Choosing a medical malpractice attorney in Baton Rouge comes down to three things you can check at a free consultation. Ask whether the attorney has taken claims through Louisiana’s medical review panel, which nearly every malpractice claim in this state has to clear before a lawsuit can be filed. Ask who advances the cost ofRead More
When another business fails to do what it agreed to do, Louisiana law lets you recover the money you lost and the profit you were denied. You can also ask a court to order the other side to perform, or to cancel the contract altogether. How much you recover usually comes down to whether theRead More
Look for an attorney who practices Louisiana civil law every day, knows which filing deadline applies to your specific claim, has appeared in the parish district court where your case would be heard, and has tried business cases to a verdict. Admission in Louisiana’s federal district courts belongs on that list too, because a defendantRead More
Anyone signing a real estate contract on behalf of an LLC must have proper legal authority documented before the transaction. Without this documentation, contracts can be challenged and potentially invalidated, as demonstrated in a recent Louisiana Court of Appeals case. At Melancon, Rimes & Daquanno, we frequently see real estate disputes that could have beenRead More
In Paul Spradley v. Denise O. Perez and Berchmans J. Perez, III (2022-CA-0716, La. App. 1 Cir. 2/16/23), the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal addressed whether a home buyer who signed an “as-is” clause and waived redhibition could recover over $100,000 in foundation repair costs discovered years after purchase. The court ruled that theRead More
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