As a service to the community and its clients, Kean Miller will present a Post-Katrina Energy Industry Forum on Thursday, October 13th. In addition, the firm will host its Louisiana Environmental Forum on Friday, October 14th. These two important industry events are part of a week-long breakfast briefing series designed to provide innovation, insight and
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United States Eastern District Court Closes Until Further Notice
Per its website at http://www.laed.uscourts.gov, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has closed until further notice, and has suspended “all deadlines and delays in matters pending before this court…until ordered otherwise.”
Louisiana In-House Counsel Rule Deadline Approaching
By Kean Miller on
Posted in Business and Corporate, Business Litigation, Class Action, Constitutional Law, Environmental Litigation and Regulation, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment Law, Legacy Oilfield Sites, Louisiana in General, Products Liability, Real Estate, State and Local Taxation, Toxic Tort Litigation
In-house counsel who are employed in Louisiana but are not licensed to practice law here have until July 1, 2005 to file an application for limited licensure to practice under the Louisiana Supreme Court’s new In-House Counsel Rule.
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Louisiana Supreme Court Adopts Important Pro Hac Vice Rule for Louisiana Litigation
By Charles McCowan on
Posted in Toxic Tort Litigation
The Louisiana Supreme Court recently adopted a new Rule XII Section 13, governing the participation by out of state attorneys in Louisiana litigation. Often, guest attorneys desire to participate in Louisiana cases on a pro hac vice basis. The new rule governs such participation. Read more.