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The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) recently instituted a pilot program of making its Electronic Document Management System (“EDMS”) available on the internet for a six-month trial period. The EDMS is the electronic repository of official records that have been created or received by LDEQ.  All documents that are defined as “public records,” including e-mail, either…

Effective Date: Upon signature of the governor which occurred on June 8, 2006.

Limitation On Some Matters: Does not apply to a case in which the court, on or before March 27, 2006 (first day of the legislative session), has issued or signed an order setting the case for trial, regardless if such trial date is continued.…

It is common for an employer to require an employee to provide a medical release or to submit to a medical examination before returning to work after a sickness or medical leave. Some employees contend the time it takes to complete this process amounts to involuntary FMLA leave and they should receive all benefits of the…

The Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 (“GO Zone”) created a number of business incentives to help Louisiana and the other areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. One of the key elements of the GO Zone legislation is the 50 percent bonus depreciation provision. This provision has been getting a great deal of coverage in the media and…

eBay is in litigation with a small company that claims that its patents cover the online auction method used by eBay. Blackberry users were a judge’s pen stroke away from an injunction that would have stopped all Blackberry use in the U.S. In that case, the patent owner, again a small company, claimed that the famous Star…

On Friday, June 16th at Juban’s Restaurant, Kean Miller held its quarterly Business Briefing Seminar. Business and Corporate partner Dean Cazenave gave a very informative program entitled An Overview: Employment Agreements and Executive Compensation.

The program consisted of key provisions and pitfalls in drafting employment agreements for employers, and an overview of executive compensation issues…

The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion June 19, 2006 in Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. United States, cases focusing on the extent of the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (“COE”) over wetlands under the Clean Water Act (“Act”).  The Act allows the Corps to regulate “navigable waters of the United States.”…