‘Spotter’ in New Orleans Staged Crash Schemes Sentenced to Prison
A New Orleans, Louisiana, man has been sentenced to prison for conspiring to stage automobile accidents as part of a scheme to defraud...
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Dec 17, 2020
Four more guilty pleas in insurance scam at the center of 'Highway Robbery' investigation
NEW ORLEANS — Four more defendants pleaded guilty Thursday in the massive staged accident fraud case involving insurance fraud from...
Dec 17, 2020
Four more admit staging $4.7 million vehicle accident in New Orleans
Four more defendants pleaded guilty Thursday in a conspiracy to stage a New Orleans vehicle accident for $4.7 million in insurance...
Dec 14, 2020
New Orleans Judge Harry Cantrell to run out the clock on misconduct complaints: records
The Louisiana Supreme Court set up new rules this year to quell public criticism over its secretive system for disciplining judges...
Dec 1, 2020
State Farm, cops believe judge candidate is insurance fraudster
An attorney in New Iberia, LA running for District Court Judge for Division ‘H’ in the 16th Judicial District is under investigation for...
Nov 23, 2020
Attorney indicted, key witness murdered as FBI turns up the heat in Louisiana insurance fraud invest
NEW ORLEANS — Dozens of staged accidents. Scores of hustlers. Millions of dollars paid to settle fraudulent lawsuits with fake injury...
Nov 11, 2020
Op-Ed: Sue-happy Louisiana sends people, jobs and investments fleeing
Home to some of the most beautiful and bountiful fishing and hunting grounds in the world, Louisiana has long been known as the...
Oct 26, 2020
In New Orleans staged accident conspiracy, another defendant admits guilt
Another of the 32 defendants charged with conspiring to stage car accidents in New Orleans and scam insurance companies has pleaded...
Oct 15, 2020
Senate Judiciary sets Oct. 22 vote on Barrett's nomination
Republicans are racing to confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, and Democrats are acknowledging there is little they can...
Oct 13, 2020
Judicial campaign accuses opponent of conspiring with Sidney Torres to circumvent campaign contribut
In an already contentious Orleans Parish Civil District Court judicial election, the campaign for incumbent Judge Chris Bruno is accusing...
Oct 12, 2020
Disgraced St. John Parish judge asks for sentencing delay amid alleged probe of jury tampering
Jeff Perilloux, who resigned last month in disgrace as a state judge in St. John the Baptist Parish after his conviction on three felony...
Sep 28, 2020
Legislative task force looking at ways to lower car insurance rates in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) -A legislative task force is looking for ways to lower car insurance rates in Louisiana. During a meeting...
Sep 27, 2020
Four vie for Division 'I' seat in Orleans Parish Civil District Court
Four veteran attorneys are gunning to succeed Judge Piper Griffin in the Division “I” seat on the Orleans Parish Civil District Court...
Sep 27, 2020
Louisiana business groups urge court to keep coastal erosion lawsuits in federal court
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has waded further into the litigation between parishes and energy firms over coastal...
Sep 27, 2020
'Take home' lawsuits over COVID infections could be costly for U.S. employers
(Reuters) - U.S. businesses with COVID-19 outbreaks are facing an emerging legal threat from claims that workers brought coronavirus home...
Sep 25, 2020
Our Views: A qualified nominee from Louisiana heads for a broken Senate process
In more than two centuries, Louisiana has had only one judge who made it to the U.S. Supreme Court. So President Donald Trump’s...
Sep 25, 2020
What Louisiana leaders are saying about Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to U.S. Supreme Court
Louisiana politicians and Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s high school alma mater weighed in on the Metairie native’s nomination to the U.S....
Sep 25, 2020
Longtime 19th JDC Judge Richard Anderson faces challenge from Baker prosecutor Christopher Dassau
Judge Richard Anderson has served on the 19th Judicial District Court's criminal bench since 1997 and hopes to serve one more term before...
Sep 25, 2020
Trump caps judiciary remake with choice of Barrett for court
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, capping a dramatic reshaping of the...
Sep 25, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett's Catholic faith, People of Praise ties likely to gain scrutiny in Supreme Court c
Over the coming weeks, Amy Coney Barrett, a Metairie native who is now a judge on the federal appellate court in Chicago, will see almost...
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