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Louisiana Constitution Requires Payment of Fair Market Value for Levee Improvement Servitudes
In January 2010, in an effort to upgrade the size of permanent levee servitudes, the Board of Commissioners of the South Lafourche Levee District... More
Dishonest Investigator Damages Employer’s Fraud Defense
Claimant sustained an injury to his back, neck and shoulders while unloading a truck at work. Employer and Carrier initially accepted the claim and... More
Stipulating to Course and Scope
In Dennis v. Collins, the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana was tasked with determining whether independent negligence claims against... More
Fifth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment and Allows Consideration of Plaintiff’s Expert
The plaintiff allegedly sustained injuries when he fell on a vessel owned by his employer. He filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court... More
Minor League Players Strike Out
On June 26, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that professional minor league baseball is exempt from federal... More
Google (Takes) It
On June 27, 2017, European Union regulators assessed a $2.7 billion fine against Alphabet, Google’s parent company, related to an antitrust case brought by... More
White House Budget Proposal Could Result in Huge Financial Loss for Gulf Coast Region
On May 23, 2017, at a time when oil prices have started to rise and energy companies have regained optimism about the prospect of... More
Nintendonitis: Work Comp Coverage for Professional Gamers
The professional video game playing industry, or eSports, brought in $493 million in 2015 and is expected to generate $1 billion in revenue by... More
Nothing to Smize About: Tyra Banks Named in Lawsuit
Supermodel and entrepreneur Tyra Banks was recently named in a lawsuit for allegedly ridiculing an act that appeared on the reality television competition show,... More
Court Affirms Denial of Total Disability Benefits
The Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal recently rendered a decision reviewing standards of proof on total disability and supplemental earnings benefits. In Tassin... More