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Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Writ, Leaves MBLB First Circuit Victory in Place
In November 2022, Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett reported on Georges Legrand and Trevor Cutaiar’s Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal victory in Clarence... More
CELEBRATING: The History of Black Mardi Gras
New Orleans Mardi Gras is traditionally thought of as a holiday full of food, fun, and festivities. February, usually the month we celebrate Mardi... More
MBLB Teams Up With New Orleans Law Firms to Help the Good Times Roll This Mardi Gras Through the Adopt-a-Cop Program
Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett is proud to once again team up with many of the city’s prominent law firms to support our community... More
MCS-90 Endorsement Versus Insurance Liability Coverage
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently ruled that an MCS-90 Endorsement to a commercial trucking insurance policy was limited... More
MBLB Hosts Its First Lunar New Year Celebration
MBLB’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee hosted the firm’s first Lunar New Year celebration. We decorated our team lounge with traditional red signage, red... More
Maritime or State Law?
In general, federal maritime law supplements and overrides most state and other federal laws. The underlying goal is uniformity of the legal rights and... More
District Court Stays Direct-action Claim Against Insurers Pursuant to Bankruptcy Stay Provision
In a pending asbestos case, the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, recently stayed a direct-action claim against two insurers pursuant to the... More
Use of Third Party Billing Agent Not Enough to Invoke Collateral Source
In the personal injury lawsuit, Walter George v. Progressive Waste Solutions of LA, Inc., 2022-CC-01068, the Louisiana Supreme Court found that the collateral source... More
Annual Adjustment to Longshore Penalties Announced by U.S. Department of Labor
The Department of Labor published a final rule on January 13, 2023 adjusting penalties under the Inflation Adjustment Act for 2023. Annual adjustments to penalties... More
MBLB MLK First Annual Day of Service
Of the 369,250 residents of New Orleans, almost 7,000 are homeless and twice that number meet HUD’s definition of homelessness. The lack of affordable... More