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The Louisiana State Bar Association awarded John F. Shreves the 2008 Pro Bono Publico Award for outstanding pro bono service to Louisiana indigents. In addition to meeting once a month with senior citizens at the Gretna Senior Citizen’s Center to discuss any of their legal matters, Mr. Shreves is also the firm’s […]

Montgomery v. Tulane is a follow-up to the earlier case of Howard v. Tulane, also handled by SPS&R, which resulted in a 2008 landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of Louisiana that would-be heirs who inherit nothing from an ancestor’s estate have the right to enforce a condition in their […]

Although there have been reports of potential health hazards associated with the gas, there have been no clinical diagnoses confirming that an imminent or chronic health hazard exists at this time. Consequently, although long-term health hazards remain a concern at this time, the threat of property damage arising from Chinese […]

To hedge against the risks of downsizing, a company may adopt and incorporate into its business protocol certain protective measures which include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) developing and following comprehensive and even-handed policies concerning the evaluation, monitoring and termination of employees; (2) pursuing severance agreements by […]