages in Baton Rouge: Different Approaches, Different Outcomes
First Circuit Court of Appeal Affirms Award of Attorney Fees and Expert Witness Fees In Expropriation Lawsuit
November 3, 2016
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Louisiana Property Damage Case Examines Exception of Prescription
Plaquemines Parish Construction Project Lawsuit Shows Complexities of Louisiana Prescription Rules
October 31, 2016
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Previous Mineral Lease Burdens Louisiana Landowners in Tensas Parish Legacy Lawsuit
A recent case arising out of Tensas Parish, Louisiana, highlights the importance of checking on leases that burden any land before purchase. “Legacy lawsuits” are claims that oil and gas operations caused contamination on a property and generally name any operators who worked at the property and could have contributed to the contamination. In this
October 17, 2016
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Hammond Homebuilder doesn’t get it right, Louisiana’s New Home Warranty Act Makes Him Pay
Chinese Drywall News a Welcome Sign for Those With Toxic Sheetrock in their Home
October 8, 2016
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Civil Matter
Plaquemines Parish Construction Project Lawsuit Shows Complexities of Louisiana Prescription Rules
St. John the Baptist Parish Insurance Claim Lawsuit Discusses Prescription Deadlines
September 23, 2016
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Evangeline Parish Land Dispute Lawsuit Invokes Concept of Acquisitive Prescription
What Does Predial Servitude, Acquisitive Prescription and Precarious Possessor, mean in Louisiana?
September 22, 2016
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