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Nederland man scores big in Lake Charles with $17.5M benzene verdict
2/27/2012 4:15 PM By David Yates

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LAKE CHARLES, La. - While Southeast Texas residents often travel to Lake Charles in the hope of hitting it big in a casino, one local man returned from the Louisiana gambling town with an award of $17.5 million from a lawsuit.

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'Legacy lawsuit' reform makes it through La. House committee
4/23/2012 4:32 PM By Kyle Barnett
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - A bill that would reform handling of "legacy lawsuits" in Louisiana has made its way through the House Civil Law Committee.

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La. state rep. says opponent threatened his career over legacy lawsuit reform
4/23/2012 3:40 PM By Kyle Barnett
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Weeks before a Louisiana House committee voted on a civil litigation reform measure, State Rep. Neil Abramson (D) said he was lured to a remote part of the capitol and had his career threatened by an individual whose identity he is not revealing.

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La. industry groups pushing 'legacy lawsuit' reform
4/9/2012 2:46 PM By Kyle Barnett
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - A joint statement has been released by a trio of energy and industry associations detailing their plans to push ahead with "legacy lawsuit" reform legislation despite opposition from landowners.

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PU client reaps $17.5M award for benzene exposure
2/21/2012 9:13 AM By David Yates
LAKE CHARLES, La. - A plaintiff represented in part by Provost Umphrey attorney Darren Brown recently reaped a $17.5 million verdict in his benzene suit against several oil giants.

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La. SC reinstates $93M award against insurer
12/26/2011 5:00 PM By Jessica M. Karmasek
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that state law does not require a showing of bad faith by an insurer, but simply requires proof of notice and inaction for more than 30 days.
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Magistrate vacates order that called on YouTube, The Daily to pull Hayward clips
7/18/2011 6:37 PM By Steve Korris
NEW ORLEANS - In swift victory for free speech, U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan confessed she lacked authority to pull video clips of testimony from former BP chief Tony Hayward from websites YouTube and The Daily.

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Barbier says no to separating state, federal government claims from private BP suits
2/1/2011 2:51 PM By Steve Korris
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier rejected pleas from the federal government and 15 states to separate their suits over the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill from private civil suits.

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Settlement reached in first BP MDL wrongful death suit
1/18/2011 1:38 PM By Alejandro De Los Rios
The first settlement in a wrongful death case has been reached in the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL), according to court documents filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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Louisiana high court to decide end date for Katrina litigation
11/16/2010 12:57 PM By Steve Korris
NEW ORLEANS - Thousands of Hurricane Katrina suits against insurers hang in suspense as the Supreme Court of Louisiana decides how to apply a statute of limitations.

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Judge to look at how liability act applies to Transocean
10/19/2010 3:00 PM By Steve Korris
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier must decide how the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851 applies to rig owner Transocean in proceedings over the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill.

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