Civil Law

Everyone knows that we have a constitutional right to a jury trial for criminal proceedings. Unfortunately, there is no equivalent right to a jury trial for civil cases. Louisiana has very specific laws in place that govern what a private business must do in order to...

Insurance companies, self-insured employers and other interested parties have been lobbying for tort reform in Louisiana and throughout the country for many years. In certain aspects of personal injury litigation, plaintiffs had significant advantages. For example,...