Edwards’ Past Is Prologue: John Bel Puts Special Interests Ahead of Louisiana’s Interests
Recognizing that Louisiana is a ruby red conservative state, Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Bel Edwards has frequently sought to...
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Jul 30, 2015
A Silver Lining in the BP Settlement
By LLAW Executive Director Melissa Landry, originally posted on The Hayride How would you like a $700 million payday for five years of...
May 21, 2015
Louisiana deserves its “F” for its judicial accountability
Check out LLAW Executive Director Melissa Landry’s column in The Advocate on judicial accountability: At a hearing to consider three...
May 18, 2015
Landry: Justice for Sale?
Check out LLAW Executive Director Melissa Landry’s column in LA Politics: The right to a fair hearing before an impartial judge is one of...
May 14, 2015
A balanced courtroom needs a full jury box
Each year millions of Americans get a sinking feeling when they receive a summons for jury duty. Do I really have to go? How can I get...
May 12, 2015
Take Action: Key House Committee to Consider Bills to Make Louisiana’s Legal System More Transparent
Tomorrow, May 14th, the House Committee on Judiciary is expected to take up HB 293 by Rep. Taylor Barras and HB 698 by Rep. Neil...
Mar 5, 2015
Sinkhole attorneys requesting $12 million in legal fees
Lawyers who once represented residents in the Bayou Corne area during the Assumption Parish sinkhole lawsuit are requesting a whopping...
Feb 26, 2015
Three lawyers banned from handling BP oil spill damage claims
Following an investigation into the allegations of wrongdoing inside the claims processing center, three lawyers have been barred from...
Feb 18, 2015
Quin Hillyer: On wetlands suit, know when to fold’em
The levee board for southeastern Louisiana is acting like one of those suckers in a “match the pot” poker game with lots of wild cards....
Feb 13, 2015
The Buddy System Strikes Again: AG Buddy Caldwell hires his friends to file more lawsuits
Attorney General Buddy Caldwell is living up to his legal approach, dubbed the “Buddy System,” as Caldwell has just filed another lawsuit...
Feb 8, 2015
Quin Hillyer: Why the wetlands lawsuit is pure poison
Environmental plaintiffs’ attorney Gladstone Jones is taking Louisiana taxpayers for a very bad ride. Author/activist John Barry gave...
Jan 30, 2015
Coastal lawsuits aim to grab money, not restore land
See below for LLAW Executive Director Melissa Landry’s column about coastal lawsuits and the greed, instead of environmental concerns,...
Jan 23, 2015
Attorney involved in Deepwater Horizon Settlement says case is hopeless
An attorney out of St. John the Baptist Parish, who was the first attorney to file suit against BP immediately after the BP oil spill, is...
Jan 22, 2015
McGladrey initiates internal investigation after damaging whistleblower accusations
After a whistleblower accused the McGladrey LLP auditing firm of spending millions on a dysfunctional BP Deepwater Horizon Settlement...
Jan 14, 2015
Whistleblower claims Deepwater Horizon settlement more dysfunctional than reported
The Deepwater Horizon settlement case is chock-full of dysfunction, according to a whistleblower who says he worked on an independent...
Jan 7, 2015
BP seeking more details of Deepwater Horizon audit
In an effort to delve deeper into an independent audit of the Deepwater Horizon claims operation, BP has filed an appeal to the US Fifth...
Jan 5, 2015
Texas attorneys accused of not paying Mississippi businessmen ask federal judge to drop case
After being hit with a lawsuit by three Mississippi businessmen, who allege they are owed millions, Houston, Texas Attorneys Michael Pohl...
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