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BP oil spill claims adjuster pleads guilty to $257,400 wire fraud
From the Times-Picayune: A former BP oil spill claims adjuster pleaded guilty Wednesday to filing false claims for people who were not...
Dec 4, 2014
Effort to remove embattled Gulf Spill claims administrator who has presided over scandal, abuse & in
The Associated Press reports that BP filed a notice stating it plans to head back to federal appeals court in an effort to oust claims...
Nov 21, 2014
SLFPA lawyers predicts coastal lawsuits will continue, one way or another
The Louisiana trial lawyer who’s made millions off of lawsuits against energy producers and the petrochemical industry was recently...
Nov 18, 2014
Lawyers ‘Overbilled’ for 9/11 Settlements of Sick Workers
In a greedy grab for blood money, a law firm representing sick and dying Ground Zero workers overbilled its legal partner by $36 million...
Nov 16, 2014
Levee breach lawsuit illustrates class action racket
Class actions are in a class by themselves when it comes to generating multi-million dollar fees for lawyers. Unfortunately, this is...
Nov 11, 2014
Judge Barbier denies motion to remove embattled Gulf spill claims administrator who has presided ove
US. District Judge Carl Barbier, who is overseeing a massive settlement stemming from the 2010 Gulf oil spill, ruled against a motion to...
Nov 11, 2014
District judge faces sanctions for trip, other alleged improprieties
A state district court judge is facing a possible 30-day suspension for alleged improprieties that include accepting an all-expense-paid...
Nov 4, 2014
Judicial activism at its worst? State judge rules law prohibiting levee authority’s wetlands damage
The Times-Picayune reports 19th Judicial District Court Judge Janice Clark ruled Act 544, a law passed by the 2014 Legislature to halt...
Nov 3, 2014
Only two out of twelve judgeships are being contested in Orleans Parish Civil District Court judicia
The LA Record reports, the November 4th “election doesn’t offer voters many choices when it comes to selecting judges. In Orleans Parish...
Nov 3, 2014
Two energy companies settle with east bank levee authority for $50,000; full terms not disclosed
The Times Picayune recently reported two energy companies named in a environmental damages lawsuit filed by the east bank levee authority...
Nov 3, 2014
Calling a Spade a Spade: Wall Street Journal weighs in on the “lawsuit cesspool,” otherwise known as
The Wall Street Journal published a sharply worded editorial Friday describing Louisiana as a “lawsuit cesspool” and calling out trial...
Oct 27, 2014
Wall Street Journal: An opportunity for the Supreme Court to clarify class-action law
An important editorial appeared in The Wall Street Journal today, focused on the impact of the class action lawsuits and an opportunity...
Oct 24, 2014
IBM Report: Independent journalist covering BP case investigated over leaked emails
According to a new IBM report, “A New Orleans-based blogger who published a chain of leaked emails related to the Deepwater Horizon oil...
Oct 23, 2014
The Advocate: Judge gets a Free ride, in more ways than one
James Gill wrote in The Advocate, stating, “District Judge J. Robin Free, of Port Allen, was re-elected without opposition a few months...
Oct 22, 2014
Memo to Plaintiff Steering Committee: “So much right and wrong”
American Zombie published a memo written to Louis Freeh and Pat Juneau from the Plaintiff Steering Committee regarding policy on...
Oct 17, 2014
Judges gone wild
The New Orleans Times Picayune recently reported on the elaborate trips enjoyed by a number of New Orleans’ judges at the taxpayers’...
Oct 14, 2014
LA Record: Judge asks for further arguments over constitutionality of levee board lawsuit
Louisiana Record reports Nineteenth Judicial District Judge Court Janice Clark will hear arguments on the constitutionality of...
Oct 8, 2014
Times Picayune: BP oil spill claims administrator defends actions in U.S. Supreme Court filing
The Times Picayune reported today that “Lafayette attorney Patrick Juneau is defending his role administering Gulf of Mexico oil spill...
Oct 7, 2014
Your vote can help stop lawsuit abuse
Every October, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch joins legal watchdog groups from across the country to promote a national dialogue about the...
Oct 7, 2014
Controversial lawsuit leaves taxpayers on the hook for more than $642,000
Once again, the scheming legal team hired by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East to pursue its unprecedented lawsuit...
Oct 6, 2014
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