Category Archives: Civil Justice

The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board

An Emphasis on Ethics and Professionalism All complaints regarding attorneys must be received in writing. The complaint form can be downloaded here   Ethical Conduct Complaint Complaints must be sent to: OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL 4000 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Suite … Continue reading

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Jury awards $3.7 million in medical malpractice lawsuit – man dies after contracting blastomycosis (fungal infection) – failed to run basic diagnostic tests

A Brown County jury awarded the survivors of a deceased farm worker $3.7 million Friday in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Gustavo Espinal-Santos died Jan. 1, 2004, after contracting blastomycosis, a fungal infection often transmitted through water or soil. James Sickel … Continue reading

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Center for a Just Scociety – Tort Reform: Remedy or Red Herring?

By Ken Connor “In the state of nature… all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality.  Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.” Charles de Montesquieu In … Continue reading

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Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing – Notes from the Field – Affordable Housing Preservation Project

The Affordable Housing Preservation Project (AHPP) was contacted by the residents of this 5 unit building due to its extreme hazardous conditions. Upon entry of this property, its dilapidated conditions became apparent immediately. As I stood beside a row of … Continue reading

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Ronald Schongar gets home confinement, probation in Staples School Mold Fraud Case

It’s good to see a case in which someone who commits fraud by misrepresenting qualifications and products in a toxic mold situation (which has enough corruption wrapped around it already) is held accountable especially when it involves other peoples health.  katy Written by … Continue reading

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