Insurance Defense
10 MBLB Attorneys Included in New Orleans Magazine 2021 Top Lawyers
Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett is pleased to announce that 10 of our attorneys have been selected for inclusion in New Orleans Magazine Top... More
Life Care Plans Driving Up Cost of Personal Injury Litigation
With increasing frequency, personal injury litigants are utilizing the services of doctors and pseudo medical experts to help define the value of their personal... More
Adopted Children Cannot Bring Wrongful Death or Survival Action for Biological Parents in Louisiana
On rehearing, the Louisiana Supreme Court recently reversed its prior ruling and held that a child given up for adoption does not have a... More
Louisiana Supreme Court Declines to Include Benefits in Hearing Loss Case
In Hartman v. St. Bernard Par. Fire Dept, the Louisiana Supreme Court declined to expand La. R.S. 23:1221(4)(p) to include benefits for hearing loss... More
First Circuit Affirms Owner Not Liable in Premise Liability Case
In a recent premises liability case, Cosse v. Lafarge North America, Inc., 2020 CW 1183 (La.App. 1 Cir. 04/01/21), the Louisiana First Circuit Court... More
Independent Medical Examinations and Restrictive Conditions
Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs)—or, “additional medical examinations,” as they are now termed in Louisiana law—are part and parcel of the typical personal injury case... More
MBLB Casualty Team Deals Double Whammy in Industrial Accident Lawsuit
Member Trevor Cutaiar successfully argued two motions in Louisiana state court in a hotly contested personal injury lawsuit arising out of an industrial accident.... More
Will the Duty to Mitigate Damages Apply in Cases Under the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2020?
On June 30, 2020, the Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 57, the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2020, which represents a compromise on the... More
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Rules on Discoverability Issues Presented by Collateral Source Rule
Nannette Brown, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, issued an Order and Reasons affirming Magistrate Judge Michael... More
Mike Parks Wins Verdict in Favor of Defendant Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Insurer
Member Mike Parks won a defense verdict in November 2020 in the 21st Judicial District Court in Tangipahoa Parish in favor of the Defendant Uninsured/Underinsured... More