Louisiana Case Commentaries

Relocation Lump-Sum Payments (Even if Listing “Mileage”) Do Not Create Employer Vicarious Liability for an Employee’s Ordinary Commute

Date: Apr 23, 2026

Relocation Lump-Sum Payments (Even if Listing “Mileage”) Do Not Create Employer Vicarious Liability for an Employee’s Ordinary Commute Case: Vonetta Lacy, Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor...

Permanent Disbarment for Fraud on the Court and Recidivist Dishonesty Under Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XIX § 10(A)(1)

Date: Apr 16, 2026

Permanent Disbarment for Fraud on the Court and Recidivist Dishonesty Under Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XIX § 10(A)(1) Introduction In re: Lionel Burns, Jr. (La. Apr. 9, 2026) is an attorney...

LHSEADA Immunity Narrowed: Out-of-State Mutual-Aid Workers Are Not “Representatives” Under La. R.S. 29:735 Absent Juridical Authorization, and Contract Terms Control

Date: Apr 16, 2026

LHSEADA Immunity Narrowed: Out-of-State Mutual-Aid Workers Are Not “Representatives” Under La. R.S. 29:735 Absent Juridical Authorization, and Contract Terms Control I. Introduction In Edward F....

Equivocal Skepticism Toward an Insanity Defense Is Insufficient for Cause Absent Continued Voir Dire to Elicit Unequivocal Partiality

Date: Apr 4, 2026

Equivocal Skepticism Toward an Insanity Defense Is Insufficient for Cause Absent Continued Voir Dire to Elicit Unequivocal Partiality Introduction In State of Louisiana v. Luis Orobio, Jr. (La....

Reciprocal Discipline in Louisiana: Deference to Federal Sanctions Absent Rule XIX § 21(D) Exceptions

Date: Mar 28, 2026

Reciprocal Discipline in Louisiana: Deference to Federal Sanctions Absent Rule XIX § 21(D) Exceptions Introduction In re: Dorothy L. Tarver (La. Mar. 25, 2026) is a reciprocal-discipline decision in...

Concurrent-Misconduct Aggregation Under Chatelain: Disbarment and Mandatory Fee Arbitration as a Readmission Condition

Date: Mar 20, 2026

Concurrent-Misconduct Aggregation Under Chatelain: Disbarment and Mandatory Fee Arbitration as a Readmission Condition Case: IN RE: DREW M. LOUVIERE, No. 2026-B-0036 Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana...

Fee-Splitting and Co-Counsel “Joint Ventures” Must Comply with RPC 1.5(e): Noncompliant Agreements Unenforceable

Date: Mar 8, 2026

Fee-Splitting and Co-Counsel “Joint Ventures” Must Comply with RPC 1.5(e): Noncompliant Agreements Unenforceable 1. Introduction Ike Spears v. William W. Hall (La. 2026-03-06) arises from a failed...

Post-Termination LLCs Are Separate Property: Louisiana Rejects the “Substitute Corporation” Theory in Community-Property Classification

Date: Mar 8, 2026

Post-Termination LLCs Are Separate Property: Louisiana Rejects the “Substitute Corporation” Theory in Community-Property Classification Case: MICHAEL B. REIS, JR. VS. MANDY POHLMANN REIS Court:...

State v. Cloudie: Excluding “Child Sexual Abuse” Diagnoses Based Solely on a Child’s Disclosure Under La. C.E. arts. 702 and 403

Date: Mar 8, 2026

State v. Cloudie: Excluding “Child Sexual Abuse” Diagnoses Based Solely on a Child’s Disclosure Under La. C.E. arts. 702 and 403 I. Introduction In State of Louisiana v. Christopher Cloudie (La....

Louisiana Land-Use Judicial Review: No “De Novo Review” of Local Decisions; Courts Apply Only Arbitrary-and-Capricious Deference

Date: Mar 8, 2026

Louisiana Land-Use Judicial Review: No “De Novo Review” of Local Decisions; Courts Apply Only Arbitrary-and-Capricious Deference 1. Introduction In BEVERLY ALEXANDER; RISE ST. JAMES; INCLUSIVE...

Unconditional First-Party Insurance Tenders Interrupt Prescription—Including Against LIGA Under Policy Suit-Limitation Clauses

Date: Mar 8, 2026

Unconditional First-Party Insurance Tenders Interrupt Prescription—Including Against LIGA Under Policy Suit-Limitation Clauses 1. Introduction Cynthia Bryan, Aubry Bryan, Jr., Aunya Bryan, and Glenda...

Under Pre-2026 Louisiana Tax Sales, “Statutory Impositions” (Including Decades-Old Ad Valorem Taxes) Must Be Included in the Tax Sale Price and Redemption Price

Date: Mar 8, 2026

Under Pre-2026 Louisiana Tax Sales, “Statutory Impositions” (Including Decades-Old Ad Valorem Taxes) Must Be Included in the Tax Sale Price and Redemption Price 1. Introduction Case: Esplanade Mall...

In re Judge Sheva Sims: Judicial Misconduct Found for Independent Fact-Finding and Patterned Legal Error; Court Rejects Vehicle-Misuse Count on “Unique Circumstances” and Sets Proportional Cost Reimbursement

Date: Mar 8, 2026

In re Judge Sheva Sims: Judicial Misconduct Found for Independent Fact-Finding and Patterned Legal Error; Court Rejects Vehicle-Misuse Count on “Unique Circumstances” and Sets Proportional Cost...

Louisiana Ports May Not Expropriate Property Solely to Lease for a Private Company’s Exclusive Use (Post-2006 “Public Purpose” Limits)

Date: Mar 8, 2026

Louisiana Ports May Not Expropriate Property Solely to Lease for a Private Company’s Exclusive Use (Post-2006 “Public Purpose” Limits) 1. Introduction In Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District...

Due Process Limits Article 198’s One-Year Peremption When the Child Was Born and Raised in the Biological Father’s Family Unit

Date: Mar 8, 2026

Due Process Limits Article 198’s One-Year Peremption When the Child Was Born and Raised in the Biological Father’s Family Unit I. Introduction In Sarah Allen Davidson v. Terrance Hardy (La....

On Collateral Review, Counsel’s Prevention of Defendant Testimony Is Litigated Under Strickland (Not Automatic Reversal), and Proof Need Not Come Exclusively from Trial Counsel

Date: Mar 8, 2026

On Collateral Review, Counsel’s Prevention of Defendant Testimony Is Litigated Under Strickland (Not Automatic Reversal), and Proof Need Not Come Exclusively from Trial Counsel Case: State of...

Omission of “Not Guilty” from a Written Responsive-Verdict Form Is Patent, Reviewable Error Subject to Harmless-Error Review

Date: Mar 8, 2026

Omission of “Not Guilty” from a Written Responsive-Verdict Form Is Patent, Reviewable Error Subject to Harmless-Error Review 1. Introduction In State of Louisiana v. Michael Steven White (La. 2026),...

LMMA Covers Nursing-Home Management Underfunding/Understaffing Claims as Medical Malpractice Without a “Hands-On Care” Requirement

Date: Feb 15, 2026

LMMA Covers Nursing-Home Management Underfunding/Understaffing Claims as Medical Malpractice Without a “Hands-On Care” Requirement Case: Sandtrell Broden, et al. v. Priority Management Group, L.L.C.,...

In re: Muriel Offan Van Horn — Baseline One-Year-and-One-Day Suspension for Knowing Neglect/Noncooperation; Enhanced Suspension and Restitution for Multi-Count Misconduct with Client Harm

Date: Feb 13, 2026

In re: Muriel Offan Van Horn — Baseline One-Year-and-One-Day Suspension for Knowing Neglect/Noncooperation; Enhanced Suspension and Restitution for Multi-Count Misconduct with Client Harm Court:...

Unruled Defense Motions Suspend Louisiana’s Article 578 Trial Deadline; Bond Motions and Pre-Indictment Filings Do Not Carry the Clock

Date: Jan 31, 2026

Unruled Defense Motions Suspend Louisiana’s Article 578 Trial Deadline; Bond Motions and Pre-Indictment Filings Do Not Carry the Clock Case: State of Louisiana v. Travis Demond Joseph, No....