Kean Miller

With more than 150 attorneys, Kean Miller is one of the largest full-service law firms based in Louisiana, and the largest in the Capital Region. From offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Shreveport, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Houston and The Woodlands, we serve the legal needs of the people, businesses, and industries that drive the regional economy. We have particular dedication to serving Fortune 1000 companies with significant operations in the Gulf South, providing them with legal resources focused on growth. From the courtroom to the boardroom, our people provide creative solutions, unique strategies, and unparalleled value that allow our clients to perform at the highest level.

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On March 21, 2011, a final rule title “Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Material That Are Solid Waste” was published in the Federal Register. See, 76 Fed. Reg. 15456. The final rule does not as much identify that which is a solid waste as it identifies materials that are not solid waste. The effect of the…

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) announced a final rule change, effective April 11, 2011, that deletes an exemption from water discharge permitting for pesticides applied directly or near waters of the state(1).  The exemption, based on an identical exemption promulgated by the EPA under the NPDES program, allowed the use of pesticides in…

On February 7, 2011, the NLRB and a private employer reached a settlement regarding the employer’s termination of an employee allegedly based, in part, on Facebook posts made by the employee. However, because the case had not made it through the courts, employers and employees will have to continue to wait for a definitive decision…

On January 26, 2011, the U.S. EPA denied petitioner’s request to reconsider the newly promulgated one-hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). See, 76 Fed. Reg. 4780. The EPA determined that the objections raised were not of “central relevance” purportedly because they failed to support an argument that the promulgated standards should…

After a long delay, Congress has passed and President Obama has signed into law the new federal estate and gift tax legislation. It has been very difficult for some individuals to prepare an appropriate estate plan not knowing what the potential federal estate and gift taxes will be. For the next two years, 2011 and…

Following a class action or mass joiner settlement certain funds are often unable to be distributed to individual class members.  Either class members do not come forward to file the necessary proof of claim to qualify for an allocation and distribution, the allowed claims do not equal the available settlement funds, reserves or allocations for…

On January 4, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that seven additional hospitals had agreed to pay $6.3 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act (FCA) related to overcharging Medicare for kyphoplasty procedures. These settlements are the fourth round of settlements with hospitals by the DOJ to resolve kyphoplasty-related claims under…