An Examination of Interlocutory Appeals and Collateral Order Doctrine
In April 2010, an offshore drilling rig, the Deepwater Horizon, exploded and sank into the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven workers died and crude oil from the well spilled into the Gulf for months after the...
View ArticleInsurance Appeal Lost in Pineville Auto Accident
Defendant Robert Turnage was in an accident with Plaintiffs Heather and Nicholas Tate on Memorial Day 2011 on Louisiana Highway 28 East, in Pineville. Tate attempted to pull out of a McDonald’s...
View ArticleSummary Judgment Risk When Failing to Follow Policy Language
Regardless of your level of legal training, we’re all guilty of ignoring the fine print but insurance coverage is often determined by the placement of an unnoticed word or punctuation mark in the...
View ArticleHurricane Lawsuits Demonstrate Value of Proper Representation
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Louisiana legislature set deadlines for the filing of claims for damages resulting from the hurricanes. These dates were September 1, 2007 for...
View ArticleBusiness Problems Arise Out Of Ambiguous Contract Terms
One area where lawyers must continue to improve is drafting contracts. It is imperative that lawyers learn the intricacies of legal writing and the different meanings words have in the legal community...
View ArticleAccident Reviews Nature of Employer-Employee Relationship
If you have ever been injured on the job or if you have ever known an employee who broke the law while on the job, you might know something about an employee-employer relationship and the legal...
View ArticleUninsured/Underinsured Motorist (UM) Coverage Limitations in the State of...
In a previous blog post, we discussed how exactly uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) benefits can be rejected in Louisiana. While that post went through some of the legal technicalities involved in...
View ArticleUninsured Motorist Coverage: What Are Your Rights?
When you signed up for automobile insurance, you might have noticed that many states now require automobile insurance agencies to include some sort of uninsured motorist (“UM”) clause in your...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Direct Action Statute and Insurance Disputes
Louisiana has a Direct Action Statute that allows injured third parties to sue an insurance company directly when the insurance company’s insured causes an injury. For example, if you are involved an...
View ArticleDistrict Courts Have Broad Discretion When Ordering IRS Debt Payments
In an appeal filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, from the Western District of Louisiana, the Court affirmed a district court verdict ruling in favor for the IRS. The...
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