Michael Avenatti became a familiar face on television screens in Louisiana and around the country in 2018 when he filed lawsuits against President Trump and attorney Michael Cohen on behalf of adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Daniels has since fired Avenatti, and...
Complex Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense & Insurance Claims
Month: March 2019
SEC receives multiple tips about Tesla
If employees in Louisiana or anywhere else have information about illegal activity within their companies, they are allowed to report it. As long as a claim is made in good faith, an employee is generally protected from retaliation from their employer. A former Tesla...
Trump campaign chair Manafort sentenced for fraud
Louisiana residents who have been following the Justice Department's investigation into alleged collusion between the Donald Trump campaign and the Russian government will likely know that the only person brought to trial so far by Special Counsel Robert Mueller is...
Pedestrian deaths for 2018 may be highest since 1990
A new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association estimates that 6,227 pedestrians were killed in the U.S. in 2018, which is an increase of 250 people from 2017 and the highest that the number has been since 1990. Louisiana residents should know that from...
Pain cream fraud cost the government over $400 million
A conspiracy that involved submitting fraudulent claims for pain and scar creams is now tied to Louisiana. According to the Lafayette Daily Advertiser, the owner of a medical administration company in Monroe, Joseph Wiley, has admitted to creating fraudulent records...