Written by: Anders F. Holmgren, Flanagan Partners, LLP for NOBA's Complex Litigation Committee Overview of Artis 28 U.S.C. § 1367 allows a federal court to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state claims that are related to feder… Read More »
By: Charles-Theodore Zerner Many attorneys rely exclusively on “Boolean” keyword searches to identify relevant documents during e-discovery. For most of us, this is a familiar technology.[1] We learned how to draft Boolean search queri… Read More »
By Meghan Grant and Caitlin J. Flanagan Commercial general liability policies often contain a professional services exclusion. While not monolithic, the exclusion generally precludes coverage for bodily inju… Read More »
By Laura Avery, King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC Punitive damages have been a real risk to vessel owners since 2009, when the Supreme Court in Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. v. Townsend, 129 S.Ct. 2561 (2009) restored the availability of punitive damages … Read More »
A standing room only meeting took place on October 9, 2017, at 1515 Poydras in which family law judges, attorneys, and mental health experts met to discuss a variety of issues relating to family law cases. Approximately 25 family law mental health ex… Read More »
Law Institute Addressed Privacy Concerns with Change to Law on Filing Descriptive Lists By Eric M. Schorr and Rose S. Sher, Co-Chairs Wills, Trusts and Successions Committee Max Nathan, Jr., … Read More »
The New Orleans Bar Association’s Maritime & International Law Committee recently hosted a panel discussion CLE titled Civil and Criminal Liability for Maritime Environmental Offenses. The panel was composed of Dan Tadros with Chaffe … Read More »
A Dream Delayed: The Fight for Educational Equality Continues: By: Ebony Morris On October 13, 2017 Hollywood will finally commemorate the late Justice Thurgood Marshall. “Marshall” will show millions around the world the life and leg… Read More »
Minorities in the Profession: A View From the Bench CLE Today, the Minorities in the Profession Committee hosted a CLE with three judges – Judge Kern Reese, Judge Terri Love, and Judge Robin Pittman – who’s combined judicial… Read More »
In Orleans Parish, a claimant under the Louisiana Public Works Act (“LPWA”) must file a sworn statement of claim in the public record during the 45-day window following the recordation of acceptance or default. In April 2016, the Lo… Read More »