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  Litigious Louisiana municipalities the focus of Federalist Society event

  By Kyla Asbury | Friday, Mar 15, 2019 @ 11:23am

  NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The New Orleans Lawyers Chapter of The Federalist Society held an event at Galatoire's in New Orleans to discuss class action litigation on March 8.

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  La. U.S. Senate race: Cassidy publicly criticizes Landrieu for aiding keg stand

  By David Yates | Friday, Sep 26, 2014 @ 10:21am

  BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) – A widely circulated photo of Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu assisting a Louisiana State University fan with a keg stand has prompted her chief rival to openly criticize her.

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  La. SC makes ruling in case brought by alleged father over child's death

  By Nathan Bass | Friday, Nov 2, 2012 @ 3:46pm

  BATON ROUTE, La. (Legal Newsline) - The Louisiana Supreme Court has found that an alleged biological father had the right to bring a wrongful death and survival action for his illegitimate child, after finding the father had sufficiently avowed the child under Louisiana's "fact-pleading system."

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• Plaintiff attorney seeks to depose LSU researcher who authored 'legacy lawsuits' study

  By Kyle Barnett | Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 @ 12:23pm

  Dismukes BATON ROUGE - A plaintiff's attorney is attempting to depose a Louisiana State University researcher over a study he released regarding the economic damage of "legacy lawsuits."

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• Study: 'Legacy lawsuits' costing Louisiana billions

  By Kyle Barnett | Thursday, Mar 15, 2012 @ 8:57am

  Dismukes BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Damage to the economy by so-called "legacy lawsuits" aimed at past environmental pollution by energy producers is at the heart of a study released by Louisiana State University.

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• LSU law chancellor will pick judges for oil spill fund appeals

  By Alejandro de los Rios | Tuesday, Mar 29, 2011 @ 10:24am

  Feinberg NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Kenneth Feinberg has appointed Louisiana State University law professor Jack Weiss to pick a group of judges who will hear "limited appeals" on claims denied by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility.

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• Texas sues feds over offshore drilling ban

  By Jessica M. Karmasek | Thursday, Aug 12, 2010 @ 10:53am

  Abbott HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sued President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday over its new deepwater offshore drilling moratorium.

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• Doctor gets money for legal bills stemming from AG's botched case

  By Chris Rizo | Wednesday, Jul 1, 2009 @ 4:41pm

  Dr. Anna Maria Pou BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline)-Dr. Anna Maria Pou will receive nearly $457,000 to pay some of her legal bills after being arrested by then-Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti for allegedly killing patients during Hurricane Katrina.

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• Judge announces campaign for La. SC

  By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Apr 28, 2009 @ 4:38pm

  Clark NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Marcus Clark, a Republican state judge, will run for Louisiana Supreme Court Justice, he formally announced Monday.

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• William Quin

  By Legal News Line | Thursday, Jan 3, 2008 @ 3:39pm

  Attorney at The Langston Law Firm in Booneville, Miss. University of Mississippi (B.B.A. 1994); Louisiana State University (J.D. 1997). Played football for Ole Miss. Formerly a partner at Lundy & Davis before joining the Langston firm in 2007

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