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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 […]

DECIDING ON A CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE When defending a corporate or other legal entity, one of the many strategic decisions made prior to the start of a trial is the selection of the particular person to attend the trial throughout its duration as the corporate representative. The primary purposes of having […]