Katrina Hospital Death Charges Dropped

Charges have been dropped against two nurses accused of having helped murder four patients, aged 61 to 90, allegedly given a lethal drug cocktail by a physician during the chaos…

Jul 6, 2007 1:59 AM CDT

New Orleans Judge Tackles Defense Ills

A New Orleans judge is shining a light on the city’s troubled public defender system.

Judge Arthur Hunter Jr. has held hearings into problems plaguing indigent defendants as the justice…

Jun 27, 2007 4:12 PM CDT

Nurses Testify in Katrina Hospital Deaths

Several nurses are reportedly soon to testify before a grand jury, two of them under immunity grants, in an ongoing criminal investigation of the deaths of at least four hospitalized…

Jun 20, 2007 11:26 PM CDT

Riding Out the Storm

Even the Best Disaster Plans Can’t Help New Orleans Lawyers Account for Lost Clients, Disruption and Uncertainty

Feb 21, 2006 11:15 AM CST

Long Road to Recovery

Victims of Hurricane Katrina Face Legal Issues at Every Turn

Feb 21, 2006 10:46 AM CST

Picking Up the Pieces

Gulf Coast Courts Rode Out the Storm—Now They’re Struggling to Come Back

Feb 2, 2006 3:03 AM CST