A federal appeals court based in New Orleans has revived a whistle-blower suit claiming several insurance companies tried to shift the burden of paying for Hurricane Katrina damages onto the…
A federal judge is so fed up with what he labeled a prominent defense firm’s history of “vexatious” litigation tactics that he has threatened to bar all 20 partners and…
As the longest-serving member of the Louisiana Supreme Court, Justice Catherine “Kitty” Kimball is set to make history today when she becomes the state’s first female chief justice.
A federal appeals court has ordered a new sentence for former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling, convicted for his role in the collapse of the energy company.
A Louisiana disciplinary board is recommending a suspension of a year and a day for a former district attorney accused of getting into a courtroom fracas with another lawyer.
A law firm contends new Louisiana lawyer advertising rules slated to take effect in April will restrict its right to comment on Twitter, Facebook, online bulletin boards and blogs.
Two longtime Louisiana lawyers have been recommended for disbarment after a disciplinary board found in what a local newspaper described as an “often blistering opinion” that they allowed staff of…
A Louisiana attorney previously accused of stealing some $30 million from his law firm’s trust account has had his bond revoked after a more recent claim that he hacked into…
A New Orleans man who has earned the nickname “Gray Ghost” because of his zealous battle against graffiti was cited by police this week for criminal damage to property.
The dean of Tulane law school is apologizing to the Louisiana Supreme Court for errors in a professor’s study that had found campaign contributions appear to influence the justices’ votes.
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