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I am pleased to announce that myself and two other attorneys from Steeg Law were selected by our peers for inclusion in 2022 Louisiana Super Lawyers. I, along with senior associate, Lillian E. Eyrich, were included under Real Estate, and partner Charles L. Stern, Jr. was included under Business Litigation. I have received this honor every year since 2008, and Chuck has received this honor every year since 2007.
Lawyers, transactional lawyers in particular, are sometimes criticized for being too picky and for paying too much attention to the little things. In his song, “The End of the Innocence,” musician Don Henley even has a famous lyric about it: “Lawyers dwell on small details.” But several recent Louisiana appellate court cases, in different areas of the law, illustrate the often serious pitfalls of minor, technical errors. In many cases, the law sets out very specific, detailed procedures that must be followed, and if they are not, the results can be very serious. The following three cases demonstrate why you should be glad your lawyer is a stickler for details.
Real estate is one of the business sectors that has been hardest-hit by COVID-19. Below is a quick summary of some of the ways that real estate lawyers and title insurance professionals are adjusting, so that real estate transactions can continue to take place.
In a recent case decided by the Louisiana Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which has jurisdiction over Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, a landlord put into its lease all of the proper provisions to relieve the landlord from liability for injuries inside the leased premises, but those provisions still could not prevent the tenant from having her day in court to try to impose liability on the landlord.
I recently ran across an article in Forbes, “Urban America Just Got A Trove Of New Real Estate Data,” that may be of interest to homebuilders, homebuyers and other people involved in real estate.
The following article “Are Your Clients Exposed to Premises Liability for Third-Party Criminal Acts? A Top-10 List to Reduce Risks” by Norman W. Gutmacher appeared in Probate & Property Magazine and is a must-read for property owners, managers and landlords. It highlights an important issue for anyone who owns, manages or leases out real estate – the potential liability for attacks on customers or occupants while on or near the premises.
