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TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Taylor Porter’s Preston Castille Elected to BESE District 8 Board Seat
Taylor Porter Partner Preston Castille has been elected to the District 8 seat of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), following the results of the Oct. 12 primary election in Louisiana. -
Crain, Liljeberg head to November runoff for vacant Louisiana Supreme Court District 1 seat
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Two Louisiana state appeals court judges, William J. "Will" Crain and Hans Liljeberg, will face off next month in the race for a vacant Louisiana Supreme Court seat. -
DEUTSCH KERRIGAN LLP: Deutsch Kerrigan Mourns the Loss of Our Colleague, Frederick R. “Fritz” Bott
It is with profound sadness that we announce the loss of our partner and good friend, Fritz Bott. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS PHILLIPS LLP: Former Ernst & Young Tax Associate Ryan Gonzales Joins Taylor Porter
Gonzales, a certified public accountant and a former tax associate of the national tax practice of Ernst & Young in New York, has joined Taylor Porter as an associate and as a member of the Firm’s tax and estate planning practice. -
Court says doctor's report can't be included in dispute over synthetic opioid patents
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently ruled that a report from a doctor cannot be presented regarding a dispute over patents involving a synthetic opioid compound. -
Tulane University, pharmaceutical company debate patent of synthetic opioid
On October 25, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana denied in part and granted in part a Tulane University organization and one of its medical researcher’s motions for partial summary judgement for counterclaims against them in a case involving a patent for a synthetic opioid compound. -
Lawsuit seeks to determine who owns patent on synthetic opioids
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has ordered a Connecticut-based bio-pharmaceutical development company in a legal battle with the U.S. government and Tulane University to chart its counterclaims over who owns the patent on synthetic opioids. -
Appeals court reverses summary judgment denial, backs mental patient's doctors at state facility
BATON ROUGE — A federal appeals court reversed a denial of summary judgment Aug. 16 in a case involving a patient at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System (ELMHS) and rendered judgment in favor of the patient’s doctors. -
Federal judge denies 60-year-old woman's age and disability discrimination claims against Tulane University
A woman’s age and disability discrimination claims against a New Orleans university fell short, according to a decision filed on May 8 for the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana. -
Woman sues Tulane Medical Center after alleged fall
NEW ORLEANS – A woman claims she was caused to slip and fall on a substance. -
Louisiana's Churchill Downs accused of negligence, wrongful death
NEW ORLEANS – A woman who died after suffering a stroke at the Churchill Downs racetrack allegedly could have been saved if not for the negligence of track personnel. -
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Edwards backed by Louisiana Democratic Party as state treasurer election nears
The runoff election for Louisiana state treasurer will take place Nov. 18, with Democrat Derrick Edwards and Republican John Schroder facing off. -
Christ Episcopal School, St. Tammany Parish sued over lights on athletic field
Property owners claim that school's new lights on its athletic field are a nuisance and reduce the property value of their homes. -
Woman claims she was injured in slip and fall at Tulane University Hospital
NEW ORLEANS – A woman is seeking damages for a slip and fall. -
Family financial impasse jeopardizes contribution to Tulane University
The future of a $1 million donation, which was earmarked for Tulane University, is heading to federal court. -
Claimants with unpaid claims from BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill to take cases to court
A federal judge recently decided to allow claimants with unpaid claims stemming from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the six-month federal drilling stoppage after the spill to take their cases to court. -
Three generations of Loyola law graduates to work together at Louisiana firm
When Mary Petruccelli entered Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1969, she was one of five females in a class of 80 students. -
Delgado Community College alleges woman has balance of over $2,000
NEW ORLEANS – A community college is seeking damages for sums due. -
Tulane claims it never received payment for research opportunity it provided
NEW ORLEANS – An educational fund is seeking damages for a research opportunity. -
Tulane University employee alleges she was wrongfully terminated because of age, disability
NEW ORLEANS – A woman formerly employed by the Newcomb Art Gallery in New Orleans alleges she was terminated while on medical leave.