Media outlets around Louisiana recently reported on a new program from the Louisiana Workforce Commission pursuant to which employers have the opportunity to report job applicants who are either no-shows for job interviews or who turn down job offers. Here
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U.S. Supreme Court Bolsters Choice-of-Law Clauses in Maritime Insurance Contracts: Putting the Presumption Back in Presumptive Enforceability
Back in March of 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court granted cert in the case of Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC (find our coverage of that grant here). Last week, the Court released its opinion…
Bankruptcy and Baseball II: What Happens to Shohei Ohtani’s Record Contract if the Los Angeles Dodgers File for Bankruptcy (Again)?
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani recently agreed to a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. While the headline number came as a shock to even sports business nerds like us, as always, the devil was in the details:…
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources to Assume Primacy for Issuance of Permits for Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Louisiana
On December 28, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) signed a final rule delegating primacy over the issuance and enforcement of permits for Class VI Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) wells under the Safe Drinking Water Act to the…
Bankruptcy and Baseball: What Happens to Shohei Ohtani’s Record Contract if the Los Angeles Dodgers File for Bankruptcy (Again)?
The sports world is buzzing about Shohei Ohtani’s record-setting $700 million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. As bankruptcy lawyers, we are abuzz thinking about the bankruptcy implications of Ohtani’s contract. Today’s blog post will discuss what type of…
Disarming the Nuclear Verdict: Louisiana and Texas Courts Curb Excessive Awards of General Damages to Personal Injury Plaintiffs
In today’s legal landscape, jury awards to personal injury plaintiffs are trending upwards. Studies show that “nuclear verdicts” are increasing in prevalence as jurors grow more critical of corporate defendants and are increasingly persuaded by provocative trial tactics from plaintiff…
The Supreme Court Agrees to Hear a Second Case Challenging Chevron Deference & Multiple Third-Party Groups File Amicus Briefs Asking the Court to Overrule Chevron Deference
Kean Miller is closely following the recent challenges to the Chevron Deference standard established by the Supreme Court in Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984). As applied by federal courts for the last…
The Rise of Telehealth Fraud – A Look at Recent Federal Enforcement
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of telehealth, and its subset, telemedicine, has been significant. Medical practitioners need to pay attention to the shifting telehealth landscape on topics such as licensing, exceptions to in-person care, acceptable electronic…
OPA 90 or CERCLA? The U.S. Fifth Circuit Settles Which Applies to Mixed Oil Spills
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (known as “OPA 90”) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (known as “CERCLA”) are two federal environmental laws with significant effects on businesses and individuals across the nation. OPA 90 provides…
Car Dealership’s Cyber Liability Policy Does Not Cover Losses Arising From Vehicle Sales Utilizing Identity Theft
A Louisiana car dealership’s Cyber Liability policy does not cover contractual reimbursements owed to a lender by that dealership following a “touchless” online vehicle purchase utilizing identity theft. During the pandemic, the dealership created a “touchless” process whereby an online…