Insight

2020 was a historic year in all areas of life. But courts also saw record injury awards and major court rulings that will impact civil litigation for decades to come. In Louisiana, the passage of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2020, House Bill 57 (“HB57”) will likely...

During the coronavirus pandemic, the highest court in the land has been holding oral arguments via telephone and live-streaming the proceedings. In the oral arguments in Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. began the...

In 2020, Louisiana politicians touted tort reform as necessary to drive down insurance rates in our state. Republican legislators argued that our state’s high auto insurance rates were due to the high number of lawsuits filed against insurance companies. In response,...

2020 brought unprecedented and unexpected changes to the legal industry. Thirty-three percent of national firm leaders say the impact of COVID-19 will “fundamentally change the practice of law as we know it,” according to Managing Partner Forum. For Louisiana...