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Thursday, March 28, 2024

John O'Brien News


Troubled hurricane firm has one less lawsuit to worry about

By John O'Brien |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The law firm accused of filing hurricane-damage lawsuits on behalf clients who didn't consent to them has defeated claims from a rival firm.

Woman suing over son's COVID vaccination at school hits road block

By John O'Brien |
GRETNA, La. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who sued a Louisiana school district for vaccinating her son against COVID-19 without her consent should have presented her case as a medical malpractice lawsuit.

Lawyer sees bodycam footage, quits wrongful death case against cops

By John O'Brien |
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Bodycam footage has led the attorney of a woman suing Port Allen, La., over a fatal police shooting to withdraw from the case, though his client is proceeding as her own counsel.

Lawyer wants to fight AOB scheme allegations in arbitration

By John O'Brien |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - An attorney for a Houston firm accused of sneaking into homeowners' lives to take a cut of insurance proceeds says their lawsuits against him are subject to arbitration clauses they signed with a roofing company.

Experts fail to make claim for safer forklift design in case of lost leg

By John O'Brien |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court has ruled against a man who lost his leg in a forklift accident, finding he failed to prove there was an alternative, safer design.

Troubled hurricane lawyers continue to mess with former clients, rival firm says

By John O'Brien |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana law firm says McClenny Moseley & Associates, which is under fire for an alleged scheme to take fees from homeowners who weren't aware they had hired it, is hassling hundreds of former clients who have jumped ship.

Lawyers withdraw but want firm to push class action against McClenny Mosely & Associates

By John O'Brien |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys hoping to push a class action lawsuit against a Houston law firm over its role in hurricane-related home repairs will hand the case off to co-workers because of their roles as special masters in Hurricane Ida litigation.

Legal marketing firm fights class action over alleged AOB scheme run by Houston firm

By John O'Brien |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The man suing a Houston firm for allegedly secretly representing him in dealings with his insurance company fails to allege a legal marketing company's connection to what he calls a "vast scheme."

Roofer aligned with lawyers in alleged scheme wants case in arbitration

By John O'Brien |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The roofing company accused of participating in a vast scheme to help lawyers take a chunk out of insurance proceeds meant for homeowners who suffered hurricane damage wants the case out of open court.

Mass tort lawyers settle with consulting firm after judge refuses to postpone trial

By John O'Brien |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Mass tort lawyers have settled their lawsuit against a consulting firm over a contested $2.5 million invoice.

Lawsuit: 'Vast scheme' by hurricane lawyers filing illegitimate insurance claims

By John O'Brien |
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - A Houston law firm accustomed to taking on insurance companies must now defend itself from a class action lawsuit that says it made illegitimate claims after hurricanes in 2020 and 2021.

Law firms in hernia mesh cases bicker over joint bank account

By John O'Brien |
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Mass tort lawyers want a deeper commitment from their business partners and are going to court to get it.

Sun Belt fights racism lawsuit, says Black employee was fired by Black boss

By John O'Brien |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The Sun Belt Conference has made its move to win a racial discrimination lawsuit, noting that the Black former chief compliance officer was fired by a Black commissioner.

Judge: Union Pacific not responsible for death of man hit by train trying to save dog

By John O'Brien |
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has refused to hold Union Pacific liable for the death of a man who was struck by a train in Louisiana while trying to get his dog off railroad tracks.

Court: Louisiana AG's blunder should cost state $2,300

By John O'Brien |
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry was wrong to try to transfer a wrongful demotion lawsuit against his office to federal court and will have to pay the attorney fees incurred by the plaintiff.

Shut out of cemetery tours, litigation not working for New Orleans group

By John O'Brien |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A New Orleans federal judge has again ruled against companies trying to get back into the city’s cemetery tourism industry.

Court: Pediatrician not to blame for death of infant from rare blood disorder

By John O'Brien |
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana appeals court has affirmed a jury verdict in favor of a pediatrician who faced a lawsuit over the death of a five-month-old infant.

No takebacks: Minden city attorney who resigned during COVID won't get job back

By John O'Brien |
MONROE – The former city attorney for Minden who resigned, then sued, has lost the appeal of his lawsuit.

Wrongful death lawsuit can't bypass medical review panel, court rules

By John O'Brien |
MONROE – A woman who sued a nurse practitioner and her employer over the death of her husband can’t avoid the requirements of a medical malpractice lawsuit by claiming her allegations rose to the level of gross negligence.

Mom's lawsuit over COVID vaccine given to teen son sent to Louisiana state court

By John O'Brien |
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit alleging a 16-year-old was given the COVID-19 vaccine without the permission of his mother is headed back to state court after a brief stint in federal.