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DoorDash’s arbitration clause in independent contractor agreement upheld
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has upheld a finding from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas for arbitration between an employee and a food delivery service. -
Court dismisses inmate’s personal injury suit against St. John the Baptist Sheriff’s Department
A Louisiana court has affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss an inmate’s personal injury case against the St. John the Baptist Sheriff’s Department due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction. -
New Orleans federal judge dismisses libel, slander, fraud claims in failed purchase agreement case
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — After dismissing claims except libel, slander and fraud alleged by Edward B. Mendy and Chef Properties last year in a lawsuit over a property purchase agreement that fell through, a federal judge has dismissed those claims as well, ruling there was no support for the allegations. " -
Teen's excessive-force claim against Opelousas, officer sent back to district court
NEW ORLEANS — A teenager's excessive-force claim against the city of Opelousas and one of its police officers is headed back to district court after an appeals court vacated parts of a summary judgment in the case over the teen's arrest in 2015. -
Fifth Circuit affirms lower court's ruling finding man guilty of re-entering U.S. illegally
NEW ORLEANS — A federal jury's conviction of a Mexican man for illegal re-entry into the United States in 2016 has been affirmed on appeal, despite the felon's claim that his Brady rights had been violated. -
5th Circuit Court of Appeal affirms judgment in medical malpractice case
Louisiana's 5th Circuit Court of Appeal has affirmed a judgment by a trial court that sustained Ochsner Clinic Foundation's exception of prescription in a medical malpractice case. -
Appeals court declines to revive 11-year-old civil rights case against St. Tammany Sheriff's Office
A federal appeals court recently declined to revive an 11-year-old civil rights lawsuit of a longtime fugitive who claimed he'd been beaten while handcuffed by St. Tammany Parish sheriff's deputies during a traffic stop in 2006. -
Fifth Circuit overturns summary judgment in longshoreman's death
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court’s ruling in a negligence lawsuit stemming from an accident in which a longshoreman stepped through a hole in a decommissioned oil platform and plunged 50 feet to his death. -
Time-barred complaint denies former Quality Energy employee disability benefits
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a former employee’s disability claims are in fact time-barred. -
Appeals court rules against BP, confirms Murphy Oil's $58.4 million settlement award
NEW ORLEANS – BP Exploration & Production Inc. has lost its appeal against Murphy Oil USA to recover $58.4 million in an award settlement as part of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill lawsuit. -
Major Louisiana associations nominate 5th Circuit judges
Kyle S. Duncan and Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt belong in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, according to three major Louisiana associations. -
Duncan gets JCN support for Fifth Circuit nomination
A lawyer selected by President Trump to serve on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has received the backing of the Judicial Crisis Network. -
5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacates district court ruling in pig iron attachment dispute
Two creditors that attached the same pig iron owned by America Metals Trading LLP (AMT) will have to continue seeking a resolution after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a district court ruling that dissolved one creditor’s attachment. -
Appeals court dismisses false imprisonment accusations against Sorrento police chief
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a police chief did not unlawfully hold a citizen who alleged false imprisonment. -
Boat transportation dispute unlikely to affect future maritime cases, professor says
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has ruled to reverse a district court’s judgment preventing Industrial Maritime Carriers’ in rem action toward an ocean carrier and otherwise affirm the judgment. -
Crystal Seafood ordered to pay back over $1 million in BP oil spill settlement case
A shrimp company and its owners have been ordered to pay back over $1 million that was awarded to them through the Deepwater Horizon Economic Claims Center (DHECC) as part of the BP settlement for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that claimed 11 lives. -
Appeals court upholds damages awarded to rig accident survivors
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court's judgment awarding damages to survivors of a deadly barge accident in Bayou Sorrel. -
Fifth Circuit gives split decision in dredging suits against oil and gas companies
NEW ORLEANS — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a split decision for more than 80 Louisiana commercial crawfishermen who claimed dredging activities initiated by oil and gas companies in the Atchafalaya Basin caused damage to their fisheries. -
Medicare fraud convictions and sentences upheld by Fifth Circuit Court
NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has found that fraud was -
5th Circuit affirms finding for bankruptcy trustee in wage garnishment case
NEW ORLEANS — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a finding in favor of a bankruptcy trustee in a dispute over $1,756.04 in garnished wages.