• posted: Jan. 29, 2020

Stockwell Sievert Law Firm     Employers often wonder what the law requires in connection with providing leave to employees due to the birth of a child.     The Family and Read More

• posted: Jan. 29, 2020

Stockwell Sievert Law Firm Individuals and businesses who suffered economic loss or property damage as a result of the British Petroleum-Deepwater Horizons oil spill in 2010 are now eligible to apply Read More

• posted: Jan. 29, 2020

Stockwell Sievert Law Firm         If you have primary or equal custody of your child and you plan to move – and bring the child with you – Read More

• posted: Jan. 29, 2020

Stockwell Sievert Law Firm One of the first (and most important) decisions a start-up business owner must make is deciding the type of business entity that best fits his or her Read More

• posted: Jan. 29, 2020

Stockwell Sievert Law Firm Employee embezzlement of any kind reeks of moral bankruptcy.  But when that employer is a church, our heads shake with disapproval and our opinions of the perpetrators Read More

• posted: Jan. 29, 2020

Stockwell Sievert Law Firm       Under what circumstances will a divorce be granted?                            Divorce in Louisiana may be Read More

• posted: Jan. 29, 2020

The Louisiana Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the matter of Oliver v. Magnolia Clinic regarding the Third Circuit Court of Appeal's holding that "to the extent it includes Read More

• posted: Nov. 20, 2019

For any employer familiar with the H-2B temporary visa program for employees – or for any employer interested in it, a major starting point to consider are the extremely strict Read More

• posted: Nov. 17, 2019

As we the attorneys and staff at the Stockwell Sievert Law Firm unveil our new and improved website, we also found it appropriate to discuss the business and legal uses Read More

• posted: Nov. 17, 2019

Until recently, the Louisiana Supreme Court was silent as to the applicability of workers’ compensation in post-termination employee injury scenarios. Clearly, such a determination is of the utmost importance to Read More

• posted: Nov. 17, 2019

From classic employee embezzlement to outright theft and forgery, the number of incidents of dishonest and illegal activity related to checks and other negotiable instruments has increased in recent years Read More

• posted: Nov. 17, 2019

This article provides a short summary of current Louisiana law on wills and testaments, reflecting a few changes that have occurred over the last several years. Louisiana does not recognize Read More

• posted: Nov. 17, 2019

$150 MILLION CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT IN FAVOR OF LOUISIANA HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS APPROVED BY LOUISIANA FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Following a fairness hearing held on May 27, 2011, the Louisiana Fourteenth Judicial Read More

• posted: Nov. 17, 2019

If you make payments under liability insurance or self-insurance, don’t rely solely on the claimant or his attorney to take Medicare’s interest into account. If the government is not repaid Read More

• posted: Nov. 17, 2019

The Louisiana Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the matter of Oliver v. Magnolia Clinic regarding the Third Circuit Court of Appeal's holding that "to the extent it includes Read More

• posted: Nov. 17, 2019

 Under what circumstances will a divorce be granted?                            Divorce in Louisiana may be granted at different times for different Read More