Tort/Negligence - Duty of Care to Student – Agency Relationship
RALEIGH, NC - Defendant owed no legal duty to protect Plaintiff from an off-campus assault by fellow students and that no agency relationship or ratification theory supported ...More

Domestic Relations - Abused and Neglected – Unexplained Injuries
RALEIGH, NC - The trial court’s unchallenged findings were supported by clear and convincing evidence. We affirmed the trial court’s orders concluding that one infant child ...More

Civil Practice - Patient Safety Act – Medical Malpractice Discovery
RALEIGH, NC - We clarified limits of overlapping federal and state privileges in medical malpractice discovery, holding that generalized assertions of privilege are insufficient ...More

US Supreme Court blocks Louisiana’s second Black-majority district
NEW ORLEANS, LA - [box type="shadow"] KEY TAKEAWAYS: Supreme Court upheld a ruling blocking Louisiana’s second Black-majority congressional district. The 6-3 decision ...More

Louisiana bill to reduce homelessness advances despite concerns about courts
NEW ORLEANS, LA - [box type="shadow"] KEY TAKEAWAYS: House Bill 211 would ban unauthorized public camping statewide Senate panel amended bill to prevent felony convictions ...More

HRI Communities opens resilient mixed-income housing in Houma
NEW ORLEANS, LA - [box type="shadow"] KEY TAKEAWAYS: West Tunnel Lofts adds 40 mixed-income apartments in Houma $16.3 million project supports Hurricane Ida recovery efforts ...More

Gov. Landry prepares to suspend House primaries after court ruling
NEW ORLEANS, LA - [box type="shadow"] KEY TAKEAWAYS: Gov. Jeff Landry plans to suspend Louisiana’s upcoming primary elections Move follows Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana ...More