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The Louisiana Super Lawyers 2011 list includes H. Bruce Shreves in the overall top 10. Denise C. Puente is listed in the top 25 Louisiana women attorneys, and Jay H. Kern is listed under New Orleans Construction/ Surety lawyers.

By Steven A. Jacobson Most businesses are familiar with the mechanics of an assignment of accounts receivable. A party seeking capital assigns its accounts receivable to a financing or factoring company that advances that party a stipulated percentage of the face amount of the receivables. The factoring company, in turn, sends […]

By Shannon H. Huber 1 Let the Other Side Choose Although it sounds like a concession before even starting the mediation, allowing the adverse party to choose the mediator starts the mediation process off in the right direction. First, it shows that you are willing to compromise and are truly interested […]

The failure of an employer to provide such insurance is punishable by civil and/or criminal penalties, including fines and/or imprisonment up to one year. The penalties may be imposed by the Office of Worker’s Compensation (“OWC”) on employers and on individuals who aid and abet employers who wilfully misrepresent that […]