Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that is almost always caused by asbestos exposure. The person or the business that was responsible for your asbestos exposure is, therefore, typically legally responsible for your illness, and it is this party who should be named...

For decades, little was known about how dangerous exposure to asbestos could be. What's worse: even people who didn't handle the substance on the job still came in contact with it through someone else's work clothes or in their homes. Now many of these people are...

LSU law has mock trials. They invite attorneys from our firm every year to come participate. It will consist of 200+ seniors in law school. They will debate and have mock trials and our attorneys will give a critique of each case. It’s a very impressive three day...

Last weekend I had a chance to attend the Weekend Of the Cross in Ruston, Louisiana with my 14 year-old son and his youth group from our church. We left Thursday evening for Ruston and we returned to Alexandria Sunday afternoon. When I was initially asked to go, I was...

Neblett, Beard & Arsenault’s senior and founding partner, Richard J. Arsenault, will be presenting ” Illnesses With Long Latency Period” at the Litigation & Liability in the Workplace Continuing Legal Education program at LSU Law Center. The program will...

We here at Neblett, Beard and Arsenault love being involved with our community. For over a decade, we have organized and sponsored a field trip program, where local grade school classes can meet Law Enforcement officials, Lawyers and Judges and learn about the legal...

Since 1989 the Hope House of Central Louisiana has been providing for and caring for homeless women and children in and around the central Louisiana area. This notable organization doesn’t just provide shelter and food — the organization teaches these mothers and...

The U.S. Justice Department announced a settlement with Pfizer, Inc., the world’s largest drug maker, who will pay a record $2.3 billion civil and criminal penalty for unlawful prescription drug promotion. Pfizer illegally marketed four of its drugs including Bextra...

Check out this press release we just sent: Neblett, Beard & Arsenault is a nationally recognized law firm with over 25 years of experience handling toxic tort litigation. Richard Arsenault, senior and founding partner, has filed a class action lawsuit and is...