“Where did this puddle come from?” is a simple question. However, the failure of a plaintiff to answer this question may result in dismissal of a case under the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s recent opinion in Howard v. Brookshire Grocery Company.
On November 6, 2025, the Fifth Circuit affirmed
In Louisiana, even a name on the product may no longer help a plaintiff climb to the apparent manufacturer level according to Pellecer v. Werner.
The Louisiana Supreme Court’s October 24, 2025 decision under the Louisiana Products Liability Act (“LPLA”) redefines the doctrine of apparent manufacturer. Traditionally, when a product bears a company’s name
A recent 4–3 majority decision [1] from the Louisiana Supreme Court exposes market intermediaries to potential liability for damages caused by products sold by sellers using their platform. In June 2024, the Louisiana Supreme Court answered two certified questions from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana concerning the liability facing
In the United States, name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) are the three elements that make up a legal concept known as the right of publicity. The right of publicity is an intellectual property right that protects against the misappropriation of a person’s name, likeness, or other forms of personal identity—such as nickname, pseudonym, voice, signature,
On February 2, 2007, the Louisiana Supreme Court vacated [Footnote] two decisions out of the Louisiana Third Circuit (Lake Charles), Taylor v. Clement and Arrington v. Galen-Med., Inc. et al. Taylor/Arrington garnered much attention in September 2006 when the Third Circuit declared Louisiana’s medical malpractice cap, La. R.S. 40:1299.42(B) (a statute that has survived countless constitutional challenges since its enactment in the mid-1970s), unconstitutional. The Third Circuit reasoned that the $500,000 cap on damages did not provide the plaintiffs with “an adequate remedy” when considering the purported diminution of the cap over time due to inflation. The adequate remedy challenge to the constitutionality of a statute is derived from Article I, Section 22 of the Louisiana Constitution. Under current law, the $500,000 cap does not include future medical care costs and related expenses; it does, however, include pain and suffering, lost wages and other damages.
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In the Louisiana Legislature’s Regular Session 2006, Act 323 changed La.R.S. 40:1299.47 to add Subsection N [full cite- 40:1299.47(N)] to allow for an expedited medical review panel process. The following discussion highlights some interesting changes, but for all elements of the new law as to the expedited medical review panel process, see the entire statute:
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