Tensions between city-parish officials and a group of East Baton Rouge homeowners continue to rise over plans for the development of a four-lane highway. In addition to complaints that the city-parish failed to adequately compensate homeowners for land appropriated...
Month: June 2012
Bailout bank merger sparks shareholder lawsuit
Our readers in Baton Rouge may have entertained a variety of opinions about the 2008 merger between Bank of America and the struggling Merrill Lynch investment firm. The allegations set forth in a recently filed lawsuit make clear the opinions of shareholders. In what...
Actors face off in suit over sale of business interests
The technology designed to help clean-up efforts after the BP oil spill sits at the center of a Louisiana lawsuit pitting one movie celebrity against another. Our readers in Baton Rouge may be interested to hear that actor Stephen Baldwin and a former business partner...
How can employers avoid lawsuits over workplace drug testing?
Congress implemented the Drug-Free Workplace Act in 1988. Owners of private businesses in Louisiana likely know that the act only applies to federal employees. But after the federal legislation was passed, many states implemented their own laws for drug-free...