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New Orleans, La. (March 25, 2021) - The Louisiana Supreme Court, reversing multiple lower circuit court decisions, has now invalidated the "regular use" exclusion in an Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist (UM) policy based on Louisiana public policy. In Higgins v. La. Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co., No. 2020-01094 (La. 3/24/21), the plaintiff, Charles Higgins, was injured in an automobile accident while operating a truck owned by his employer, AT&T. Because his employer did not carry UM coverage on the truck, [...]

Highlights The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a dispute over whether 28 U.S.C. § 1782, which governs applications for discovery from a United States court for use in a foreign proceeding, permits discovery for use in a private foreign arbitration. The main legal issue is whether a private foreign arbitration is a "tribunal," as required by Section 1782. Five federal appeals courts have issued conflicting decisions on this issue. This will be [...]

On March 11, the Supreme Court removed the dispute over Medicaid work requirements, which was previously scheduled for March 29, from its argument calendar. It is worth noting that the Court did not issue a ruling with its cancellation notification. Recall how the High Court granted certiorari to Azar v. Gresham and Arkansas v. Gresham on December 4, 2020. The consolidated case, Cochran v. Gresham, challenges HHS' authority to approve incorporation of employment, job-seeking, and community-engagement requirements as a condition for Medicaid coverage in [...]