12/3/2025 4:13:55 PM SCOTUS Presented with Best Opportunity to Weigh In on Climate Change Litigation By Kelly Becker Jamie Rhymes James Lapeze The United States Supreme Court is currently presented with what many believe is the best opportunity for the Court to provide...
12/2/2025 8:02:44 PM Greenwashing Hits Home: New Washington Lawsuit Alleges Climate Deception by Fossil Fuel Companies is Linked to Rising Home Insurance Premiums By Andrew Hughes Kelly Becker Jamie Rhymes James Lapeze +1 more... Show less A newly filed class action in the Western District of Washington advances a novel theory of greenwashing liability by suggesting...
3/18/2024 9:26:12 PM Fifth Circuit Narrows CAFA’s Local Controversy Exception Requiring All Plaintiffs Incur Their Principal Injuries in the Forum State By Sheri Corales As a matter of first impression, in Cheapside Mins., Ltd. v. Devon Energy Prod. Co., L.P., No. 23-40591, 2024 WL 886951 (5th Cir. Mar. 1,...
7/27/2023 7:10:36 PM E-Discovery Update: Louisiana Third Circuit Affirms Defendant’s Authority to Govern Its Own E-Discovery Protocols By John Troutman William Heaton The Louisiana Third Circuit recently affirmed a trial court discovery ruling that allowed the defendant to design its own...
2/6/2023 8:34:01 PM The Louisiana Supreme Court Issues New Decision Addressing Scope of Claims for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Absent Physical Damage By Kelly Becker Liskow On January 27, 2023, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued a ruling involving claims for negligent infliction of emotional distress (“NIED”)...
3/31/2022 7:18:53 PM Long-Awaited Victory on the Proper Deductibility of Post-Production Costs from Unleased Mineral Owners – The Western District of Louisiana Reverses Course By April Rolen-Ogden Brittan Bush Michael Ishee Paul Adkins Liskow +2 more... Show less For nearly three years, unit operators in Louisiana have waited to see whether the Western District of Louisiana would change course or...
2/11/2022 7:33:43 PM Senate Passes Bill Barring Mandatory Arbitration in Sexual Misconduct Cases By Tommy McGoey In a significant win for the #MeToo movement, the U.S. Senate passed a bill on Thursday, February 10, 2021, which ensures that...
5/20/2020 6:16:15 PM OSHA Addresses Reporting COVID-19 Cases as Job-Related and In-Person Workplace Inspections By Tommy McGoey On May 19, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued two noteworthy enforcement memos. The first memo...
8/8/2019 6:54:58 PM Liskow & Lewis Secures Key Rulings in Class Action Litigation By Liskow Shannon Holtzman Liskow & Lewis’ Shannon Holtzman, James Brown, and A’Dair Flynt recently secured several key rulings in a putative class action,...