THE strategy by an expensive law firm to dismiss a prominent personality’s cyber libel conviction on the claim that the prescriptive period — the period up to when a legal action may be filed or ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision to dismiss claims under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act (LUTPA), finding that a dispute against a ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to dismiss claims under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act (LUTPA), finding that a dispute against a related ...

For years, the prescriptive period for cyberlibel has befuddled magistrates, legislators, lawyers, journalists, and the public. In Tolentino v. People (Aug. 6, 2018, per J later CJ Teresita ...

Article 3492 of the Louisiana Civil Code governs the time period in which a “delictual action” – an action that is considered to be tortious or causing harm to someone’s rights or property – may be ...