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Louisiana Neurologist Who Allegedly Pre-Signed Prescriptions for Controlled Substances Is Charged With Conspiracy to Unlawfully Dispense Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud

A pain management neurologist has been charged with unlawful prescribing and health care fraud conspiracy relating to Medicare billings for the prescriptions billed to Medicare. This is an extension of government theories since as the prescribing physician, the pharmacy would … Continue reading

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Liskow Obtains Victory for the Oil and Gas Industry in the Louisiana Third Circuit

In a victory for the oil and gas industry, the Third Circuit rendered a decision rejecting attempts by the Louisiana Department of Revenue to impose severance taxes on crude oil production based on index pricing.  The Third Circuit reaffirmed that … Continue reading

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Louisiana homeowners face differing standards for flood insurance offset

Heres another of those great Rebecca Mowbray stories in the Times-Picayune on Katrina legal developments in Louisiana.  This story discusses two different schools of thought among courts in the state when analyzing a common factual scenario — someone had both a … Continue reading

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Supreme Court blocks Louisiana abortion clinic law

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court stopped Louisiana from enforcing new regulations on abortion clinics in a test of the conservative court’s views on abortion rights. The justices said by a 5-4 vote late Thursday that they will not … Continue reading

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ABA policy in action: Louisiana votes to require unanimous juries in felony cases

The bells of freedom are ringing in Louisiana. Yesterday, the citizens of Louisiana voted to end the practice of non-unanimous juries in felony cases. Amendment 2 requires a unanimous verdict of a 12-member jury for felony convictions. Current law allows … Continue reading

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