In trip and fall litigation, the validity of a plaintiff’s claim often turns on whether the condition allegedly causing the fall is a so-called “open and obvious” risk of harm. That is, a risk of harm that is so obvious and discoverable that a reasonable person would have avoided the hazard, and ultimately, the injury.
Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal
Kean Miller Wins Important Louisiana Appellate Court Victory Striking Down Corporation Income Tax Regulation
By William Kolarik on
Posted in State and Local Taxation
The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal once again recognized the primacy of legislation as a source of law in the state and that the power to tax is reserved to the Legislature alone, not the Louisiana Department of Revenue (the “Department”). In Davis-Lynch Holding Co., Inc. v. Robinson, 2019-1574 (La. App. 1 Cir.…
The Louisiana Environmental Whistleblower Statute: Independent Contractors Are Not Covered
The Louisiana Environmental Whistleblower Statute, La. R.S. 30:2027, protects employees who, in good faith, disclose, or threaten to disclose, acts they reasonably believe to be in violation of an environmental law, rule, or regulation. It also protects employees who testify or provide information to a public body about such acts. An employer may not retaliate…