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Admiralty and Maritime

November 14, 2011 8:58 AM Supreme Court to Decide Whether Longshore Coverage Moves Landward for Offshore Workers
October 27, 2011 6:17 PM Outer Continental Shelf Safety and Environmental Management Systems: Imminent Deadlines, New Guidance and Proposed Rules
August 18, 2011 5:01 PM Recent Fifth Circuit Decision Illustrates Importance of Including Demurrage Clause in Contract for Sale and Transport of Goods by Sea
August 16, 2011 10:02 AM Does the Spoliation of Evidence Doctrine Apply to a Seaman who Elects to Undergo a Post-Accident Surgery Prior to an Independent Medical Examination?
August 10, 2011 11:35 AM Parties Cannot Avoid Patent Infringement by Conducting Negotiations Outside the United States for Products that will be Delivered and Utilized in the United States
July 18, 2011 4:12 PM "Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act" Hearings Focus on Recent Pipeline Incidents
June 29, 2011 1:16 PM Louisiana DNR Extends Offshore Drilling Emergency Order
June 16, 2011 10:26 AM Environmental Groups Attempt to Block Shell Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Drilling
June 10, 2011 4:24 PM BOEMRE Notice Requires Hurricane and Tropical Storm Effects Reports
May 17, 2011 10:27 AM Office of Conservation Issues Emergency Order Imposing Affirmative Obligations on Oilfield Sites, Facilities, Structures, Injection Wells and Pipelines Throughout the State
January 5, 2011 11:30 AM A Recent U.S. Fifth Circuit Decision Shows the Importance of Including a Release of "Any and All Claims" in a Settlement Agreement
January 3, 2011 10:53 AM Is the Limitation of Liability Act Going to Sink with the Deepwater Horizon?
December 28, 2010 9:05 AM District Courts Continue To Agree That Production SPARs Are Not Vessels
October 7, 2010 2:38 PM Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana
August 12, 2010 1:02 PM Immigration Status is Irrelevent Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
August 6, 2010 10:40 AM United States Fifth Circuit Reiterates Rule That Crew Members Are Not Entitled to a Salvage Award for Assistance Rendered to Their Own Vessel
August 4, 2010 5:02 PM Structuring the Purchase of a Vessel Through a Corporate Entity for Tax Purposes Can Have Unintended Consequences
May 19, 2010 10:00 AM Limitation of Liability - Effect of Notice to a Single Co-Owner
May 14, 2010 9:49 AM A Jones Act Seaman Does Not Have Greater Remedies Against A Non-Employer Than He Does Against His Employer
May 11, 2010 3:07 PM Medical Bills Are Not Admissible to Prove Pain and Suffering
June 25, 2009 7:17 PM U.S. Supreme Court Overrules U.S. Fifth Circuit Precedent and Holds that Punitive Damages Are Available in a Maintenance and Cure Claim
October 22, 2008 2:26 PM United States Fifth Circuit Holds that Willful Concealment of a Prior Medical Condition From a Jones Act Employer May Constitute Contributory Negligence
July 7, 2008 8:27 AM Supreme Court Reduces Punitive Damage Award in Exxon Valdez Case and Limits Punitive Damage Awards in Maritime Cases
April 25, 2008 8:25 AM A Vessel Under Construction is (Still) NOT a Vessel
March 13, 2008 7:06 AM The TWIC: What Is It, Who Needs It, and How Can I Get It
March 3, 2008 7:31 AM Jones Act and FELA Employers Enjoy Same Negligence Standard as Employees
February 28, 2008 8:28 AM Jones Act Employers Have Recourse Against Negligent Employees
February 21, 2008 8:11 AM Recovery of Non-Pecuniary Damages Prohibited Under Jones Act

Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization

May 19, 2011 7:29 AM Lenders and Developers Need to Understand How Louisiana's Private Works Act Applies to Their Projects
December 29, 2010 11:39 AM Landlord Entitled to Immediate Possession of Possession of Premises
June 2, 2009 8:09 AM 363 Sales of Assets in Bankruptcy - Chrysler and Beyond
April 6, 2009 1:03 PM Businesses Seeking Bankruptcy Protection at Highest Level in Two Years
March 24, 2009 3:48 PM "Zone of Insolvency" Claims Against Officers and Directors Still Alive (and Well?) Outside of Delaware
March 12, 2009 2:35 PM Preparing for a Tenant's Bankruptcy - the Landlord's Perspective
February 18, 2009 7:49 AM How Does Chapter 11 Affect My Business When a Customer, Competitor or Vendor Files for Bankruptcy?

Benzene Litigation

October 7, 2010 2:38 PM Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana
June 25, 2007 9:18 AM Research on Benzene Exposure From Product Use Published
June 14, 2007 8:31 AM Benzene Exposure Litigation Update
June 11, 2007 8:07 AM Growing Trend of Benzene Exposure Claims

Business and Corporate

February 8, 2012 9:04 AM There is No "Small Company" Excuse to the Duty to Preserve Emails or other Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
January 3, 2012 7:54 AM Louisiana's Business Judgment Rule Protects Corporate Officers From Being Second Guessed, Unlike California's Corporate Law
January 2, 2012 12:03 PM GO Zone Bonds Approved for Current Refundings
November 8, 2011 4:47 PM Final Regulations Issued for Financing Solid Waste Disposal Facilities
September 7, 2011 10:57 AM Trademark Protection and the New .XXX Domain Name Launch
August 28, 2011 12:03 PM Louisiana Approved for SSBCI Funding
August 10, 2011 11:35 AM Parties Cannot Avoid Patent Infringement by Conducting Negotiations Outside the United States for Products that will be Delivered and Utilized in the United States
August 8, 2011 4:50 PM A Primer on Public-Private Partnerships
July 30, 2011 1:54 PM New Louisiana E-Verify System Laws Place Additional Requirements on Employers to Check Citizenship Status of Employees
July 26, 2011 2:48 PM Insurer's Breach Not a Waiver
July 22, 2011 10:32 AM Warning: Solicitations For Corporate Records Services
May 19, 2011 3:20 PM Patent Marking - It Could Cost You Millions
May 19, 2011 7:29 AM Lenders and Developers Need to Understand How Louisiana's Private Works Act Applies to Their Projects
February 7, 2011 5:55 PM Court Recharacterizes S Corporation Dividend to Shareholder-Employee as Wages
February 3, 2011 6:38 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Refuses to Review Net Operating Loss Decision
January 13, 2011 6:18 PM State Tax Nexus Issues
October 15, 2010 9:03 AM Piercing the Veil of an LLC - The Fourth Circuit Weighs In
August 4, 2010 5:02 PM Structuring the Purchase of a Vessel Through a Corporate Entity for Tax Purposes Can Have Unintended Consequences
April 29, 2010 9:38 AM Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of a Corporation's "Principal Place of Business"
April 12, 2010 10:30 AM How to Sell Your Business
March 22, 2010 10:22 AM U.S. House of Representatives Approves Two Healthcare Reform Bills
March 12, 2010 4:44 PM A Renewed Focus on Independent Contractor vs Employee Issues
January 28, 2010 11:22 AM Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Interpretive Guidance for Reporting Risks Due to Climate Change
January 27, 2010 3:59 PM Cash Donations for Haiti Relief Made Before March 2010 May Be Deducted on 2009 Income Tax Returns
October 5, 2009 8:41 AM Guidelines for Promoting Your Business Through Social Networking Websites
September 28, 2009 2:40 PM Final Increase to Federal Minimum Wage in Effect Pursuant to the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
July 17, 2009 8:25 AM Patent Infringement Opinions Continue To Be Important
July 10, 2009 2:47 PM Definition of Component Parts Clarified for Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Purposes
June 12, 2009 11:36 AM Quick Action by Registered Trademark Owners May Prevent Future Facebook Problems
June 11, 2009 10:33 AM Insurance and Hurricanes
June 2, 2009 8:09 AM 363 Sales of Assets in Bankruptcy - Chrysler and Beyond
May 29, 2009 9:08 AM Great Ideas by Employees - Who Owns Them?
April 22, 2009 9:07 AM Recent Case Illustrates Need for Advance Tax Planning When Selling a Business
March 11, 2009 8:15 PM American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: New COBRA Rights and Obligations
March 4, 2009 8:26 AM A Taxpayer's Post-Closing Remorse Relating to Tax Allocations
November 21, 2008 7:02 AM New Louisiana Regulation Creates Safe Harbor For Certain Equity-Based Compensatory Plans of Privately-Held Companies
October 27, 2008 2:01 PM IRS Requires Employer Identification Numbers for Disregarded Entities Beginning in 2009
June 24, 2008 8:25 AM OSHA Site-Specific Targeting of 3,800 High Hazard Workplaces Recently Announced
February 26, 2008 8:51 AM Where You May Be Doing Business - The Personal Jurisdiction Snare
February 7, 2008 7:33 AM Fifth Circuit Issues First Opinion Regarding A Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Complaint
November 13, 2007 9:19 AM Single Business Enterprise Theory Continues to Gain Ground
October 18, 2007 7:19 AM Summary of Louisiana Workers' Compensation Laws
October 12, 2007 7:09 AM Recent Changes to Louisiana's Code of Civil Procedure
August 3, 2007 8:56 AM The Document Retention Policy - An Important Part of Your Business's Operations
July 3, 2007 9:28 AM Title VII Time Limits For Claim For Alleged Discriminatory Pay Enforced
June 8, 2007 7:42 AM An Answer to the Age-Old Question - Can Businesses Make Campaign Contributions in Louisiana?
May 3, 2007 8:38 AM FIRST CIRCUIT ADDRESSES ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
April 27, 2007 9:02 AM COMMERCIAL LEASES: EXCLUSIVE AND PROHIBITED USE CLAUSES
April 23, 2007 7:51 AM IS A CHANGE IN THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT ON THE HORIZON?
April 20, 2007 7:54 AM NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD PROCEED WITH CAUTION WHEN ENGAGING IN MONEY MAKING OPERATIONS
March 30, 2007 7:43 AM Construction Law Litigation Strategies
March 20, 2007 7:13 AM IRS Issues New Grantor Trust Ruling
March 14, 2007 8:29 AM Guidelines for Good Governance of Non Profits
September 11, 2006 7:24 AM Limited Liability of LLC Members Affirmed
June 29, 2006 1:15 PM Business Briefing Seminar a Success
April 7, 2006 1:24 PM Maintenance and Protection of Trademarks
March 23, 2006 9:23 AM Efforts to Maintain Trade Secrets to be Scrutinized
March 20, 2006 5:33 PM What is the Gulf Opportunity Zone?
January 25, 2006 11:58 AM Coffin Nailed Shut - No Limited Liability for S Corporation Shareholders
January 24, 2006 5:02 PM One More Nail in the Coffin - The Single Business Enterprise Theory Rides Again
January 3, 2006 10:06 AM Intellectual Property Disputes
December 12, 2005 9:30 AM Withholding Consent to Assignment - What is Reasonable?
September 26, 2005 12:00 AM Louisiana Contracts and the Doctrine of Impossibility
September 22, 2005 4:20 PM IRS Grants Tax Relief to Katrina Victims
September 14, 2005 5:05 PM Emergency Procedures for Conducting State Business
September 7, 2005 12:04 AM Insurance Claims After Hurricane Katrina
August 19, 2005 7:46 PM Louisiana Taxpayer Victory May Help Others Avoid Increased Assessments
August 11, 2005 10:35 AM New Insurance Endorsements Will Reduce Coverage
July 21, 2005 4:37 PM Transferring the Family Business to Your Children
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
June 2, 2005 10:03 AM Tenant Improvements - Who Owns Them?
May 26, 2005 3:29 PM Mr. Mirliton's - A Recipe for a Dangerous Mix of Trademarks and Copyrights
May 23, 2005 8:45 AM Understanding The Limits of Trade Secrets and Confidentiality Agreements
May 20, 2005 10:50 AM To Floss or Not to Floss: Mouthwash Ad Campaign Raises Lanham Act Issues
April 25, 2005 5:13 PM Chalk One Up for the Landlords: Use Clauses Must be Honored in Tenants' Bankruptcies

Business Litigation

February 8, 2012 9:04 AM There is No "Small Company" Excuse to the Duty to Preserve Emails or other Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
January 3, 2012 7:54 AM Louisiana's Business Judgment Rule Protects Corporate Officers From Being Second Guessed, Unlike California's Corporate Law
December 15, 2011 12:24 PM Kean Miller Releases Practical Digest of Louisiana Class Action Decisions
October 5, 2011 8:02 AM Federal Judge Sheds Light on Boundaries of Discovery Duties
September 26, 2011 11:32 AM The Rogue Co-Owner: Cutting and Selling Timber from a Co-owned Tract
August 18, 2011 5:01 PM Recent Fifth Circuit Decision Illustrates Importance of Including Demurrage Clause in Contract for Sale and Transport of Goods by Sea
July 26, 2011 2:48 PM Insurer's Breach Not a Waiver
October 15, 2010 9:03 AM Piercing the Veil of an LLC - The Fourth Circuit Weighs In
October 13, 2010 2:12 PM Beware: Arbitration
October 7, 2010 2:38 PM Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana
September 14, 2010 5:11 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Interprets Unfair Trade Practices Act
April 29, 2010 9:38 AM Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of a Corporation's "Principal Place of Business"
December 8, 2009 6:51 PM Louisiana Warranty Statutes and Marine Products
November 20, 2009 3:52 PM Declaratory Judgment Action Still Requires Case or Controversy
October 9, 2009 2:59 PM The Limits on E-Discovery
June 23, 2009 11:20 AM What does the Transfer of Chinese Drywall Cases by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Mean?
June 19, 2009 1:20 PM Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of "defective Chinese Drywall"
June 12, 2009 11:36 AM Quick Action by Registered Trademark Owners May Prevent Future Facebook Problems
February 27, 2009 7:39 AM Franchise or Distributorship Termination Under Louisiana Law
September 9, 2008 8:56 AM Responsibility for Damage Caused by Falling Trees and For Removal of Fallen Trees
October 19, 2007 7:06 AM Contractors' Faulty Workmanship Not Covered by Insurance Policy
May 3, 2007 8:38 AM FIRST CIRCUIT ADDRESSES ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
April 27, 2007 9:02 AM COMMERCIAL LEASES: EXCLUSIVE AND PROHIBITED USE CLAUSES
March 30, 2007 7:43 AM Construction Law Litigation Strategies
March 23, 2006 9:23 AM Efforts to Maintain Trade Secrets to be Scrutinized
January 26, 2006 12:56 PM Kean Miller Adds 12 Attorneys in Admiralty & Maritime, Construction, and Energy Practice Groups - New Orleans Office Triples in Size
January 24, 2006 5:02 PM One More Nail in the Coffin - The Single Business Enterprise Theory Rides Again
January 23, 2006 10:14 AM Louisiana Supreme Court Addresses Arbitration Agreements
January 4, 2006 1:21 PM Geographic Scope of the Non-Compete Statute in Louisiana
January 3, 2006 10:06 AM Intellectual Property Disputes
December 12, 2005 9:30 AM Withholding Consent to Assignment - What is Reasonable?
December 6, 2005 8:27 PM Wind Versus Flood Coverage and Hurricane Katrina
November 14, 2005 4:37 PM Insurance Coverage for Defective Workmanship
September 7, 2005 12:04 AM Insurance Claims After Hurricane Katrina
August 31, 2005 9:07 PM United States Eastern District Court Closes Until Further Notice
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
June 10, 2005 10:37 AM Arbitration Agreements: Are They Binding in Louisiana?
April 2, 2005 8:15 PM Commercial Litigation: Seven Practical Tips

Class Action

January 26, 2012 5:24 PM DHH Settles Class Action Suit Pertaining to Reduction of Service Hours for Medicaid LT-PCS Program
December 15, 2011 12:24 PM Kean Miller Releases Practical Digest of Louisiana Class Action Decisions
January 27, 2011 8:25 AM The Cy Pres Doctrine: A Settling Concept
October 7, 2010 2:38 PM Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana
April 29, 2010 9:38 AM Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of a Corporation's "Principal Place of Business"
June 19, 2009 1:20 PM Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of "defective Chinese Drywall"
January 16, 2007 8:27 AM Federal District Court Allows Defense Contact With Putative Class Members
March 6, 2006 2:06 PM Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 - Western District Ruling
January 26, 2006 12:56 PM Kean Miller Adds 12 Attorneys in Admiralty & Maritime, Construction, and Energy Practice Groups - New Orleans Office Triples in Size
December 5, 2005 11:12 PM Nature's Fury or Human Blunder? The 'Act of God Defense' in Louisiana
October 26, 2005 9:38 AM The Lone Pine Order As a Case Management Tool for Complex Litigation
August 31, 2005 9:07 PM United States Eastern District Court Closes Until Further Notice
June 27, 2005 4:58 PM Louisiana Class Action Primer
June 24, 2005 7:39 AM To Writ or Not to Writ?
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
June 2, 2004 7:19 PM A Practical Digest of Louisiana Class Action Decisions
April 2, 2004 7:11 PM Number of Non-Profit Hospitals Sued in Charity Care Class Actions Continues to Grow

Climate Change / GHG

August 18, 2011 4:37 PM Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Declines to Regulate Carbon Dioxide Emissions
July 6, 2011 1:36 PM Shreveport-Bossier Area Exceeds Current Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard - Triggers Potential Consequences for Air Emission Sources
December 16, 2010 9:27 AM EPA Issues Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Permitting Guidance
August 23, 2010 10:17 AM Legislature Changes Permit Process at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
June 16, 2010 1:34 PM EPA Significantly Tightens National Sulfur Dioxide Standard - Affects Louisiana Parishes
February 10, 2010 4:53 PM EPA Recognizes That Baton Rouge Area Attained the 1-Hour Ozone Standard
January 28, 2010 11:22 AM Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Interpretive Guidance for Reporting Risks Due to Climate Change

Coastal/Wetlands Issues

October 28, 2011 3:34 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Expands Judicial Limitations on Landowner Tort Claims
October 27, 2011 6:17 PM Outer Continental Shelf Safety and Environmental Management Systems: Imminent Deadlines, New Guidance and Proposed Rules
October 21, 2011 3:49 PM Louisiana DEQ Is Eliminating Coverage Under General Permit for Territorial Seas Discharges of Produced Waters
July 18, 2011 4:12 PM "Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act" Hearings Focus on Recent Pipeline Incidents
June 29, 2011 1:16 PM Louisiana DNR Extends Offshore Drilling Emergency Order
May 17, 2011 10:27 AM Office of Conservation Issues Emergency Order Imposing Affirmative Obligations on Oilfield Sites, Facilities, Structures, Injection Wells and Pipelines Throughout the State
January 26, 2010 9:40 AM Office of Conservation Proposes Rules for Groundwater Evaluation and Remediation at Exploration and Production Sites
July 5, 2007 8:25 AM Corps Recommends Closing MR-GO
June 7, 2007 8:13 AM Legislature Adopts Master Plan for Coastal Restoration and Hurricane Protection
June 6, 2007 9:02 AM Three Reports Due This Summer From Army Corps of Engineers

Constitutional Law

October 30, 2008 6:41 PM New Louisiana Laws Related to Bidding on Public Works Contracts
August 31, 2005 9:07 PM United States Eastern District Court Closes Until Further Notice
July 2, 2005 9:03 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Nixes World Trade Center Financing
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
April 25, 2005 4:57 PM If the International Shoe Fits

Construction Law

January 2, 2012 12:03 PM GO Zone Bonds Approved for Current Refundings
August 8, 2011 4:50 PM A Primer on Public-Private Partnerships
August 2, 2011 4:17 PM First Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Appellate Decision in Connection with the Louisiana New Home Warranty Act and its Application to Chinese Drywall Claims
May 19, 2011 7:29 AM Lenders and Developers Need to Understand How Louisiana's Private Works Act Applies to Their Projects
October 22, 2010 8:16 AM Louisiana Contractors Doing Business in Mississippi Must Attach Louisiana's Resident Bidder Preference Laws or Risk Losing Public Bids
October 13, 2010 2:12 PM Beware: Arbitration
October 12, 2010 7:03 AM IRS Issues Safeharbor Relief for Those Impacted by "Chinese Drywall"
October 7, 2010 2:38 PM Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana
August 18, 2010 8:37 AM Louisiana Courts Rule on New Home Warranty Act and Dismiss Chinese Drywall Claims Against Contractors
July 19, 2010 10:33 AM New Law Requires Public Works Contract Bidders to Certify They Have Not Pleaded Guilty to Certain Crimes
July 15, 2010 10:16 AM New Law Requires Contractors to Disclose the Sharing of Contract Commission/Fees in No-Bid State and Local Government Contracts
July 13, 2010 10:29 AM Building Permit Requirements Changed for Non-Resident Contractors
June 23, 2009 11:20 AM What does the Transfer of Chinese Drywall Cases by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Mean?
June 19, 2009 1:20 PM Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of "defective Chinese Drywall"
October 13, 2008 8:14 AM Three Things Every Contractor Should Know Before Signing That Construction Contract for Building Remediation
September 18, 2008 2:02 PM Reminders About Louisiana's Contractor Licensing Law for Commercial Property Owners
August 18, 2008 8:38 AM Using and Modifying Industry Form Construction Contracts
March 30, 2007 7:43 AM Construction Law Litigation Strategies
March 20, 2006 5:33 PM What is the Gulf Opportunity Zone?
November 14, 2005 4:37 PM Insurance Coverage for Defective Workmanship
September 7, 2005 12:04 AM Insurance Claims After Hurricane Katrina
August 3, 2005 9:47 PM Private Works Act Performance Bonds - Is the Prescriptive Period Enforceable in Louisiana?

Contact Us

March 8, 2004 6:26 PM Contact Kean Miller LLP

Corps of Engineers

January 26, 2010 9:40 AM Office of Conservation Proposes Rules for Groundwater Evaluation and Remediation at Exploration and Production Sites
July 5, 2007 8:25 AM Corps Recommends Closing MR-GO
July 3, 2007 9:20 AM Corps of Engineers Increases French Quarter Flood Risk
June 22, 2007 9:56 AM Corps of Engineers Releases 100 Year Flood Maps for New Orleans Metro Area
June 19, 2007 8:18 AM United States District Court Dismisses Katrina-Related Federal Tort Claims Act Lawsuit
June 7, 2007 8:13 AM Legislature Adopts Master Plan for Coastal Restoration and Hurricane Protection
June 6, 2007 9:02 AM Three Reports Due This Summer From Army Corps of Engineers

E-Discovery

February 8, 2012 9:04 AM There is No "Small Company" Excuse to the Duty to Preserve Emails or other Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
October 5, 2011 8:02 AM Federal Judge Sheds Light on Boundaries of Discovery Duties

Energy

October 28, 2011 3:34 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Expands Judicial Limitations on Landowner Tort Claims
October 27, 2011 6:17 PM Outer Continental Shelf Safety and Environmental Management Systems: Imminent Deadlines, New Guidance and Proposed Rules
October 21, 2011 3:49 PM Louisiana DEQ Is Eliminating Coverage Under General Permit for Territorial Seas Discharges of Produced Waters
October 20, 2011 11:35 AM New Louisiana Disclosure Rules on Hydraulic Fracturing Take Effect 10.20.11
August 10, 2011 11:35 AM Parties Cannot Avoid Patent Infringement by Conducting Negotiations Outside the United States for Products that will be Delivered and Utilized in the United States
July 20, 2011 10:34 AM Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Proposes New Reporting Regulations for Hydraulic Fracturing
June 29, 2011 1:16 PM Louisiana DNR Extends Offshore Drilling Emergency Order
June 16, 2011 10:26 AM Environmental Groups Attempt to Block Shell Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Drilling
June 10, 2011 4:24 PM BOEMRE Notice Requires Hurricane and Tropical Storm Effects Reports
January 20, 2011 2:55 PM Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Application of Subsequent Purchaser Doctrine in Oilfield Legacy Case
August 23, 2010 10:17 AM Legislature Changes Permit Process at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
July 21, 2010 9:02 AM Office of Conservation Rules for Groundwater Evaluation and Remediation at E&P Sites Incorrectly Published
June 16, 2010 1:34 PM EPA Significantly Tightens National Sulfur Dioxide Standard - Affects Louisiana Parishes
April 26, 2010 4:48 PM Is Act 312 Applicable to My Operation?
April 14, 2010 1:19 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Reaffirms Availability of Concursus Procedure for Royalty Payors, But Leaves Questions Concerning Provisions of the Mineral Code Governing Claims for Failure to Pay Royalties Unanswered
January 28, 2010 11:22 AM Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Interpretive Guidance for Reporting Risks Due to Climate Change
January 26, 2010 9:40 AM Office of Conservation Proposes Rules for Groundwater Evaluation and Remediation at Exploration and Production Sites
January 23, 2010 9:43 AM State of the State: Louisiana Government Active in Green Initiatives
June 16, 2009 8:45 AM Winds of Change on the Outer Continental Shelf
February 17, 2009 1:36 PM Local Governments Working on Comprehensive Ordinances for Haynesville Shale
January 21, 2009 9:27 AM DC Circuit Upholds Entergy Generating Capacity Allocation, First Refusal Rights Remain Unanswered
July 2, 2008 9:13 AM Louisiana Supreme Court Holds That Act 312 is Applicable to Legacy Lawsuits and is Constitutional - M.J. Farms, Ltd. v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, No. 07-CA-2371

Environmental Litigation and Regulation

December 15, 2011 12:24 PM Kean Miller Releases Practical Digest of Louisiana Class Action Decisions
November 8, 2011 4:47 PM Final Regulations Issued for Financing Solid Waste Disposal Facilities
October 28, 2011 3:34 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Expands Judicial Limitations on Landowner Tort Claims
October 27, 2011 6:17 PM Outer Continental Shelf Safety and Environmental Management Systems: Imminent Deadlines, New Guidance and Proposed Rules
October 21, 2011 3:49 PM Louisiana DEQ Is Eliminating Coverage Under General Permit for Territorial Seas Discharges of Produced Waters
October 20, 2011 11:35 AM New Louisiana Disclosure Rules on Hydraulic Fracturing Take Effect 10.20.11
September 8, 2011 8:01 PM PHMSA Seeks Comments on Expansion of Gas Transmission Pipeline Regulations
September 3, 2011 7:18 AM Louisiana Affected By President Obama's Action on Ozone Standard Reconsideration
August 18, 2011 4:37 PM Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Declines to Regulate Carbon Dioxide Emissions
July 20, 2011 10:34 AM Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Proposes New Reporting Regulations for Hydraulic Fracturing
July 18, 2011 4:12 PM "Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act" Hearings Focus on Recent Pipeline Incidents
July 6, 2011 1:36 PM Shreveport-Bossier Area Exceeds Current Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard - Triggers Potential Consequences for Air Emission Sources
June 29, 2011 1:16 PM Louisiana DNR Extends Offshore Drilling Emergency Order
June 16, 2011 10:26 AM Environmental Groups Attempt to Block Shell Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Drilling
June 10, 2011 4:24 PM BOEMRE Notice Requires Hurricane and Tropical Storm Effects Reports
May 17, 2011 10:27 AM Office of Conservation Issues Emergency Order Imposing Affirmative Obligations on Oilfield Sites, Facilities, Structures, Injection Wells and Pipelines Throughout the State
May 13, 2011 8:52 AM EPA Clarifies Solid Waste Materials
April 8, 2011 4:00 PM District of Columbia Circuit Denies Stay of EPA 1-Hour SO2 Standard
February 22, 2011 11:00 AM Application of Pesticides That May Impact Waters of the State Now Require LPDES Permit
February 8, 2011 8:36 AM EPA Denies Reconsideration of One-hour Sulfur Dioxide Standard
January 20, 2011 2:55 PM Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Application of Subsequent Purchaser Doctrine in Oilfield Legacy Case
December 16, 2010 9:27 AM EPA Issues Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Permitting Guidance
October 7, 2010 2:38 PM Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana
August 23, 2010 10:17 AM Legislature Changes Permit Process at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
July 21, 2010 9:02 AM Office of Conservation Rules for Groundwater Evaluation and Remediation at E&P Sites Incorrectly Published
July 8, 2010 3:54 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Dismisses Environmental Property Damages Case Based on One-Year Prescriptive Period
June 16, 2010 1:34 PM EPA Significantly Tightens National Sulfur Dioxide Standard - Affects Louisiana Parishes
April 26, 2010 4:48 PM Is Act 312 Applicable to My Operation?
March 4, 2010 11:09 AM EPA To Move Forward With Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule
February 10, 2010 4:53 PM EPA Recognizes That Baton Rouge Area Attained the 1-Hour Ozone Standard
January 26, 2010 9:40 AM Office of Conservation Proposes Rules for Groundwater Evaluation and Remediation at Exploration and Production Sites
January 23, 2010 9:43 AM State of the State: Louisiana Government Active in Green Initiatives
July 24, 2009 11:34 AM Louisiana's Coming Antidegradation Policy Implementation Procedures
June 29, 2009 1:18 PM Louisiana Legislature Prepares the Way for Carbon Sequestration
June 9, 2009 8:58 AM EPA Issues Proposed Reporting Rule for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
May 28, 2009 8:44 AM NEDA Files Petition for Rehearing on Controversial Decision (Sierra Club v. EPA)
December 23, 2008 11:53 AM D.C. Circuit's Decision Eliminates the Startup, Shutdown, or Malfunction Exemption
September 11, 2008 8:23 AM Louisiana Mercury Risk Reduction Act - Proposed Rule Released by LDEQ
June 12, 2008 10:32 AM Keeping Up With Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Regulations
May 15, 2008 2:45 PM Recent Daubert Challenges to Experts in Environmental Litigation
April 8, 2008 9:00 AM Louisiana Air Toxics Regulations Revised by LDEQ
February 4, 2008 7:23 AM European Union to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Twenty Percent by 2020: European Commission Issues Climate Change Policy Package
January 3, 2008 9:08 AM EPA Adopts Final Rule to Clarify "Reasonable Possibility" Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements
September 10, 2007 7:16 AM First Circuit Decision to Potentially Affect Air Permitting in Louisiana
July 31, 2007 10:45 AM Boiler MACT, Now It's Gone!
June 25, 2007 9:23 AM Boiler MACT Rule Vacated, But Not (Yet) Gone!
May 14, 2007 8:34 AM Louisiana Adopts Procedure and Standards For "Contained-Out" Determinations For Contaminated Environmental Media
April 5, 2007 8:05 AM New Trace Benzene Study To Be Published
April 2, 2007 8:06 AM Untapped Benefits of Louisiana's Pollution Tax Exclusion
March 21, 2007 6:55 AM Claims Against Corps of Engineers Set For Trial
August 31, 2006 10:03 AM Will Your Settlement Negotiations With LDEQ Be Published on the Web?
July 31, 2006 8:25 AM PROPOSED REVISIONS TO LOUISIANA SOLID WASTE REGULATIONS
July 21, 2006 7:45 AM LANDOWNER NOT LIABLE UNDER OPA 90 FOR ABANDONED OILFIELD EQUIPMENT
July 6, 2006 1:04 PM SUMMARY OF KEY FEATURES OF S.B. 655 (the "Act")
June 27, 2006 8:08 AM Wetlands Jurisdiction...More Questions Than Answers
June 21, 2006 2:54 PM Stephen Holzer (Environmental Legal Blogs) Analyzes Supreme Court Decision on Clean Water Act
June 6, 2006 6:58 PM When Is a Compliance Schedule Required In a Title V Permit?
May 18, 2006 1:44 PM SB655 - Remediation of Oil and Gas Sites
March 27, 2006 2:53 PM D.C. Circuit Vacates Equipment Replacement Provision (ERP) Rulemaking
January 26, 2006 12:56 PM Kean Miller Adds 12 Attorneys in Admiralty & Maritime, Construction, and Energy Practice Groups - New Orleans Office Triples in Size
January 17, 2006 10:46 PM New Orleans to Host Air & Waste Management Association's 99th Annual Conference & Exhibition in June 2006
December 19, 2005 9:26 PM EPA Releases Guidance Document and Proposed Amendments to Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rules
December 14, 2005 9:13 AM The "Act of God" Defense Under Select Environmental Programs Applicable in Louisiana
December 6, 2005 8:27 PM Wind Versus Flood Coverage and Hurricane Katrina
December 5, 2005 11:12 PM Nature's Fury or Human Blunder? The 'Act of God Defense' in Louisiana
December 2, 2005 9:48 PM Oilfield Pollution Litigation Update
October 26, 2005 9:38 AM The Lone Pine Order As a Case Management Tool for Complex Litigation
October 10, 2005 11:35 PM Post-Katrina Energy and Environmental Briefings from Kean Miller
September 7, 2005 12:04 AM Insurance Claims After Hurricane Katrina
September 6, 2005 11:13 PM Management of Hazardous and Solid Wastes in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
August 31, 2005 9:07 PM United States Eastern District Court Closes Until Further Notice
August 25, 2005 9:25 AM Consider Modification of Indemnity Agreements in Light of Louisiana Supreme Court Case
August 22, 2005 7:29 PM EPA Report on Environmental Cleanup Obligations
August 14, 2005 7:38 PM Top Ten Procedures and Preparations for Emergency Response Planning and Implementation
July 12, 2005 10:25 PM Eight-Parish New Orleans Metropolitan Statistic Area Close to Ozone Nonattainment
June 17, 2005 7:37 PM Only You Can Achieve Ozone Attainment
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
June 13, 2005 5:07 PM Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Adopts Emergency Rule for Baton Rouge Nonattainment Area
May 31, 2005 8:38 AM Fourth Circuit Upholds Lower Court's Award of Compensatory Damages, Reduces Punitive Damage Award in Property Restoration Case
May 17, 2005 12:09 PM Pollution Control Tax Credits - "A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned"
May 13, 2005 4:48 PM Effective Use of DEQ Expedited Penalty Agreements Saves Money
May 2, 2005 12:47 PM Proposed Legislation May Politicize Environmental Penalties and Settlements
April 25, 2005 1:41 PM EPA Reconsiders Fee and Antibacksliding Provisions in Ozone NAAQS

Estate Planning, Tax, and Probate Law

September 7, 2011 10:22 AM Louisiana Expands Small Succession Procedure To Include Ancillary Probate Proceedings
January 31, 2011 10:31 AM New Federal Estate Tax and Gift Tax Legislation
January 25, 2011 4:06 PM Six Myths of the Revocable Living Trust
March 4, 2009 8:26 AM A Taxpayer's Post-Closing Remorse Relating to Tax Allocations
January 14, 2009 6:57 PM New Law Suspends Required Minimum Distributions for 2009
October 27, 2008 2:01 PM IRS Requires Employer Identification Numbers for Disregarded Entities Beginning in 2009
March 10, 2008 7:53 AM IRS Provides Safe Harbor For Like Kind Exchange
March 5, 2008 7:34 AM IRS Issues Notice Explaining Go Zone Recapture Rules For Like Kind Exchanges of Go Zone Property
August 2, 2007 9:50 AM Victims of 2005 Hurricanes Get Additional Year to Sell Vacant Land
June 14, 2007 8:37 AM Intellectual Property Due Diligence In a Community Property State
March 20, 2007 7:13 AM IRS Issues New Grantor Trust Ruling
February 23, 2006 9:11 AM Louisiana Estate Planning - Some Information You Should Know
January 11, 2006 7:49 AM Annual Gift Tax Exclusion Increased for 2006
September 22, 2005 4:20 PM IRS Grants Tax Relief to Katrina Victims
July 21, 2005 4:37 PM Transferring the Family Business to Your Children
July 15, 2005 7:30 PM Videotaping the Last Will and Testament
June 7, 2005 8:50 AM Estate Planning - It's For Everyone
April 25, 2005 4:50 PM New Louisiana Homestead Exemption May be a Trap for the Unwary

Fair Labor Standards Act

June 24, 2010 2:40 PM The "We Can Help" Campaign

General Litigation

February 8, 2012 9:04 AM There is No "Small Company" Excuse to the Duty to Preserve Emails or other Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
January 3, 2012 7:54 AM Louisiana's Business Judgment Rule Protects Corporate Officers From Being Second Guessed, Unlike California's Corporate Law
December 15, 2011 12:24 PM Kean Miller Releases Practical Digest of Louisiana Class Action Decisions
October 5, 2011 8:02 AM Federal Judge Sheds Light on Boundaries of Discovery Duties
July 26, 2011 2:48 PM Insurer's Breach Not a Waiver
October 15, 2010 9:03 AM Piercing the Veil of an LLC - The Fourth Circuit Weighs In
October 13, 2010 2:12 PM Beware: Arbitration
October 7, 2010 2:38 PM Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana
April 29, 2010 9:38 AM Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of a Corporation's "Principal Place of Business"
April 14, 2010 1:19 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Reaffirms Availability of Concursus Procedure for Royalty Payors, But Leaves Questions Concerning Provisions of the Mineral Code Governing Claims for Failure to Pay Royalties Unanswered
December 8, 2009 6:51 PM Louisiana Warranty Statutes and Marine Products
October 9, 2009 2:59 PM The Limits on E-Discovery
June 23, 2009 11:20 AM What does the Transfer of Chinese Drywall Cases by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Mean?
June 19, 2009 1:20 PM Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of "defective Chinese Drywall"
January 22, 2009 8:09 AM Ten Things to Know about Louisiana Executive Branch Lobbying
September 9, 2008 8:56 AM Responsibility for Damage Caused by Falling Trees and For Removal of Fallen Trees
July 7, 2008 8:27 AM Supreme Court Reduces Punitive Damage Award in Exxon Valdez Case and Limits Punitive Damage Awards in Maritime Cases
June 24, 2008 8:25 AM OSHA Site-Specific Targeting of 3,800 High Hazard Workplaces Recently Announced
February 26, 2008 8:51 AM Where You May Be Doing Business - The Personal Jurisdiction Snare
November 15, 2007 8:42 AM Abandonment Period for Cases Filed Prior to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Extended to Five Years by Recent Amendment of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 561
November 13, 2007 9:19 AM Single Business Enterprise Theory Continues to Gain Ground
October 19, 2007 7:06 AM Contractors' Faulty Workmanship Not Covered by Insurance Policy
October 18, 2007 7:19 AM Summary of Louisiana Workers' Compensation Laws
October 17, 2007 9:11 AM Recent Legislative Change Expands Scope of Louisiana's Work-Product Protection
October 12, 2007 7:09 AM Recent Changes to Louisiana's Code of Civil Procedure
September 6, 2007 7:31 AM Vioxx Multidistrict Litigation Court Refuses to Give Deference to FDA's Preemption Preamble
August 3, 2007 8:56 AM The Document Retention Policy - An Important Part of Your Business's Operations
May 3, 2007 8:38 AM FIRST CIRCUIT ADDRESSES ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
April 27, 2007 9:02 AM COMMERCIAL LEASES: EXCLUSIVE AND PROHIBITED USE CLAUSES
April 5, 2007 8:05 AM New Trace Benzene Study To Be Published
March 30, 2007 7:43 AM Construction Law Litigation Strategies
March 21, 2007 6:55 AM Claims Against Corps of Engineers Set For Trial
October 30, 2006 8:36 AM Appellate Procedure in Louisiana
October 13, 2006 8:09 AM Abandonment of a "Settled" Case?
October 12, 2006 7:34 AM New Court of Appeal Rules/E-Discovery
September 12, 2006 6:52 AM Louisiana Legislature Sets Time Limits for Rulings on Cases Taken Under Advisement and Applications for New Trials
September 8, 2006 9:38 AM FIFTEEN LOCAL LAWYERS RECOGNIZED AS "BEST IN AMERICA" -- National Peer Review Directory Lists Fifteen Partners at Kean Miller Law Firm
September 6, 2006 7:32 AM Louisiana Legislature Enacts New Rules on the Preparation and Execution of Judgments
August 14, 2006 11:53 AM Kean Miller Partner Wins Professionalism Award
July 24, 2006 7:00 AM Electronic Evidence Update for In-House Counsel:
June 20, 2006 7:00 PM District Court Has Power To Replace Chronically-Tardy Juror with Alternate
June 15, 2006 2:31 PM Ad Hoc Judge Appointed to 18th JDC
June 1, 2006 7:09 PM Senate Passes Minimum Wage Legislation
February 20, 2006 12:35 PM Class Action Notice, Federal Question Jurisdiction, Protection of Customer Data, Supreme Court Examines Reach of Clean Water Act
February 17, 2006 4:40 PM Two Recent Decisions of Note on Class Certification, Removal/Remand
January 26, 2006 12:56 PM Kean Miller Adds 12 Attorneys in Admiralty & Maritime, Construction, and Energy Practice Groups - New Orleans Office Triples in Size
December 8, 2005 2:09 PM Potential Katrina Coverage Arguments
December 6, 2005 8:27 PM Wind Versus Flood Coverage and Hurricane Katrina
December 5, 2005 11:12 PM Nature's Fury or Human Blunder? The 'Act of God Defense' in Louisiana
November 17, 2005 4:04 AM HB90 - Suspension of Prescription - Update
November 14, 2005 4:37 PM Insurance Coverage for Defective Workmanship
November 7, 2005 2:45 PM Proposed Legislation at 2005 First Extraordinary Session
October 26, 2005 9:38 AM The Lone Pine Order As a Case Management Tool for Complex Litigation
September 26, 2005 12:00 AM Louisiana Contracts and the Doctrine of Impossibility
September 7, 2005 12:04 AM Insurance Claims After Hurricane Katrina
August 31, 2005 9:07 PM United States Eastern District Court Closes Until Further Notice
August 31, 2005 1:14 PM Sales Tax Refund for Personal Property Destroyed By Natural Disaster
August 25, 2005 9:25 AM Consider Modification of Indemnity Agreements in Light of Louisiana Supreme Court Case
July 27, 2005 7:30 PM Privileged Medical Records and La. R.S. 13:3715.1
July 8, 2005 3:31 PM Ernie the Attorney on E-Discovery

Health Law

January 26, 2012 5:24 PM DHH Settles Class Action Suit Pertaining to Reduction of Service Hours for Medicaid LT-PCS Program
December 28, 2011 12:12 PM OIG Releases Unfavorable Opinion on Allergy Testing and Immunotherapy Laboratory Services Within Physicians' Offices
December 9, 2011 1:33 PM 2011 Medicare RAC Audit Results
November 17, 2011 11:11 AM Louisiana Moves One Step Closer To Coordinated Care Networks For Medicaid Beneficiaries
September 14, 2011 7:42 AM Enforcement of New Home and Community-Based Service Provider Licensing Standards Begins October 1, 2011
September 1, 2011 1:14 PM Health Care Reform - Petition Asks For Supreme Court Review of ACA Decision
July 19, 2011 7:32 AM Court Certifies Class Action and Finds Reduction in Medicaid LT-PCS Program Violates Americans with Disabilities Act
July 8, 2011 8:13 AM 2011 Louisiana Legislature Sends Physician Discipline Bill To Governor For Signature
July 7, 2011 4:15 PM Physician Indicted for Criminal Violations of HIPAA
May 19, 2011 2:59 PM Unsettled Question of Medical Malpractice Act Coverage For Nurse Practitioners in Louisiana
May 2, 2011 4:15 PM U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Issues Report to Congress on National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care
April 8, 2011 10:23 AM The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Adopts Standards for Healthcare Fraud Sentencing
April 5, 2011 3:44 PM Court Says No Violation of Physician's Constitutional Rights When Hospital Settles Medical Malpractice Case
March 31, 2011 3:17 PM CMS and Other Federal Agencies Issue Proposed Regulations Regarding Accountable Care Organizations
February 14, 2011 4:30 PM Where Do You Stand on the Subject of Accountable Care Organizations?
January 26, 2011 5:23 PM Department of Justice Continues to Use Data Mining of Billing Errors in False Claims Act Settlements with Hospitals under Kyphoplasty Initiative
December 21, 2010 7:03 PM Health Care Reform Advisory: CMS Solicits Comments to Compliance Program Requirements
October 5, 2010 4:26 PM New Compliance and Accountability Requirements For Nursing Homes
September 20, 2010 5:10 PM Nursing Home Bill of Rights Changes
September 15, 2010 11:06 AM Health Care Reform: Federal Trade Commission, CMS and HHS Announce Workshop on Accountable Care Organizations
September 7, 2010 12:33 PM Failure to Report and Return Identified Overpayment can be a False Claim
September 2, 2010 11:03 AM Recovery Audit Contractor Program Will Be Expanded to Medicaid
August 18, 2010 4:50 PM CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Disclosure Requirements for Certain In-Office Imaging Services
June 30, 2010 9:54 AM CMS Issues Proposed Rule Regarding Hospital Patient Visitation Rights
March 22, 2010 10:22 AM U.S. House of Representatives Approves Two Healthcare Reform Bills
December 22, 2009 2:50 PM Medicare Fraud Strike Force Expands Operations into Baton Rouge, Tampa, and Brooklyn
December 14, 2009 8:31 AM Changing Medical Records Responsive to a Jury Subpoena Ruled an Obstruction of Justice In Health Care Fraud Case
December 10, 2009 7:53 AM Federal Court of Appeals Holds That Someone Other Than the Patient May Sue Under EMTALA
December 8, 2009 11:32 AM CCHIT Approves First Electronic Health Records Under Proposed 'Meaningful Use' Rules
October 30, 2009 12:13 PM Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Plans to Audit All In-Home Direct Care Providers to Fight Medicaid Fraud
August 28, 2009 5:49 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Upholds Special Prescriptive Periods for Medical Malpractice Cases
August 21, 2009 8:01 AM Office for Civil Rights Issues "Interim Final" Regulations Requiring Individuals To Be Notified of Breaches of Their Health Information
July 31, 2009 11:37 AM Federal Trade Commission Extends Enforcement Deadline of Red Flag Rules to November 1, 2009
June 19, 2009 1:20 PM Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of "defective Chinese Drywall"
May 14, 2009 4:52 PM Patients and Electronic Communication: Permissible? Acceptable? Recommended?
March 11, 2009 8:15 PM American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: New COBRA Rights and Obligations
March 6, 2009 9:06 AM Federal Appeals Court Finds the Provision of Free Office Space, Supplies and Equipment to Anesthesia Group Does Not Meet an Exception to the Stark Law
December 23, 2008 9:06 AM OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Part-Time Physician Employment Agreements
November 3, 2008 8:14 AM OIG Releases Work Plan for 2009
October 20, 2008 8:25 AM Federal Court of Appeals Absolves Louisiana Hospital of Liability in Failure to Report Physician Impairment While on the Medical Staff
October 8, 2008 8:38 AM GAO Issues Report on HHS Privacy Plan for Electronic Health Information
September 30, 2008 8:15 AM Fifth Circuit Reverses $33 Million Judgment Against Physicians and Hospital Arising From Peer Review Actions
September 29, 2008 8:57 AM Amended Rules Governing Dispensation of Medications
August 28, 2008 9:02 AM OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Proposed Block Lease of Free-Standing Cancer Treatment Center
July 17, 2008 8:23 AM Louisiana Chosen to Participate in Electronic Health Records Medicare Demonstration Project
July 14, 2008 7:54 AM OIG Opines Favorably on Electronic Kiosks Provided by Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
July 8, 2008 12:34 PM Louisiana Supreme Court's Rehearing of Borel v. Young
June 30, 2008 8:15 AM CMS Issues Stark Law Advisory Opinion on Physician Ownership and the Rural Provider Exception to the Stark Law
June 26, 2008 8:18 AM Louisiana Decision on Sale of Minority LLP Interest Absent Liquidation Has Health Care Provider Implications
June 4, 2008 9:33 AM CMS Issues Stark Law Advisory Opinion on Hospital Providing Software Interface to Physicians
June 3, 2008 9:04 AM Louisiana Supreme Court Rehears Borel v. Young
January 31, 2008 9:46 AM Physician Must Comply With Terms of Non-Competition Agreement
January 4, 2008 8:04 AM Professional Courtesy Exception under Stark III: Significant Changes
December 5, 2007 8:41 AM Medicaid Recoupment Based on Lack of Medical Necessity Not Permitted If Based on Review of Billing Records Alone
November 9, 2007 9:06 AM Reckless Disregard Upheld as Standard in Criminal Conviction
November 5, 2007 8:47 AM OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Ambulatory Surgical Centers
October 24, 2007 9:15 AM Kean Miller Hosts Stark III Seminar
October 16, 2007 8:42 AM Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Issues Fiscal Year 2008 Work Plan
October 9, 2007 7:35 AM CMS Issues Advisory Opinion on Physician Recruitment Exception to the Stark Law
October 3, 2007 12:25 PM CMS Releases Phase III of the Final Stark Law Regulations
August 27, 2007 8:12 AM Louisiana Revises Its State False Claims Act in Light of OIG Review
August 21, 2007 8:12 AM Uninsured Patients Lose Appeal to Fifth Circuit for Class Certification
July 31, 2007 8:45 AM Medically Necessary DME May Not Save Supplier From Fraud Conviction
July 30, 2007 9:27 AM Congressman Pete Stark Takes Aim at Whole Hospital Exception in the Stark Law
July 24, 2007 8:16 AM D.C. Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit Alleging Invalidity of Stark Exception
July 12, 2007 9:53 AM CMS Includes Proposed Stark Law Changes in 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rules
June 22, 2007 10:41 AM OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Regarding Hospital Acquisition of Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Center
June 19, 2007 8:29 AM CMS Issues EMTALA Guidance
May 21, 2007 9:14 AM Louisiana Medicaid Delays Implementation of National Provider Identifier Only System
April 4, 2007 7:07 AM CMS Delays Stark Law Phase III Final Regulations
January 29, 2007 8:38 AM OIG Reviews 10 State False Claims Acts, Louisiana Act Falls Short
January 22, 2007 7:40 AM Court Concludes the Louisiana State Board of Nursing Improperly Released a "Rule" Affecting the Scope of Practice of CRNAs
December 18, 2006 7:39 AM Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN) May Not Be Enough To Prove Item "Reasonable and Necessary"
November 16, 2006 4:04 PM Act 323 - Expedited Medical Review Panel Process
September 28, 2006 9:07 AM The OIG and CMS Establish New Safe Harbors and Exceptions to Foster Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Health Records Arrangements
September 27, 2006 2:20 PM Breaking News - Third Circuit Ruling on Constitutionality of Medical Malpractice Damages Cap
September 27, 2006 9:11 AM Federal Court of Appeals Upholds Civil Monetary Penalty Award Against SNF Despite Claim No Harm Was Sustained by Nursing Facility Residents
September 25, 2006 9:14 AM CMS Issues Final PPS Rule for In-Patient Hospital Services for Fiscal Year 2007
September 20, 2006 7:57 AM OIG Estimates $20 Million in Radiology Overpayments
September 12, 2006 7:01 AM Federal Court Refuses to Apply State Peer Review Privilege in EMTALA Case
August 28, 2006 8:27 AM Investigation of Specialty Hospitals
August 25, 2006 11:40 AM Hospital Reimbursement Increases for Reporting Quality Data
August 23, 2006 10:08 AM First Medicare Administrative Contract Awarded
August 1, 2006 8:35 AM U.S. House of Representatives Passes Health Information Technology Legislation
May 2, 2006 1:08 PM INSPECTOR GENERAL RELEASES OPEN LETTER
April 5, 2006 9:04 AM OIG Report Suggests Future Monitoring of Home Health Agency Quality of Care
March 31, 2006 10:42 PM OIG Comments on Proposed Durable Medical Equipment Arrangement By Physician Practice and Supplier
March 31, 2006 1:31 PM OIG Issues Unfavorable Advisory Opinion Regarding Home Health Agency Practice
March 13, 2006 8:13 PM Medicaid Payment For Uncompensated Care Provided to Hurricane Evacuees
February 13, 2006 9:34 AM New Law Establishes National Database for Reporting Medical Errors
February 6, 2006 5:21 PM The "Say You're Sorry" Movement
February 3, 2006 9:59 PM HIPAA Privacy and Disclosures in Emergency Situations
January 31, 2006 10:16 PM Health Care Fraud Remains a Focus for U.S. Attorney in the Wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
November 15, 2005 5:12 PM CMS Adds Nuclear Medicine to the Services Subject to Stark - Delays Effective Date
September 29, 2005 3:57 PM Louisiana Department of Insurance Issues Emergency Rules
September 16, 2005 10:42 PM Louisiana Governor Revises Executive Order Suspending Licensure Requirements for Medical Professionals and Personnel
September 16, 2005 7:20 PM HIPAA Privacy and Disclosures in Emergency Situations
August 23, 2005 9:43 AM CMS Proposes to Add Nuclear Medicine Services to the Stark Law
August 18, 2005 9:51 AM Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2005
August 16, 2005 10:21 PM Common Physician Questions about Fraud and Abuse Laws
August 12, 2005 7:56 PM Specialty Hospital Update
August 5, 2005 9:28 AM CMS Comments on Radiology Service Agreements
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
April 25, 2005 4:42 PM Health Law Notes, Winter 2005
October 21, 2004 6:49 PM The Stark Law: Business Issues for Physician Practices

Hurricane Gustav

June 10, 2011 4:24 PM BOEMRE Notice Requires Hurricane and Tropical Storm Effects Reports
October 12, 2010 7:03 AM IRS Issues Safeharbor Relief for Those Impacted by "Chinese Drywall"
June 23, 2009 11:20 AM What does the Transfer of Chinese Drywall Cases by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Mean?
June 11, 2009 10:33 AM Insurance and Hurricanes
October 16, 2008 12:01 PM The National Flood Insurance Program's S.F.I.P. Proof of Loss Requirement: A Trap for the Unwary
September 18, 2008 2:02 PM Reminders About Louisiana's Contractor Licensing Law for Commercial Property Owners
September 9, 2008 8:56 AM Responsibility for Damage Caused by Falling Trees and For Removal of Fallen Trees
September 8, 2008 12:37 PM Property Owners with Hurricane Gustav Damage Entitled to Reduced Property Tax Assessments
September 8, 2008 12:36 PM Louisiana Economic Development Launches New Tools for Hurricane-Affected Businesses

Hurricane Katrina

January 2, 2012 12:03 PM GO Zone Bonds Approved for Current Refundings
August 2, 2011 4:17 PM First Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Appellate Decision in Connection with the Louisiana New Home Warranty Act and its Application to Chinese Drywall Claims
June 10, 2011 4:24 PM BOEMRE Notice Requires Hurricane and Tropical Storm Effects Reports
October 12, 2010 7:03 AM IRS Issues Safeharbor Relief for Those Impacted by "Chinese Drywall"
August 18, 2010 8:37 AM Louisiana Courts Rule on New Home Warranty Act and Dismiss Chinese Drywall Claims Against Contractors
August 6, 2010 10:40 AM United States Fifth Circuit Reiterates Rule That Crew Members Are Not Entitled to a Salvage Award for Assistance Rendered to Their Own Vessel
June 23, 2009 11:20 AM What does the Transfer of Chinese Drywall Cases by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Mean?
June 19, 2009 1:20 PM Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of "defective Chinese Drywall"
June 11, 2009 10:33 AM Insurance and Hurricanes
February 26, 2008 8:51 AM Where You May Be Doing Business - The Personal Jurisdiction Snare
August 2, 2007 9:50 AM Victims of 2005 Hurricanes Get Additional Year to Sell Vacant Land
July 5, 2007 8:25 AM Corps Recommends Closing MR-GO
July 3, 2007 9:20 AM Corps of Engineers Increases French Quarter Flood Risk
June 22, 2007 9:56 AM Corps of Engineers Releases 100 Year Flood Maps for New Orleans Metro Area
June 19, 2007 8:18 AM United States District Court Dismisses Katrina-Related Federal Tort Claims Act Lawsuit
March 21, 2007 6:55 AM Claims Against Corps of Engineers Set For Trial
April 3, 2006 4:04 PM Taking Stock of Your Insurance Post-Katrina
March 20, 2006 5:33 PM What is the Gulf Opportunity Zone?
March 13, 2006 8:13 PM Medicaid Payment For Uncompensated Care Provided to Hurricane Evacuees
February 3, 2006 9:59 PM HIPAA Privacy and Disclosures in Emergency Situations
January 31, 2006 10:16 PM Health Care Fraud Remains a Focus for U.S. Attorney in the Wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
January 18, 2006 10:06 PM Civil/Criminal Jury Trials in Orleans Parish -
December 14, 2005 9:13 AM The "Act of God" Defense Under Select Environmental Programs Applicable in Louisiana
December 8, 2005 2:09 PM Potential Katrina Coverage Arguments
December 6, 2005 8:27 PM Wind Versus Flood Coverage and Hurricane Katrina
December 5, 2005 11:12 PM Nature's Fury or Human Blunder? The 'Act of God Defense' in Louisiana
October 23, 2005 9:05 PM Executive Order KBB 05-67 - Emergency Suspension of Prescription, Peremption and Other Legal Deadlines
October 10, 2005 11:35 PM Post-Katrina Energy and Environmental Briefings from Kean Miller
October 10, 2005 1:01 PM Business Interruption Coverage After Katrina
October 7, 2005 1:12 AM Moving Louisiana Forward
October 6, 2005 1:56 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Resolution
September 29, 2005 3:57 PM Louisiana Department of Insurance Issues Emergency Rules
September 26, 2005 12:00 AM Louisiana Contracts and the Doctrine of Impossibility
September 26, 2005 12:00 AM Orleans Parish Civil District Court To Resurface
September 25, 2005 9:02 PM Governor Issues New Round of Executive Orders
September 23, 2005 8:05 PM President Bush Signs Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 (KETRA)
September 22, 2005 4:20 PM IRS Grants Tax Relief to Katrina Victims
September 21, 2005 8:15 PM Louisiana Department of Revenue Information Bulletin No. 05-018 -- Louisiana Income Tax Treatment of IRS Relief for Disaster Victims
September 16, 2005 10:42 PM Louisiana Governor Revises Executive Order Suspending Licensure Requirements for Medical Professionals and Personnel
September 16, 2005 7:20 PM HIPAA Privacy and Disclosures in Emergency Situations
September 14, 2005 5:05 PM Emergency Procedures for Conducting State Business
September 13, 2005 7:45 PM Governor's Executive Order #30
September 10, 2005 9:01 PM Checklist of Employment Considerations in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
September 9, 2005 4:20 PM Louisiana Department of Revenue to Grant Tax Relief to Hurricane Victims
September 9, 2005 4:02 PM Louisiana Department of Revenue Accepts Returns & Payments for Local Governments
September 9, 2005 3:21 PM Louisiana Department of Revenue Issues Emergency Rule Restricting Sales Tax Refunds On Property Destroyed In Natural Disasters
September 7, 2005 7:53 PM Louisiana Conservation Commissioner Issues Memorandum to Address Katrina Oil and Gas Production Issues
September 7, 2005 3:46 PM Governor's Executive Order KBB 2005-32 -- Suspension of Legal Deadlines, Prescription, Peremption
September 7, 2005 2:09 PM Relocation of Courts
September 7, 2005 2:01 PM U.S. Eastern District Filings In Baton Rouge, Lafayette
September 7, 2005 12:04 AM Insurance Claims After Hurricane Katrina
September 4, 2005 10:43 PM Kean Miller Funds United Way Command Center
September 4, 2005 6:31 PM Rebuilding New Orleans
September 3, 2005 10:14 PM Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Moves to Houston
September 2, 2005 8:05 PM MESSAGE TO CLIENTS, CONTACTS AND FRIENDS CONCERNING HURRICANE KATRINA
September 2, 2005 8:05 PM Unemployment Benefits for Hurricane Victims
September 2, 2005 3:51 PM Up-To-Date Information on Katrina Aftermath
August 31, 2005 9:07 PM United States Eastern District Court Closes Until Further Notice
August 31, 2005 4:19 PM DEQ Issues Emergency Order To Facilitate Response to Hurricane Katrina
August 31, 2005 1:14 PM Sales Tax Refund for Personal Property Destroyed By Natural Disaster

Insurance

August 2, 2011 4:17 PM First Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Appellate Decision in Connection with the Louisiana New Home Warranty Act and its Application to Chinese Drywall Claims
July 26, 2011 2:48 PM Insurer's Breach Not a Waiver
November 4, 2010 2:40 PM Insured's Allegations May Trigger Insurer's Duty to Defend
October 29, 2010 2:31 PM Insurer Obligated to Pay Portion of Settlement without Determination of Insured Liability
October 12, 2010 7:03 AM IRS Issues Safeharbor Relief for Those Impacted by "Chinese Drywall"
August 18, 2010 8:37 AM Louisiana Courts Rule on New Home Warranty Act and Dismiss Chinese Drywall Claims Against Contractors
April 29, 2010 9:38 AM Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of a Corporation's "Principal Place of Business"
June 19, 2009 1:20 PM Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of "defective Chinese Drywall"
June 11, 2009 10:33 AM Insurance and Hurricanes
September 9, 2008 8:56 AM Responsibility for Damage Caused by Falling Trees and For Removal of Fallen Trees
July 24, 2008 9:08 AM Water From Broken Levees Falls Within Insurance Policy Flood Exclusion
July 21, 2008 8:12 AM Louisiana Value Policy Law Does Not Control Amount of Insurance Loss
October 29, 2007 7:55 AM Louisiana New Home Warranty Act Protects Insurance Carriers
October 25, 2007 8:24 AM Lack of Final Determination Precludes Insurance Coverage Summary Judgment
October 19, 2007 7:06 AM Contractors' Faulty Workmanship Not Covered by Insurance Policy
August 29, 2006 9:30 AM Louisiana Supreme Court Upholds Acts Extending Prescription for Filing Hurricane-Related Insurance Claims
July 26, 2006 10:43 AM DO YOU KNOW YOUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS?
June 6, 2006 6:26 PM La. Commissioner Seeks to Extend Time to Sue Over Katrina/Rita Claims

Intellectual Property

November 30, 2011 3:18 PM Business Process Patent Eligibility in Post-Bilski World
September 7, 2011 10:57 AM Trademark Protection and the New .XXX Domain Name Launch
August 10, 2011 11:35 AM Parties Cannot Avoid Patent Infringement by Conducting Negotiations Outside the United States for Products that will be Delivered and Utilized in the United States
May 19, 2011 3:20 PM Patent Marking - It Could Cost You Millions
October 15, 2010 9:11 AM Supreme Court Decides Long-Awaited Patent Case
November 20, 2009 3:52 PM Declaratory Judgment Action Still Requires Case or Controversy
October 5, 2009 8:41 AM Guidelines for Promoting Your Business Through Social Networking Websites
July 17, 2009 8:25 AM Patent Infringement Opinions Continue To Be Important
June 12, 2009 11:36 AM Quick Action by Registered Trademark Owners May Prevent Future Facebook Problems
May 29, 2009 9:08 AM Great Ideas by Employees - Who Owns Them?
August 5, 2008 8:56 AM Stopping Internet Copyright Infringement Short of Filing Suit
November 8, 2007 8:04 AM Jury Sides with the Wham-O Slip 'N Slide
July 16, 2007 8:35 AM Carol Burnett Action Tossed Based On Fair Use
June 14, 2007 8:37 AM Intellectual Property Due Diligence In a Community Property State
March 13, 2007 9:30 AM FIFTH CIRCUIT ADDRESSES COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP
November 16, 2006 12:44 PM PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS TRADEMARK REVISION ACT OF 2006
June 30, 2006 11:41 AM Patent Searching
April 7, 2006 1:24 PM Maintenance and Protection of Trademarks
March 23, 2006 9:23 AM Efforts to Maintain Trade Secrets to be Scrutinized
January 3, 2006 10:06 AM Intellectual Property Disputes
June 21, 2005 9:10 AM Obtaining International Trademark Protection and the Madrid Protocol
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
May 26, 2005 3:29 PM Mr. Mirliton's - A Recipe for a Dangerous Mix of Trademarks and Copyrights
May 20, 2005 10:50 AM To Floss or Not to Floss: Mouthwash Ad Campaign Raises Lanham Act Issues
April 25, 2005 4:28 PM Instant Messaging: Does It Belong In the Workplace?

Labor and Employment Law

January 5, 2012 7:23 PM Happy New Year... But, Your High School Diploma Requirement May Violate the Americans With Disabilities Act, Says the EEOC
August 25, 2011 7:14 AM DC Circuit Court Enforces NLRB Order in Favor of Employees Fired for Threatening Remarks
July 30, 2011 1:54 PM New Louisiana E-Verify System Laws Place Additional Requirements on Employers to Check Citizenship Status of Employees
July 19, 2011 7:32 AM Court Certifies Class Action and Finds Reduction in Medicaid LT-PCS Program Violates Americans with Disabilities Act
March 28, 2011 9:28 AM ADA Amendments Act Regulations Have Arrived
February 15, 2011 5:05 PM Settlement Reached in the NLRB Facebook Case
February 9, 2011 10:24 AM Supreme Court Holds Title VII Retaliation Claim Available to Terminated Fiance
November 8, 2010 10:18 AM Facebook and the NLRB: NLRB to Weigh In Regarding Employee's Negative Comments About Her Supervisor
October 7, 2010 2:38 PM Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana
August 12, 2010 1:02 PM Immigration Status is Irrelevent Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
June 24, 2010 2:40 PM The "We Can Help" Campaign
March 12, 2010 4:44 PM A Renewed Focus on Independent Contractor vs Employee Issues
September 28, 2009 2:40 PM Final Increase to Federal Minimum Wage in Effect Pursuant to the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
June 15, 2009 9:24 AM Family Medical Leave Act Regulations Become Effective
May 29, 2009 9:08 AM Great Ideas by Employees - Who Owns Them?
April 1, 2009 8:54 AM USCIS Adopts New Version of I-9 Form
March 17, 2009 8:40 AM Oklahoma Gun Statute Upheld
March 11, 2009 8:15 PM American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: New COBRA Rights and Obligations
February 13, 2009 12:55 PM Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Revives Pay Discrimination Claims
January 14, 2009 6:57 PM New Law Suspends Required Minimum Distributions for 2009
January 7, 2009 2:33 PM Employee Free Choice Act
November 21, 2008 7:02 AM New Louisiana Regulation Creates Safe Harbor For Certain Equity-Based Compensatory Plans of Privately-Held Companies
November 18, 2008 7:22 AM Department of Labor Issues New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations
October 22, 2008 2:26 PM United States Fifth Circuit Holds that Willful Concealment of a Prior Medical Condition From a Jones Act Employer May Constitute Contributory Negligence
July 29, 2008 8:46 AM Negligent Hiring
June 24, 2008 8:25 AM OSHA Site-Specific Targeting of 3,800 High Hazard Workplaces Recently Announced
May 28, 2008 3:50 PM Refusal to Hire Impaired Worker Not Disability Bias Under ADA
April 14, 2008 7:04 AM Family Medical Leave Act Amended as Part of National Defense Authorization Act
February 11, 2008 7:49 AM Arbitration Not Applicable to Contract of Labor
November 12, 2007 7:34 AM Statutory Prohibition Against Arbitration of Labor Contracts
November 9, 2007 9:13 AM Federal Protection for Gays and Lesbians Forthcoming?
October 18, 2007 7:19 AM Summary of Louisiana Workers' Compensation Laws
October 16, 2007 4:51 PM Smoking Laws
August 23, 2007 8:19 AM United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Opinion Reminding Employers That Pregnancy Discrimination Is Illegal
August 20, 2007 8:29 AM Do You Remember the Impact the National Labor Relations Act Can Have on Employment Policies and Rules?
July 10, 2007 8:15 AM New Rules Regarding EEO-1s
July 3, 2007 9:28 AM Title VII Time Limits For Claim For Alleged Discriminatory Pay Enforced
May 29, 2007 8:50 AM "Temporal Proximity" Alone Insufficient To Prove Retaliatory Discharge Claim
April 23, 2007 7:51 AM IS A CHANGE IN THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT ON THE HORIZON?
July 19, 2006 8:42 AM Is It Jurisdictional?
July 6, 2006 8:54 AM 5TH CIRCUIT RECOGNIZES THAT AN EMPLOYER'S PLACEMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE ON LEAVE CAN RESULT IN "INVOLUNTARY" FMLA LEAVE IF...
June 22, 2006 1:46 PM State and Federal Minimum Wage Legislation Fails
June 9, 2006 7:59 PM Update on SB700 - Minimum Wage Increase
April 10, 2006 8:45 AM Dealing with Disability Cases
March 23, 2006 9:23 AM Efforts to Maintain Trade Secrets to be Scrutinized
March 20, 2006 5:33 PM What is the Gulf Opportunity Zone?
March 16, 2006 9:44 PM Louisiana Strengthens Employment-at-Will Doctrine
January 9, 2006 9:24 AM E-mail Arbitration Notice Insufficient to Bar ADA Suit
December 27, 2005 7:37 PM Are Employee Committees Covered under the National Labor Relations Act?
September 10, 2005 9:01 PM Checklist of Employment Considerations in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
September 2, 2005 8:05 PM Unemployment Benefits for Hurricane Victims
August 31, 2005 9:07 PM United States Eastern District Court Closes Until Further Notice
August 19, 2005 8:15 AM Louisiana School and Day Care Conference Leave
August 9, 2005 7:42 AM Youth @ Work Initiative from the EEOC
July 1, 2005 11:05 AM Constructive Discharge May Be Considered "Tangible Employment Action" in Supervisor-Harassment Cases
June 22, 2005 9:01 AM Recognizing a Duty to Prevent Workplace Violence
June 20, 2005 9:11 AM Employers Must Remind Managers to Properly Respond to Internal Complaints
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
June 8, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law (LEDL)
June 6, 2005 11:55 AM Federal District Court Enjoins EEOC Rule on Retiree Health Benefits
June 3, 2005 9:24 AM Disparate Impact Claims Available Under the ADEA
May 25, 2005 2:24 PM Summer Employees? Take Note of Recent Changes to Louisiana Law on Employment of Minors
May 12, 2005 9:57 PM What's in a Name? - Significance of Employee Titles
April 25, 2005 4:03 PM New Notice Requirements Under USERRA
April 25, 2005 1:37 PM How Specific Do Employers Need to Be?

Legacy Oil Field Sites

October 28, 2011 3:34 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Expands Judicial Limitations on Landowner Tort Claims
October 20, 2011 11:35 AM New Louisiana Disclosure Rules on Hydraulic Fracturing Take Effect 10.20.11
January 20, 2011 2:55 PM Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Application of Subsequent Purchaser Doctrine in Oilfield Legacy Case
October 7, 2010 2:38 PM Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana
July 21, 2010 9:02 AM Office of Conservation Rules for Groundwater Evaluation and Remediation at E&P Sites Incorrectly Published
April 26, 2010 4:48 PM Is Act 312 Applicable to My Operation?
April 14, 2010 1:19 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Reaffirms Availability of Concursus Procedure for Royalty Payors, But Leaves Questions Concerning Provisions of the Mineral Code Governing Claims for Failure to Pay Royalties Unanswered
January 26, 2010 9:40 AM Office of Conservation Proposes Rules for Groundwater Evaluation and Remediation at Exploration and Production Sites
July 2, 2008 9:13 AM Louisiana Supreme Court Holds That Act 312 is Applicable to Legacy Lawsuits and is Constitutional - M.J. Farms, Ltd. v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, No. 07-CA-2371
February 18, 2008 7:25 AM Louisiana's Third Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds District Court's Dismissal of Legacy Oil Field Plaintiff's Contract and Tort Claims In LeJeune Brothers, Inc. v. Goodrich Petroleum Co., L.L.C., et al.
March 2, 2007 8:06 AM Grefer Judgment Vacated by Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision
February 16, 2007 7:40 AM Cameron Parish Court Sets Aside Jury Verdict Awarding Property Damages
January 26, 2006 12:56 PM Kean Miller Adds 12 Attorneys in Admiralty & Maritime, Construction, and Energy Practice Groups - New Orleans Office Triples in Size
December 2, 2005 9:48 PM Oilfield Pollution Litigation Update
October 10, 2005 11:35 PM Post-Katrina Energy and Environmental Briefings from Kean Miller
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
May 31, 2005 8:38 AM Fourth Circuit Upholds Lower Court's Award of Compensatory Damages, Reduces Punitive Damage Award in Property Restoration Case
May 16, 2005 9:16 AM Court Wrestles With Oilfield Operator Obligations During Ongoing Operations
April 28, 2005 5:30 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Clarifies Mineral Lessee's Surface Restoration Obligations in School Board vs. Castex Energy

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Louisiana Electric Utility Regulation

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Louisiana In General

January 3, 2012 7:54 AM Louisiana's Business Judgment Rule Protects Corporate Officers From Being Second Guessed, Unlike California's Corporate Law
January 2, 2012 12:03 PM GO Zone Bonds Approved for Current Refundings
December 15, 2011 12:24 PM Kean Miller Releases Practical Digest of Louisiana Class Action Decisions
November 8, 2011 4:47 PM Final Regulations Issued for Financing Solid Waste Disposal Facilities
October 28, 2011 3:34 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Expands Judicial Limitations on Landowner Tort Claims
October 21, 2011 3:49 PM Louisiana DEQ Is Eliminating Coverage Under General Permit for Territorial Seas Discharges of Produced Waters
October 20, 2011 11:35 AM New Louisiana Disclosure Rules on Hydraulic Fracturing Take Effect 10.20.11
September 7, 2011 10:22 AM Louisiana Expands Small Succession Procedure To Include Ancillary Probate Proceedings
September 3, 2011 7:18 AM Louisiana Affected By President Obama's Action on Ozone Standard Reconsideration
August 28, 2011 12:03 PM Louisiana Approved for SSBCI Funding
August 18, 2011 5:01 PM Recent Fifth Circuit Decision Illustrates Importance of Including Demurrage Clause in Contract for Sale and Transport of Goods by Sea
August 18, 2011 4:37 PM Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Declines to Regulate Carbon Dioxide Emissions
August 8, 2011 4:50 PM A Primer on Public-Private Partnerships
August 2, 2011 4:17 PM First Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Appellate Decision in Connection with the Louisiana New Home Warranty Act and its Application to Chinese Drywall Claims
July 30, 2011 1:54 PM New Louisiana E-Verify System Laws Place Additional Requirements on Employers to Check Citizenship Status of Employees
July 22, 2011 10:32 AM Warning: Solicitations For Corporate Records Services
July 20, 2011 10:34 AM Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Proposes New Reporting Regulations for Hydraulic Fracturing
July 19, 2011 7:32 AM Court Certifies Class Action and Finds Reduction in Medicaid LT-PCS Program Violates Americans with Disabilities Act
July 18, 2011 4:12 PM "Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act" Hearings Focus on Recent Pipeline Incidents
July 8, 2011 8:13 AM 2011 Louisiana Legislature Sends Physician Discipline Bill To Governor For Signature
July 6, 2011 1:36 PM Shreveport-Bossier Area Exceeds Current Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard - Triggers Potential Consequences for Air Emission Sources
June 29, 2011 1:16 PM Louisiana DNR Extends Offshore Drilling Emergency Order
June 16, 2011 10:26 AM Environmental Groups Attempt to Block Shell Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Drilling
June 10, 2011 4:24 PM BOEMRE Notice Requires Hurricane and Tropical Storm Effects Reports
May 19, 2011 7:29 AM Lenders and Developers Need to Understand How Louisiana's Private Works Act Applies to Their Projects
May 17, 2011 10:27 AM Office of Conservation Issues Emergency Order Imposing Affirmative Obligations on Oilfield Sites, Facilities, Structures, Injection Wells and Pipelines Throughout the State
February 3, 2011 6:38 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Refuses to Review Net Operating Loss Decision
January 20, 2011 2:55 PM Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Application of Subsequent Purchaser Doctrine in Oilfield Legacy Case
January 13, 2011 6:18 PM State Tax Nexus Issues
January 10, 2011 5:16 PM New View. Same Vision.
October 22, 2010 8:16 AM Louisiana Contractors Doing Business in Mississippi Must Attach Louisiana's Resident Bidder Preference Laws or Risk Losing Public Bids
October 15, 2010 9:03 AM Piercing the Veil of an LLC - The Fourth Circuit Weighs In
October 12, 2010 7:03 AM IRS Issues Safeharbor Relief for Those Impacted by "Chinese Drywall"
October 7, 2010 2:38 PM Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana
September 7, 2010 10:16 AM Louisiana Law Blog Upgrades Notification System
August 23, 2010 10:17 AM Legislature Changes Permit Process at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
August 18, 2010 8:37 AM Louisiana Courts Rule on New Home Warranty Act and Dismiss Chinese Drywall Claims Against Contractors
July 21, 2010 9:02 AM Office of Conservation Rules for Groundwater Evaluation and Remediation at E&P Sites Incorrectly Published
July 19, 2010 10:33 AM New Law Requires Public Works Contract Bidders to Certify They Have Not Pleaded Guilty to Certain Crimes
July 15, 2010 10:16 AM New Law Requires Contractors to Disclose the Sharing of Contract Commission/Fees in No-Bid State and Local Government Contracts
June 30, 2010 11:21 AM Kean Miller "Connects" College Students to Legal Profession via Kean Miller Connection
June 16, 2010 1:34 PM EPA Significantly Tightens National Sulfur Dioxide Standard - Affects Louisiana Parishes
April 26, 2010 4:48 PM Is Act 312 Applicable to My Operation?
April 14, 2010 1:19 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Reaffirms Availability of Concursus Procedure for Royalty Payors, But Leaves Questions Concerning Provisions of the Mineral Code Governing Claims for Failure to Pay Royalties Unanswered
March 22, 2010 10:22 AM U.S. House of Representatives Approves Two Healthcare Reform Bills
February 10, 2010 4:53 PM EPA Recognizes That Baton Rouge Area Attained the 1-Hour Ozone Standard
January 27, 2010 3:59 PM Cash Donations for Haiti Relief Made Before March 2010 May Be Deducted on 2009 Income Tax Returns
January 26, 2010 9:40 AM Office of Conservation Proposes Rules for Groundwater Evaluation and Remediation at Exploration and Production Sites
January 23, 2010 9:43 AM State of the State: Louisiana Government Active in Green Initiatives
December 8, 2009 6:51 PM Louisiana Warranty Statutes and Marine Products
October 30, 2009 12:13 PM Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Plans to Audit All In-Home Direct Care Providers to Fight Medicaid Fraud
August 28, 2009 5:49 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Upholds Special Prescriptive Periods for Medical Malpractice Cases
June 23, 2009 11:20 AM What does the Transfer of Chinese Drywall Cases by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Mean?
June 22, 2009 11:40 AM National Law Journal Names Kean Miller to Midsize "Hot List"
June 19, 2009 1:20 PM Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of "defective Chinese Drywall"
June 12, 2009 11:36 AM Quick Action by Registered Trademark Owners May Prevent Future Facebook Problems
June 11, 2009 10:33 AM Insurance and Hurricanes
May 14, 2009 10:43 AM Law Firm Peer Review
October 16, 2008 12:01 PM The National Flood Insurance Program's S.F.I.P. Proof of Loss Requirement: A Trap for the Unwary
September 18, 2008 11:36 AM Louisiana Diversity Forum Scheduled for October 16
September 11, 2008 8:23 AM Louisiana Mercury Risk Reduction Act - Proposed Rule Released by LDEQ
September 9, 2008 8:56 AM Responsibility for Damage Caused by Falling Trees and For Removal of Fallen Trees
August 2, 2007 9:50 AM Victims of 2005 Hurricanes Get Additional Year to Sell Vacant Land
June 22, 2007 9:56 AM Corps of Engineers Releases 100 Year Flood Maps for New Orleans Metro Area
June 19, 2007 8:18 AM United States District Court Dismisses Katrina-Related Federal Tort Claims Act Lawsuit
June 14, 2007 8:37 AM Intellectual Property Due Diligence In a Community Property State
June 8, 2007 7:42 AM An Answer to the Age-Old Question - Can Businesses Make Campaign Contributions in Louisiana?
June 7, 2007 8:13 AM Legislature Adopts Master Plan for Coastal Restoration and Hurricane Protection
April 16, 2007 9:06 AM Kean Miller Hosts Law School Prep Program for College Students
April 2, 2007 8:06 AM Untapped Benefits of Louisiana's Pollution Tax Exclusion
March 21, 2007 6:55 AM Claims Against Corps of Engineers Set For Trial
March 20, 2006 5:33 PM What is the Gulf Opportunity Zone?
March 13, 2006 8:13 PM Medicaid Payment For Uncompensated Care Provided to Hurricane Evacuees
March 8, 2006 11:17 PM Gulf Opportunity Zone Workshop
January 31, 2006 10:16 PM Health Care Fraud Remains a Focus for U.S. Attorney in the Wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
January 26, 2006 12:56 PM Kean Miller Adds 12 Attorneys in Admiralty & Maritime, Construction, and Energy Practice Groups - New Orleans Office Triples in Size
January 24, 2006 5:02 PM One More Nail in the Coffin - The Single Business Enterprise Theory Rides Again
December 6, 2005 8:27 PM Wind Versus Flood Coverage and Hurricane Katrina
December 5, 2005 11:12 PM Nature's Fury or Human Blunder? The 'Act of God Defense' in Louisiana
December 2, 2005 9:48 PM Oilfield Pollution Litigation Update
November 14, 2005 4:37 PM Insurance Coverage for Defective Workmanship
October 10, 2005 11:35 PM Post-Katrina Energy and Environmental Briefings from Kean Miller
September 29, 2005 3:57 PM Louisiana Department of Insurance Issues Emergency Rules
September 26, 2005 12:00 AM Louisiana Contracts and the Doctrine of Impossibility
September 22, 2005 4:20 PM IRS Grants Tax Relief to Katrina Victims
September 14, 2005 5:05 PM Emergency Procedures for Conducting State Business
September 7, 2005 12:04 AM Insurance Claims After Hurricane Katrina
September 4, 2005 10:43 PM Kean Miller Funds United Way Command Center
September 4, 2005 6:31 PM Rebuilding New Orleans
September 2, 2005 8:05 PM MESSAGE TO CLIENTS, CONTACTS AND FRIENDS CONCERNING HURRICANE KATRINA
August 31, 2005 9:07 PM United States Eastern District Court Closes Until Further Notice
August 19, 2005 7:46 PM Louisiana Taxpayer Victory May Help Others Avoid Increased Assessments
July 14, 2005 8:21 PM Louisiana Has Third Most Digitally-Advanced Legislature In Country
July 2, 2005 8:55 PM Louisiana State Bar Provides Free Research Tool
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
June 13, 2005 9:30 AM CLE - a Mouse-Click Away
June 8, 2005 8:51 AM What does CNN stand for? Cash for a Louisiana Company!
May 10, 2005 1:08 PM Diversity Going Strong At LSU -

Medical Malpractice

July 8, 2011 8:13 AM 2011 Louisiana Legislature Sends Physician Discipline Bill To Governor For Signature
May 19, 2011 2:59 PM Unsettled Question of Medical Malpractice Act Coverage For Nurse Practitioners in Louisiana
April 5, 2011 3:44 PM Court Says No Violation of Physician's Constitutional Rights When Hospital Settles Medical Malpractice Case
March 22, 2010 10:22 AM U.S. House of Representatives Approves Two Healthcare Reform Bills
December 10, 2009 7:53 AM Federal Court of Appeals Holds That Someone Other Than the Patient May Sue Under EMTALA
August 28, 2009 5:49 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Upholds Special Prescriptive Periods for Medical Malpractice Cases
May 14, 2009 4:52 PM Patients and Electronic Communication: Permissible? Acceptable? Recommended?
July 8, 2008 12:34 PM Louisiana Supreme Court's Rehearing of Borel v. Young
June 3, 2008 9:04 AM Louisiana Supreme Court Rehears Borel v. Young
February 12, 2007 7:17 AM Louisiana Supreme Court Vacates Third Circuit Decision Declaring Medical Malpractice Cap Unconstitutional
January 4, 2007 7:44 AM Medical Malpractice Caps of Other States
November 29, 2006 10:09 AM CMS Issues Advisory Opinion Regarding the Physician Recruitment Exception to the Stark Law

Municipal Finance and Bonds

January 2, 2012 12:03 PM GO Zone Bonds Approved for Current Refundings
December 14, 2011 5:36 PM IRS Releases Private Letter Ruling Addressing Mixed-use Output Facility and Tax-exempt Bonds
November 18, 2011 5:40 PM Revisions to IRS Form 8038-G
November 8, 2011 4:47 PM Final Regulations Issued for Financing Solid Waste Disposal Facilities
August 28, 2011 12:03 PM Louisiana Approved for SSBCI Funding
August 8, 2011 4:50 PM A Primer on Public-Private Partnerships

New Orleans/Louisiana Recovery

January 2, 2012 12:03 PM GO Zone Bonds Approved for Current Refundings
August 28, 2011 12:03 PM Louisiana Approved for SSBCI Funding
August 8, 2011 4:50 PM A Primer on Public-Private Partnerships
August 2, 2011 4:17 PM First Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Appellate Decision in Connection with the Louisiana New Home Warranty Act and its Application to Chinese Drywall Claims
July 30, 2011 1:54 PM New Louisiana E-Verify System Laws Place Additional Requirements on Employers to Check Citizenship Status of Employees
June 16, 2011 10:26 AM Environmental Groups Attempt to Block Shell Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Drilling
June 10, 2011 4:24 PM BOEMRE Notice Requires Hurricane and Tropical Storm Effects Reports
January 23, 2010 9:43 AM State of the State: Louisiana Government Active in Green Initiatives
June 23, 2009 11:20 AM What does the Transfer of Chinese Drywall Cases by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Mean?
June 19, 2009 1:20 PM Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of "defective Chinese Drywall"
June 11, 2009 10:33 AM Insurance and Hurricanes
October 16, 2008 12:01 PM The National Flood Insurance Program's S.F.I.P. Proof of Loss Requirement: A Trap for the Unwary
September 9, 2008 8:56 AM Responsibility for Damage Caused by Falling Trees and For Removal of Fallen Trees
July 5, 2007 8:25 AM Corps Recommends Closing MR-GO
July 3, 2007 9:20 AM Corps of Engineers Increases French Quarter Flood Risk
June 22, 2007 9:56 AM Corps of Engineers Releases 100 Year Flood Maps for New Orleans Metro Area
June 19, 2007 8:18 AM United States District Court Dismisses Katrina-Related Federal Tort Claims Act Lawsuit
June 6, 2007 9:02 AM Three Reports Due This Summer From Army Corps of Engineers

Products Liability

December 15, 2011 12:24 PM Kean Miller Releases Practical Digest of Louisiana Class Action Decisions
August 2, 2011 4:17 PM First Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Appellate Decision in Connection with the Louisiana New Home Warranty Act and its Application to Chinese Drywall Claims
October 12, 2010 7:03 AM IRS Issues Safeharbor Relief for Those Impacted by "Chinese Drywall"
October 7, 2010 2:38 PM Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana
August 18, 2010 8:37 AM Louisiana Courts Rule on New Home Warranty Act and Dismiss Chinese Drywall Claims Against Contractors
April 29, 2010 9:38 AM Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of a Corporation's "Principal Place of Business"
June 23, 2009 11:20 AM What does the Transfer of Chinese Drywall Cases by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Mean?
June 19, 2009 1:20 PM Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of "defective Chinese Drywall"
September 6, 2007 7:31 AM Vioxx Multidistrict Litigation Court Refuses to Give Deference to FDA's Preemption Preamble
June 11, 2007 8:07 AM Growing Trend of Benzene Exposure Claims
January 26, 2006 12:56 PM Kean Miller Adds 12 Attorneys in Admiralty & Maritime, Construction, and Energy Practice Groups - New Orleans Office Triples in Size
January 20, 2006 8:37 PM Federal Preemption of State Pharmaceutical Product Liability Tort Law - The FDA Speaks Out
August 31, 2005 9:07 PM United States Eastern District Court Closes Until Further Notice
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
April 25, 2005 4:14 PM Products Liability Victory on Summary Judgment

Professional Liability

October 7, 2010 2:38 PM Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana
April 8, 2009 8:25 AM Professional Liability Claims Against Louisiana Certified Public Accountants
March 18, 2009 8:27 AM Duties and Responsibilities of the State Board of Certified Accountants of Louisiana
March 10, 2009 5:26 PM Regulation and Liability of Accountants Pursuant to Louisiana Law

Real Estate

August 28, 2011 12:03 PM Louisiana Approved for SSBCI Funding
May 19, 2011 7:29 AM Lenders and Developers Need to Understand How Louisiana's Private Works Act Applies to Their Projects
March 12, 2009 2:35 PM Preparing for a Tenant's Bankruptcy - the Landlord's Perspective
October 16, 2008 12:01 PM The National Flood Insurance Program's S.F.I.P. Proof of Loss Requirement: A Trap for the Unwary
April 27, 2007 9:02 AM COMMERCIAL LEASES: EXCLUSIVE AND PROHIBITED USE CLAUSES
March 20, 2006 5:33 PM What is the Gulf Opportunity Zone?
December 12, 2005 9:30 AM Withholding Consent to Assignment - What is Reasonable?
December 6, 2005 8:27 PM Wind Versus Flood Coverage and Hurricane Katrina
September 26, 2005 12:00 AM Louisiana Contracts and the Doctrine of Impossibility
August 19, 2005 7:46 PM Louisiana Taxpayer Victory May Help Others Avoid Increased Assessments
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
June 2, 2005 10:03 AM Tenant Improvements - Who Owns Them?
May 5, 2005 9:50 PM Understanding a Lease Obligation to Restore to "Original Condition"

State and Local Taxation

January 3, 2012 7:54 AM Louisiana's Business Judgment Rule Protects Corporate Officers From Being Second Guessed, Unlike California's Corporate Law
January 2, 2012 12:03 PM GO Zone Bonds Approved for Current Refundings
September 7, 2011 10:22 AM Louisiana Expands Small Succession Procedure To Include Ancillary Probate Proceedings
February 3, 2011 6:38 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Refuses to Review Net Operating Loss Decision
January 13, 2011 6:18 PM State Tax Nexus Issues
October 12, 2010 7:03 AM IRS Issues Safeharbor Relief for Those Impacted by "Chinese Drywall"
January 27, 2010 3:59 PM Cash Donations for Haiti Relief Made Before March 2010 May Be Deducted on 2009 Income Tax Returns
January 23, 2010 9:43 AM State of the State: Louisiana Government Active in Green Initiatives
July 10, 2009 2:47 PM Definition of Component Parts Clarified for Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Purposes
March 23, 2009 8:09 AM Law Change Could Hurt Owners of Tax Exempt Properties
March 10, 2009 5:26 PM Regulation and Liability of Accountants Pursuant to Louisiana Law
October 27, 2008 2:01 PM IRS Requires Employer Identification Numbers for Disregarded Entities Beginning in 2009
September 22, 2008 6:55 AM Louisiana Property Tax Assessment Review Procedures Arcane
September 8, 2008 12:37 PM Property Owners with Hurricane Gustav Damage Entitled to Reduced Property Tax Assessments
June 4, 2007 8:00 AM Getting the "Word" Out - The Department of Revenue Issues Revenue Ruling 07-002 in response to Word of Life Christian Center v. West, 936 So.2d 1226, 2004-1484 (La. Sup. Ct. 4/17/06)
May 23, 2007 8:57 AM Sales Tax Exclusion For Further Processing Materials Under Attack
April 20, 2007 7:54 AM NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD PROCEED WITH CAUTION WHEN ENGAGING IN MONEY MAKING OPERATIONS
April 2, 2007 8:06 AM Untapped Benefits of Louisiana's Pollution Tax Exclusion
March 20, 2007 7:13 AM IRS Issues New Grantor Trust Ruling
March 19, 2007 6:41 AM Louisiana Assessors Required to Send Notices of Assessment Increases
December 27, 2006 8:41 AM Louisiana Supreme Court Allows Limitation on Obsolescence to Stand
December 14, 2006 7:32 AM State Income Tax on Prejudgment Interest? No, Says First Circuit
August 7, 2006 9:12 AM A Sigh of Relief: Business Entities Enjoying Pass-Through Taxation Can Now Breathe a Little Easier Following the Initial Scare of Decision
July 3, 2006 9:15 AM Go Zone and Bonus Depreciation
April 28, 2006 1:28 PM INTERSTATE AIRPLANES OTHER TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO LOUISIANA USE TAX
March 20, 2006 5:33 PM What is the Gulf Opportunity Zone?
January 11, 2006 7:49 AM Annual Gift Tax Exclusion Increased for 2006
November 18, 2005 1:32 PM Update on HB148 - Property Revaluation Due to Hurricane Damage
November 16, 2005 7:33 PM Pending Bills on Property Revaluations Because of Hurricane Damage
November 11, 2005 7:03 PM Update on Tax Legislation
November 11, 2005 2:24 PM Tax Bills Pending in the Special Legislative Session
September 22, 2005 4:20 PM IRS Grants Tax Relief to Katrina Victims
September 21, 2005 8:15 PM Louisiana Department of Revenue Information Bulletin No. 05-018 -- Louisiana Income Tax Treatment of IRS Relief for Disaster Victims
August 19, 2005 7:46 PM Louisiana Taxpayer Victory May Help Others Avoid Increased Assessments
June 17, 2005 10:52 AM Legislature Counteracts Willis-Knighton Decision on Component Parts of an Immovable
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
June 9, 2005 8:59 AM Louisiana Legislature Begins Tax Session
June 1, 2005 10:36 AM Component Parts - The Willis-Knighton Saga Continues
May 19, 2005 10:35 AM A Short-Lived Judicial Precedent? Louisiana Legislature Acts to Un-do the Willis-Knighton Decision
May 10, 2005 9:01 AM Louisiana Supreme Court Weighs In On "Component Parts" of an Immovable - and the Legislature Rides to the Rescue
April 25, 2005 4:49 PM Louisiana Tax Commission Rules in Favor of Louisiana Independent Oil and Gas Association

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Toxic Tort Litigation

December 15, 2011 12:24 PM Kean Miller Releases Practical Digest of Louisiana Class Action Decisions
October 5, 2011 8:02 AM Federal Judge Sheds Light on Boundaries of Discovery Duties
October 7, 2010 2:38 PM Recent Developments in E-Discovery in Louisiana
April 29, 2010 9:38 AM Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of a Corporation's "Principal Place of Business"
June 23, 2009 11:20 AM What does the Transfer of Chinese Drywall Cases by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Mean?
June 19, 2009 1:20 PM Louisiana Legislature directs DHH, the Department of Insurance, and the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors to Study the Effects of "defective Chinese Drywall"
June 11, 2007 8:07 AM Growing Trend of Benzene Exposure Claims
April 5, 2007 8:05 AM New Trace Benzene Study To Be Published
January 26, 2006 12:56 PM Kean Miller Adds 12 Attorneys in Admiralty & Maritime, Construction, and Energy Practice Groups - New Orleans Office Triples in Size
December 14, 2005 9:13 AM The "Act of God" Defense Under Select Environmental Programs Applicable in Louisiana
December 6, 2005 8:27 PM Wind Versus Flood Coverage and Hurricane Katrina
December 5, 2005 11:12 PM Nature's Fury or Human Blunder? The 'Act of God Defense' in Louisiana
October 26, 2005 9:38 AM The Lone Pine Order As a Case Management Tool for Complex Litigation
October 10, 2005 11:35 PM Post-Katrina Energy and Environmental Briefings from Kean Miller
August 31, 2005 9:07 PM United States Eastern District Court Closes Until Further Notice
June 16, 2005 8:56 AM Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
April 28, 2005 5:24 PM Louisiana Supreme Court Adopts Important Pro Hac Vice Rule for Louisiana Litigation

Utilities Regulation

December 14, 2011 5:36 PM IRS Releases Private Letter Ruling Addressing Mixed-use Output Facility and Tax-exempt Bonds
September 1, 2011 9:53 AM Louisiana Public Service Commission - Electric Utility Regulation - Recent and Current Topics
March 11, 2009 7:33 AM Louisiana State Universal Service Fund - "The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same" [1]
February 17, 2009 1:36 PM Local Governments Working on Comprehensive Ordinances for Haynesville Shale
January 21, 2009 9:27 AM DC Circuit Upholds Entergy Generating Capacity Allocation, First Refusal Rights Remain Unanswered
January 15, 2009 2:26 PM Public Service Commission Rule Trumps Louisiana's New Ethics Law
December 28, 2007 7:11 AM ERC Launches Plan To Make Gas Markets Transparent, Monitor Price Information
November 20, 2007 8:33 AM FCC Prohibits Enforcement of Cable Operators' Exclusive Access Clauses for Multiple Dwelling Units
June 5, 2007 8:22 AM Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Seeks Increased Oversight Over Intrastate Natural Gas Pipelines
February 27, 2007 8:32 AM Louisiana Supreme Court Approves Lafayette's Fiber-to-the-Home Bond Ordinance
January 11, 2007 10:40 AM D.C. Court of Appeals Vacates FERC Standards of Conduct for Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines
November 30, 2006 1:31 PM State Supreme Court Upholds Universal Service Fee
July 17, 2006 1:52 PM Competitive Cable and Video Services Act Vetoed by Louisiana Governor
July 17, 2006 1:43 PM Deja Vu? -- Courts, Telecom and Anti-Trust