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Louisiana Insurance Law Newsletter (January 2019)
This issue highlights two recent Louisiana decisions on the business exclusion in homeowners’ insurance policies as well as a major federal court of appeals decision addressing insurance issues in molestation cases. But the big news is that Claitor’s Publishing Division has finally published the fourth edition of Louisiana Liability & Property Insurance Coverage Law: A […]
Louisiana Insurance Law Newsletter – May 2018
This newsletter discusses a number of recent coverage decisions in Louisiana—not surprisingly, a number involve UM coverage. But note the damages award affirmed by the First Circuit Court of Appeal in Rentrop. And any day I am expecting to have definitive news to share regarding the publishing by Claitor’s of our Louisiana handbook on insurance […]
What Is a Maritime Contract?
Over the years, maritime attorneys practicing along the Gulf Coast have been litigating contractual indemnity claims between oil companies and the contractors servicing oil and gas explorations on offshore platforms and vessels in the Gulf. These attorneys have been faced with the nearly impossible task of determining when a master service contract related to such […]
Congratulations to our Top Lawyers!
Congratulations to the following attorneys selected as Top Lawyers featured in the April/May 2018 issue of Acadiana Profile! James Bayard for Family Law Lauren Gardner for Oil and Gas Bill Kellner for Oil and Gas Steve Lanza for Commercial Ligation Larry Lewis for Corporate Law, Tax Law, and Trust and Estates Richard Petre, Jr. for Insurance Law Craig Ryan […]
What the Oil Industry Should Know about Federal Wage and Hour Laws
In the past few years, the oil industry has seen an increase in wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) from both the Department of Labor, and from private plaintiffs. The industry has been frequently challenged for its classification of its workers as independent contractors and for its day rate pay […]
VICTORY for Oil and Gas Producers on Severance Tax Dispute
On December 6th the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals rendered a decision in favor of the taxpayer in a “test case” involving the Department of Revenue’s assessment of additional oil severance taxes on producers based on allegations that producers took improper transportation or other contractual deductions or should have paid severance tax based on an […]
Demand for Statement of Costs Under LA R.S. 30:103.1 et seq.
Recently, Louisiana state and federal courts have had occasion to address various issues with respect to La. R.S. 30:103.1 and 103.2, dealing with obligations under certain circumstances for operators of commissioner’s units to provide statements of well costs. 103.1 imposes a duty on such unit operators to provide reports to owners of lands producing oil […]
Louisiana Insurance Law Newsletter – July 2017
Want a good laugh? Take a look—yes, an insurance coverage case—at Allstate Ins. Co. v. Walton, an August 10, 2004 Indiana federal court decision. There, the homeowners’ insurer was relying upon a business-pursuits exclusion. An exception to the exclusion was the providing of day-care services for a relative of an insured. Plaintiffs argued that the […]
Louisiana Insurance Law Newsletter – May 2017
Since our last newsletter, the Louisiana courts have not produced many reported coverage opinions of note. But this newsletter features three decisions outside Louisiana. There is a South Carolina federal court decision finding with a nightclub shooting a duty to defend even with a broadly‑worded assault and battery exclusion. There is a Connecticut federal court […]
Onebane’s 40th Anniversary
As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Onebane Law Firm, we are reminded that service to you, our clients, and to our community, are the primary reasons for our existence. We thank you for supporting us with your business and commitment to the Firm. It has been an honor and privilege to be part […]