Committees

The Proper Procedure for Employees to Controvert an Employer's Right to Safe Harbor Protection

Since its enactment, the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act’s (LWCA) Safe Harbor provision has been a source of constant dispute between plaintiff and defense attorneys. The latest issue concerns the proper procedure a plaintiff must emp… Read More »

Law Day 2015

The New Orleans Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section hosted another successful Law Day! Middle school students from Audubon Charter School gave presentations involving this year’s theme, selected by the ABA, “Magna Carta: Symb… Read More »

Labor & Employment Committee: Employee Background Check Requirements

Recent lawsuits and settlements highlight the risk for employers who ignore the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) when conducting employee background checks. Written disclosure of the background check must be given se… Read More »

Finality/Res Judicata Effect of a Class Action Settlement

Whether future claims by individuals should be dismissed as a result of a class action settlement have been analyzed in many cases in Louisiana.  On the other hand, there is paucity of Louisiana decisions on the issue of whether an individual, w… Read More »

Issues to Consider When Wading into a Nationwide Products Liability Litigation

At the outset of a nationwide products liability litigation, plaintiffs’ counsel are faced with procedural issues which are unique to mass torts and which can affect the litigation from start to finish. When a prospective client inquires abou… Read More »

Case Law in Louisiana?

"Cases? We ain’t got no cases..." Every Louisiana lawyer knows one thing: We are a proudly civilian jurisdiction. We trace our legal lineage to the ancient Romans and the Emperor Napoleon (neither of whom get much press these days outside of … Read More »

Prejudice Not Required: Giving Notice of a Claim after the Term of a Claims-Made Policy Is Fatal for Coverage for the Insured and Third Parties

  Prejudice Not Required: Giving Notice of a Claim after the Term of a Claims-Made Policy Is Fatal for Coverage for the Insured and Third Parties   By: David A. Strauss and Joseph A. Devall   … Read More »

Professionalism: Expectations of the New Domestic Judges

Judge Nakisha Ervin-Knott's courtroom was packed with attorneys on March 23, 2015 to hear Judges Knott, Monique Barial and Bernadette D'Souza discuss their expectations of attorneys who practice in their family law courtrooms. Over lunch, bot… Read More »

Women in the Profession Committee Welcome

We are in a race for talent. Approximately half of the talent in new lawyers (and 43 percent of all associates) are women.   Many law firms, corporate clients, and bar associations have set goals to increase gender diversity among … Read More »

Mag. Judge Michael North on Settlement Conferences in U.S. District Court

Above (left to right): The Honorable Michael B. North & ADR Committee Chair Lynn Luker On March 11, Magistrate Judge Michael North of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana sat down for a "meet and greet" with NOBA mem… Read More »