In an appeal before the Louisiana Fifth Circuit, the court reviewed a judgment in favor of an insurance company and their automobile insurance policy. Many automobile
A case before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal addressed what makes a trial court judgment a valid, final judgment under Louisiana law. To appeal
Recently, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal addressed whether a renewal of an insurance policy, and the addition of two subsidiaries, affected the rejection
In a recent case, the Fourth District Court of Appeal addressed whether the prescriptive period had tolled for a plaintiff seeking uninsured motorist benefits from
In a recent case before the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, the court addressed the reach of an automobile insurance policy’s underinsured/uninsured motorist coverage.
A recent case before the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal addressed the validity of an electronic waiver of uninsured motorist liability coverage. Procedurally, Jesus Rapalo-Alfaro’s
In a recent case before the Second Circuit Court of Appeal, the court held that the plaintiff had not met his burden of proving he was
In a case involving an insurance coverage dispute, the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal ruled that an uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage provision did not cover an alleged
In a recent First Circuit Court of Appeal case, the court addressed whether the holder of a secured promissory note can recover from a third party
An owner of a life insurance policy has the right to name a beneficiary, an individual who will receive the proceeds from the policy in
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors are typically paid the workers’ compensation insurer or the employer of injury. The Labor Market Surveys counselors generate are used to reduce
NUMBER OF LOUISIANA FATALITIES BY AGE AND GENDER According to an October 22, 2013 United States Department of Labor, Survey of Louisiana Occupational Fatalities, in
Update on Louisiana Unemployment Insurance Benefits On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, American Rescue Plan Act. The law
The “Fifth of May”, more commonly known as “Cinco de Mayo” in Spanish, is celebrated each year as the day when Mexico celebrated a triumphant
A clarification of the requirements for a causation expert were outlined by the court in Pollard v. 21st Century Centennial Ins. Co., 21-65 (La. App.
A recent dispute between a law firm and its workers’ compensation carrier, the Louisiana Supreme court addressed both the jurisdiction of the OWC under La.