Louisiana made it harder to sue health care providers during COVID. A lawsuit challenges that.

Robert E. Stanton's three adult children claim that a Slidell hospital was grossly negligent in their father's COVID-related death in April 2020, failing to give him an I.V. or put him on a ventilator.

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Denham Springs judge suspended without pay over ethical gaffe

The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday suspended a Denham Springs judge who got too close to the maternal grandmother in a child custody case he oversaw, befriending and advising her. Read more...

Excessive litigation costs seen as job killer in Louisiana's 2 biggest metro areas

New Orleans area residents pay $2.2 billion annually in excessive civil court costs, resulting in a “tort tax” of $2,763 per person and job losses of nearly 35,000, according to a new study from Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch (LLAW). Read more...