Partner Tad Bartlett, head of Fishman Haygood’s Appellate Section, has published his April 2025 summary of opinion statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 201 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. Our lawyers handle appeals […]
Special Counsel Steve Herman recently published an article exploring the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility’s issuance of Formal Opinion 514, which addresses a lawyer’s responsibilities when advising organizational clients and the potential risks involved with nonclient constituents. Continue reading below or click here to read on JD Supra. The American Bar Association […]
Partner Tad Bartlett, head of Fishman Haygood’s Appellate Section, has published his March 2025 summary of opinion statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 194 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. Our lawyers handle appeals […]
Fishman Haygood special counsel Lara Richards recently published an article for JDSupra on three different jury testing methods—focus groups, mock trials, and shadow juries—and how they can help litigation teams before entering the courtroom. Click here to read part two of her series on jury testing, mock trials. Jury testing is a powerful tool in litigation, and attorneys would be […]
Fishman Haygood special counsel Lara Richards recently published an article for JDSupra on three different jury testing methods—focus groups, mock trials, and shadow juries—and how they can help litigation teams before entering the courtroom. Click here to read part one of her series on jury testing, focus groups. Jury testing is a powerful tool in […]
Partner Tad Bartlett, head of Fishman Haygood’s Appellate Section, has published his February 2025 summary of opinion statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 244 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to reach more on his Take the Fifth blog. Our lawyers handle appeals […]
Fishman Haygood partner Scott Willis’s article, “Managing Professional Liability Risks in Preparing Legal Opinions,” was published in the March 2025 issue of the ALI CLE’s The Practical Real Estate Lawyer. The rendering of a third-party legal opinion, like other attorney responsibilities in connection with closing a real estate secured finance transaction, involves professional liability risks. […]
Fishman Haygood special counsel Lara Richards recently published an article for JDSupra on three different jury testing methods—focus groups, mock trials, and shadow juries—and how they can help litigation teams before entering the courtroom. Continue reading below for more on the first method: focus groups. Background Jury testing is a powerful tool in litigation, and […]
Partner Tad Bartlett, head of Fishman Haygood’s Appellate Section, has published his January 2025 summary of opinion statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 174 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. Our lawyers handle appeals […]
Special counsel Steve Herman recently published an article examining the Third Circuit’s reversal of its decision In re Fosamax. Continue reading below or click here to read on JD Supra. In 2022, over 500 plaintiffs filed a case alleging that Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a drug manufacturing company, failed to provide adequate warnings that […]
Partner Tad Bartlett, head of Fishman Haygood’s Appellate Section, has published his December 2024 summary of opinion statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 164 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. Our lawyers handle appeals […]
Special counsel Steve Herman recently published an article examining an August 2024 decision by a panel of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court in Speerly v. General Motors. Continue reading below or click here to read on JD Supra. Case Background An August 2024 decision by a panel of the U.S. Sixth Circuit in Speerly v. […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel and head of the firm’s Appellate Section, has published his November 2024 summary of opinion statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 171 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth […]
Special counsel Steve Herman recently published an article examining the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court’s reversal of a district court in Dwyer v. United Healthcare, a decision that resulted in the awarding of benefits to an ERISA plan participant for hospitalization. Continue reading below or click here to read on JD Supra. Case Background When she […]
Steve Herman is special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section. He has served on the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Board of Governors since 2014 and currently serves as Chair of the AAJ’s AI Task Force. He also serves on the standing Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) Rules of Professional Conduct Committee and has given […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel and head of the firm’s Appellate Section, has published his October 2024 summary of opinion statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 186 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth […]
Steve Herman is special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section. He has served on the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Board of Governors since 2014 and currently serves as Chair of the AAJ’s AI Task Force. He also serves on the standing Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) Rules of Professional Conduct Committee and has given […]
Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel and head of the firm’s Appellate Section, has published his fourth annual year-in-review look at the opinions issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 2,413 total opinions from October 2023 through September 2024, a decrease of 283 when compared to […]
Steve Herman is special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section. He has served on the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Board of Governors since 2014 and currently serves as Chair of the AAJ’s AI Task Force. He also serves on the standing Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) Rules of Professional Conduct Committee and has given […]
Special counsel Steve Herman recently published an article reviewing the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court’s application of American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah to preserve a putative class member’s discrimination claims in Zaragova v. Union Pacific Railroad. Continue reading below or click here to read on JD Supra. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court’s recent decision […]
Steve Herman is special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section. He has served on the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Board of Governors since 2014 and currently serves as Chair of the AAJ’s AI Task Force. He also serves on the standing Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) Rules of Professional Conduct Committee and has given […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel and head of the firm’s Appellate Section, has published his September 2024 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 178 total released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth […]
Steve Herman is special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section. He has served on the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Board of Governors since 2014 and currently serves as Chair of the AAJ’s AI Task Force. He also serves on the standing Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) Rules of Professional Conduct Committee and has given […]
Steve Herman is special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section. He has served on the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Board of Governors since 2014 and currently serves as Chair of the AAJ’s AI Task Force. He also serves on the standing Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) Rules of Professional Conduct Committee and has given numerous presentations […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel and head of the firm’s Appellate Section, has published his August 2024 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 224 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the […]
Steve Herman is special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section. He has served on the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Board of Governors since 2014 and currently serves as Chair of the AAJ’s AI Task Force. He also serves on the standing Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) Rules of Professional Conduct Committee and has given […]
Steve Herman is special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section. He has served on the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Board of Governors since 2014 and currently serves as Chair of the AAJ’s AI Task Force. He also serves on the standing Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) Rules of Professional Conduct Committee and has given […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel and head of the firm’s Appellate Section, has published his July 2024 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 190 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the […]
Steve Herman is special counsel in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section. He has served on the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Board of Governors since 2014 and currently serves as Chair of the AAJ’s AI Task Force. He also serves on the standing Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) Rules of Professional Conduct Committee and has given […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel and head of the firm’s Appellate Section, has published his June 2024 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 178 total released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth […]
Special counsel Steve Herman recently published an article reviewing the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court’s reversal of a District Court’s ruling to dismiss a family’s case against Hain Celestial Group and Whole Foods over defective baby formula. Continue reading below, or click here to read on JD Supra. A recent Congressional report [i] identified the risk […]
Maureen Gershanik is a partner and a member of Fishman Haygood’s Business Section. She counsels boards of directors on corporate governance, securities law compliance, SEC reporting, executive employment matters, and executive compensation. In this biweekly series, she provides nine tips for directors as they navigate the boardroom. Click here to read Tip #8: Don’t Be Afraid […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel and head of the firm’s Appellate Section, has published his May 2024 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 176 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. […]
Maureen Gershanik is a partner and a member of Fishman Haygood’s Business Section. She counsels boards of directors on corporate governance, securities law compliance, SEC reporting, executive employment matters, and executive compensation. In this biweekly series, she provides nine tips for directors as they navigate the boardroom. Click here to read Tip #7: Mix and Mingle. […]
Maureen Gershanik is a partner and a member of Fishman Haygood’s Business Section. She counsels boards of directors on corporate governance, securities law compliance, SEC reporting, executive employment matters, and executive compensation. In this biweekly series, she provides nine tips for directors as they navigate the boardroom. Click here to read Tip #6: Ask the Experts […]
Special counsel Steve Herman recently published an article reviewing the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court’s reversal of an EPA order regarding the presence of PFAS in plastic containers produced by Inhance Technologies. Continue reading below, or click here to read on JD Supra. Inhance Technologies, a Texas-based plastic and chemical transformation company, went head-to-head with the […]
Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel and head of the firm’s Appellate Section, was quoted in the Bloomberg Law® article “Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules Face Test Before Full Fifth Circuit,” which was published on May 13, 2024. With the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit set to hear oral arguments the following day, […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel and head of the firm’s Appellate Section, has published his April 2024 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 186 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. […]
Maureen Gershanik is a partner and a member of Fishman Haygood’s Business Section. She counsels boards of directors on corporate governance, securities law compliance, SEC reporting, executive employment matters, and executive compensation. In this biweekly series, she provides nine tips for directors as they navigate the boardroom. Click here to read Tip #5: Have an Attitude […]
Maureen Gershanik is a partner and a member of Fishman Haygood’s Business Section. She counsels boards of directors on corporate governance, securities law compliance, SEC reporting, executive employment matters, and executive compensation. In this biweekly series, she provides nine tips for directors as they navigate the boardroom. Click here to read Tip #4: Understand Your “Mandate.” […]
Maureen Gershanik is a partner and a member of Fishman Haygood’s Business Section. She counsels boards of directors on corporate governance, securities law compliance, SEC reporting, executive employment matters, and executive compensation. In this biweekly series, she provides nine tips for directors as they navigate the boardroom. Click here to read Tip #3: Do Your Homework. […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel and head of the firm’s Appellate Section, has published his March 2024 summary of opinion statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 252 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. Our lawyers handle […]
Special counsel Steve Herman recently published an article reviewing the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court’s rejection of FIFRA preemption in a case involving the weed-killer brand, Roundup. Continue reading below, or click here to read on JD Supra. As of May 2022, Monsanto, the company that developed the allegedly cancer-causing weed killer Roundup, has settled more […]
Maureen Gershanik is a partner and a member of Fishman Haygood’s Business Section. She counsels boards of directors on corporate governance, securities law compliance, SEC reporting, executive employment matters, and executive compensation. In this biweekly series, she provides nine tips for directors as they navigate the boardroom. Click here to read Tip #2: Don’t Be a […]
Maureen Gershanik is a partner and a member of Fishman Haygood’s Business Section. She counsels boards of directors on corporate governance, securities law compliance, SEC reporting, executive employment matters, and executive compensation. In this biweekly series, she provides nine tips for directors as they navigate the boardroom. Click here to read Tip #1: Understand the Board […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel and head of the firm’s Appellate Section, has published his February 2024 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 212 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. […]
Maureen Gershanik is a partner and a member of Fishman Haygood’s Business Section. She counsels boards of directors on corporate governance, securities law compliance, SEC reporting, executive employment matters, and executive compensation. In this biweekly series, she provides nine tips for directors as they navigate the boardroom. Public company directors are under more pressure than ever […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his January 2024 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 181 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. Our lawyers handle appeals for both plaintiffs […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his December 2023 summary of opinion statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 190 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. Our lawyers handle appeals for both plaintiffs and […]
Earlier this year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warned servicers that they must cease any unlawful conduct as it pertains to private student loans discharged in bankruptcy court. According to the CFPB’s Compliance Bulletin and Policy Guidance, examiners found that certain loan servicers illegally returned non-qualified education loans to collections despite their discharged status, […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his November 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 213 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. Our lawyers handle appeals for both plaintiffs […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his October 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 225 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. Starting this month, Bartlett began tracking a […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his 2022-2023 annual statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 2,696 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. Our lawyers handle appeals for both plaintiffs and defendants in civil […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his September 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 186 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. Our lawyers handle appeals for both plaintiffs […]
Special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) have been in the litigation spotlight recently. As SPAC disputes play out in courts nationwide, one especially interesting field of play is in the Delaware Chancery courts where SPAC shareholders are pursuing breach of fiduciary duty cases against SPAC sponsors, officers, and directors. How did this litigation develop, and where […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his August 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 280 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. Our lawyers handle appeals for both plaintiffs […]
Jason Burge, a partner in Fishman Haygood’s Litigation Section, authored the article “Investors Cornered: The Risks of Securities-Backed Loans” published in the most recent edition of the PIABA Bar Journal, a publication of the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA). Burge explores several risks and disadvantages of securities-backed loans that are not as well understood or […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his July 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics are based on 216 total opinions released by the Court. Click here to read more on his Take the Fifth blog. Our lawyers handle appeals for both plaintiffs […]
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his June 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. These statistics
In a victory for the Walt Disney Company, the Delaware Court of Chancery barred a Disney stockholder from obtaining corporate records about the company’s 2022 decision to publicly oppose Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation
Partner Molly Wells recently authored “Supreme Court to Resolve Circuit Split on Preservation Requirements” for the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit (BAFFC) newsletter. In the article
Rarely does a case come along where things just seem to go right. Would our decades-long fight over claims that several banks aided and abetted R. Allen Stanford and Stanford International Bank
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his May 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his Apr. 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
On Apr. 9, 2023, FTX’s current CEO John R. Ray III filed an interim report in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware following the company’s Chapter 11 filing
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his Mar. 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Part I of our “The ‘E’ in ESG” series, partner Blair Schilling defines greenwashing, explores why it occurs, and considers recent lawsuits.
On Feb. 22, 2023, Fishman Haygood, LLP and Stumphauzer Kolaya Nadler & Sloman, PLLC (SKN&S) filed a sweeping class action lawsuit on behalf of FTX customers in federal court
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his Feb. 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The Eastern District of New York Bankruptcy Court entered a nationwide injunction to curb debt collection abuses, but the Second Circuit will soon consider
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his Jan. 2023 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his Dec. 2022 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his Nov. 2022 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his Oct. 2022 summary of opinions and statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Attorney Tad Bartlett, Fishman Haygood special counsel, has published his Oct. 2021-Sept. 2022 annual statistics from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In the wake of Hurricane Ida, businesses should look to their insurance policies to find coverage, whether for property damage, business interruption losses, or other covered losses. Fishman Haygood’s team of experienced insurance coverage attorneys
Because the overall market has performed well over the past several years, a great deal of investor losses and broker misconduct has gone undetected. COVID-19 may have brought that misconduct to light.
As more investors eye lucrative investment opportunities in Qualified Opportunity Zones, the SEC and state regulators will be monitoring securities activities associated with the program, according to Fishman Haygood Partner Maureen Gershanik.
The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund today announced the opening of the calendar year 2019 allocation round of the federal new markets tax credit (NMTC). Applications are due October 28, 2019.
The Opportunity Zones (“OZ”) tax incentive allows taxpayers to defer until 2026 taxes on capital gains if those profits are reinvested in opportunity funds–which are equity funds that invest in businesses in opportunity zones.
Real Estate Developers in Louisiana can receive tax dollars to enhance projects through Economic Development Districts (EDDs). EDDS are strictly defined geographic areas that are authorized and created by ordinance of the city or parish where they are located.
Fishman Haygood and New Orleans CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) welcome CREW delegates from across the country for the 2019 CREW Network Leadership Summit.