On March 13, 2018, the US Court of Federal Claims sided with landowners seeking compensation from the US Army Corps of Engineers for increased flooding caused by the Corps’ management of the Missouri River. In Ideker Farms, Inc., et al. v. The United States, the court found that 44 initial representative plaintiffs had a
ADA Access: “Drive By” or “Google” Lawsuits and the Americans with Disabilities Act?
Disability access lawsuits have become a cottage industry and they have found their way into Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. Most are brought by the serial litigants working with same law firm. These plaintiffs visit a business for the primary purpose of discovering an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility violation and then file a federal
Suspension of Insurance Provisions in Flood Affected Parishes
By emergency declaration issued August 18, 2016, the Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Insurance adopted Emergency Rule 27. Emergency Rule 27 allows the Department of Insurance to suspend certain statutes in the Louisiana Insurance Code and the rules and regulations promulgated under those statutes that may affect families and business affected by the current
IRS Extends Various Tax Deadlines to January 17, 2017 for Certain Parishes Affected by the August, 2016 Flood in Louisiana
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has granted tax relief to postpone various tax filing and payment deadlines for certain filings or payments that were due on or after August 11, 2016. The relief postpones the filing deadlines or payment deadlines until January 17, 2017. Therefore, this extension will include the September 15th deadline for
Governor Edwards Issues Executive Order Suspending Prescriptive and Peremptive Periods and All Other Legal Delays
In the wake of recent flooding in Louisiana, Governor Edwards has issued Executive Order JBE 2016-53, suspending all legal deadlines, including liberative prescriptive and peremptive periods, in all state courts and regulatory agencies. The order applies retroactively from Friday, August 12, 2016, and will last through Friday, September 9, 2016, providing a 28 day suspension