Over Fifty Years Of Personal Injury Law Practice
Like many states, Missouri has experienced Roman Catholic priests abusing children entrusted to their care. After a year-long investigation, the state’s attorney general Eric Schmitt announced that 12 men are being referred to proper officials for a determination of...
No amount of money can fully compensate a victim for clergy sexual abuse. Even if the perpetrator goes to jail for a long time and the institution that harbored them winds up in bankruptcy, the emotional scars of sex abuse at the hands of religious leaders who are...
Vaping is seen by some as a healthier alternative to smoking cigarettes. However, many others believe vaping makes smoking more attractive to youths and can be harmful. A recent FDA ban on the marketing two more specific vape products reflects this controversy and...
In Louisiana and across the United States, people of faith put their trust in members of the clergy. They give them access to their children under the expectation that there will be spiritual guidance, care and mentorship. Unfortunately, there is a long history of...
Countless reports have documented the historic prevalence of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. Behind each report is a victim who suffered unspeakable traumas. While the dynamics involved in sexual abuse are complex and difficult to fully understand, experts...
Vaping is dangerous. Unfortunately, we only recently found out about these dangers that the industry knew about for years. It was like a flashback to the dangers of smoking and the industry insider’s knowledge of that danger as well. And, as readers of this blog know,...
The job market in the United States is looking good these days, but that does not mean nursing homes in Natchitoches should just hire anyone off the street who applies for the job. Nursing homes are responsible for hiring employees who will not harm residents. Nursing...
Vaping companies, including JUUL, marketed and advertised vaping as a safer alternative to traditional tobacco cigarettes, all while allegedly concealing the highly addictive nature of their products’ nicotine levels. Even worse, it is alleged that the companies...
Readers of this legal blog know that we frequently post about clergy abuse and how to fight back. And, recently, we discussed a sinister clergy loophole in over 30 states that allows clergy to not report child abuse. Of course, the immediate question is whether...
Thirty-three states exempt clergy from reporting information about allegations of child sexual abuse to law enforcement or child welfare professionals if the church considers the information to be privileged. That loophole represented a free pass to predators...
