Case Updates
Louisiana Supreme Court affirms remand for new trial, holding that the trial court (not the jury) should have decided the amount of liability for remediation
June 30, 2021
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U.S. Chamber urges Louisiana Supreme Court to reverse lower court ruling that upset a jury verdict and improperly held that statutory definitions passed years after parties entered into a contract altered obligations under the contract
November 17, 2020
Click here to view the U.S. Chamber’s amicus brief. Eric S. Parnes of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Previously, the Chamber filed an amicus brief supporting review.
Louisiana Supreme Court grants review
October 06, 2020
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U.S. Chamber submits amicus brief urging review of lower court opinion that overturned a jury verdict based, in part, on wrongfully treating terms in a statute as revising the meaning of a contract entered into long before the statute was written
June 09, 2020
Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus brief. Eric S. Parnes of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- U.S. Chamber Motion and Amicus Brief -- State of Louisiana v. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co. (Louisiana Supreme Court).pdf
- Order Granting Review -- State of Louisiana v. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co. (Louisiana Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Motion and Amicus Brief (merits) -- State of Louisiana v. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co. (Louisiana Supreme Court).pdf
- Opinion -- State of Louisiana v. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co. (Louisiana Supreme Court).pdf