5th Circuit Asks Whether Oilfield Law Protects Contracts for Work on Salt Mines October 16, 2023 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court is asking the Louisiana Supreme Court whether a law that was passed to protect oilfield contractors...
Special Trustee Appointed to Assist Clients of Disgraced Law Firm May 22, 2023 By Jim Sams The Louisiana Supreme Court appointed an attorney to take control of the “multitude of hurricane and storm-related” lawsuits filed in...
Lawsuit Seeks to Recover $3M Invested in Hurricane-Damage Lawsuits April 27, 2023 A restoration contractor that helped finance an effort by McClenny Moseley & Associates to file thousands of hurricane-damage claims in...
Louisiana Supreme Ct. Reverses, Finds No Coverage Owed for COVID Shutdown March 21, 2023 By Jim Sams The Louisiana Supreme Court has joined state high courts across the nation in rejecting a policyholder’s business-interruption claim for income...
Thousands of Lawsuits, but Few Attorneys Left to Tend Them March 13, 2023 By Jim Sams McClenny Moseley & Associates filed more than 2,000 hurricane-damage lawsuits in Louisiana, but now appears to have no attorneys left...
La. Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Rare Policyholder Victory in COVID Claim November 23, 2022 By Jim Sams The Louisiana Supreme Court has agreed to review an appellate court decision that found the COVID virus caused a direct...
La. Supreme Court Upholds Forum Selection Clause in Insurance Contract May 13, 2019 By Jim Sams About the photo: The Juban Crossing shopping center occupies 1.2 million square feet in Denham Springs, off of Interstate 12...
Auto Insurer Loses Appeal for Dismissal of Complaints in Louisiana Claims Dispute July 27, 2018 By Stephanie K. Jones In late June, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled against an insurer and its insureds seeking summary judgement dismissing complaints against...
Prominent New Orleans Attorney Suspended For Mishandling Insurance Claim October 13, 2017 Prominent New Orleans civil attorney Joseph Bruno Sr. has been suspended from practicing law for 30 days after Louisiana’s Supreme...
Louisiana High Court Addresses Insurance Spoliation Issue October 21, 2015 By Steven Plitt The issue of spoliation of evidence is becoming increasingly problematic for insurance companies. The Louisiana Supreme Court recently considered the...