Doc Fees Decoded: The Price of Paperwork in Auto Sales — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Maternal health has received increased attention in federal and state Medicaid reform efforts in recent years, particularly in states with elevated mortality and disparity metrics. As Medicaid agencies and managed care...more
The Collins mineral lease covers 1131.5 acres in Bienville Parish spread across 10 semi-contiguous tracts. The lease - Provision 6 of the form lease provides: In the event of cessation of production for any cause following...more
As energy infrastructure projects ramp up along the U.S. Gulf Coast and beyond, the role of states in holding primary enforcement authority (“primacy”) for certain federal programs has taken center stage; this is particularly...more
Louisiana’s SB 14, signed into law on June 20, 2025, takes a different approach from Texas. Effective January 1, 2028, any food sold in Louisiana containing any of 44 specified ingredients (many overlapping with Texas’ list)...more
Co-Author Max McCastlain The Court of Appeals of Louisiana in a November 3rd Opinion addressed issues arising out of a community organization’s petition to intervene in an action involving an air permit appeal. See Clean...more
Louisiana Economic Development (LED) has launched the Louisiana FastSites program, a new initiative backed by the $150 million Site Investment and Infrastructure Improvement Fund created by Act 365 of the 2025 Regular...more
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry this week signed an Executive Order declaring a moratorium on review of new permit applications for Class VI underground injection wells in the state and directing prioritized review of several...more
On October 15, 2025, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issued an Executive Order (“Order”) halting the review of all new Class VI Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) well permits in the state and directed the state’s...more
Louisiana AG Liz Murrill sent a letter to U.S. AG Pam Bondi requesting the dismissal of all DOJ lawsuits filed against insurance underwriters under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, including litigation over insurance coverage...more
Louisiana’s Department of Energy and Natural Resources (LDENR) issued the state’s first Class VI permit authorizing the injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) into underground formations for storage. Issued in connection with a...more
Louisiana has enacted a new Earned Wage Access (EWA) law, effective August 1, 2025. Sponsored by Representative Vinney St. Blanc, HB 368 introduces a comprehensive compliance framework for EWA providers, marking a pivotal...more
An earned wage access (EWA) law has gone into effect in Louisiana. The legislation, passed earlier this year, became law without the signature of Gov. Jeff Landry....more
The Fifth Circuit has confirmed the old adage that liens “ride through” bankruptcy regardless of a discharge. Reversing a Texas bankruptcy court, the Circuit Court has held that a statutory privilege (a lien) against property...more
“Arising out of” is a phrase commonly found in an insurance policy. It’s a broad phrase, and courts construe it that way. When this phrase appears in an exclusion, courts often apply a “but for” causation test. And that may...more
Louisiana and Texas recently enacted new legislation imposing disclosure requirements on food and beverage manufacturers, as well as new restrictions on ingredients permitted in public school meals. Some changes take effect...more
Now the law in Louisiana, Senate Bill 14 (S.B. 14) not only prohibits certain food ingredients in school-provided meals and beverages, but also requires food manufacturers to disclose the presence of certain food additives...more
In a significant move toward greater labeling transparency and state oversight of food policy, Texas and Louisiana have enacted new laws requiring special labels and disclosures for certain food ingredients. Aimed at...more
This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape....more
The American Tort Reform Foundation’s list of “Judicial Hellholes” often are all-too-familiar jurisdictions for product liability defendants. Some states who are home to these infamous venues, often known for producing...more
Key Takeaways - What happened: Two recently enacted laws in Louisiana and Texas will each require separate warning labels on the packaging of food sold in their state if the food contains any of 44 specific ingredients....more
In June 2025, Texas and Louisiana each enacted legislation mandating new label disclosures for foods containing a number of food and color additives, raising federal preemption and First Amendment questions. Both states have...more
The states of Texas and Louisiana have each enacted first-of-their-kind warning or notice labeling requirements for food ingredients, both of which pose significant issues of concern related to the First Amendment and federal...more
In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso delve into the intricacies of "doc" fees in vehicle transactions, focusing on recent legislative developments in California...more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) issued a May 30th news release stating that it has: …certified the state’s first pollutant reduction credits under its Water Quality Trading (“WQT”) program — a...more
Keypoint: Last week, the Vermont Governor signed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act into law. Below is the twenty third weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2025. As always, the...more