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BP oil spill lawyers avoid class action by unhappy clients
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Gulf Coast residents who wanted to sue BP over the 2010 oil spill that they said prevented them from finding fish to eat have, for now, lost their effort to form a class action against the lawyers who allegedly squandered that chance.
BP oil spill lawyer agrees to pay $90K to firm she hired to fight suit from upset clients
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A lawyer sued by her BP oil spill clients has agreed to pay the bill she racked up defending herself.
Attorney's lawsuit over his fall off a hotel toilet back to state court after judge flushes defendants' arguments
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has agreed with a lawyer who sued Penn National Gaming over a fall off a hotel toilet that the case should be heard in state court.
Mass tort lawyers need more practice naming proper defendants, motion says
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A consulting firm sued by mass tort lawyers is urging a federal judge to throw out the case, arguing they failed to make specific allegations in their lawsuit.
Baton Rouge asks federal judge to stay out of fight with lawyer over released body cam footage
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) – Baton Rouge officials are defending themselves in a lawsuit brought by the attorney for a man who was strip-searched and had his home entered without a warrant.
Louisiana school not at fault for brain injury of third-grader after asthma attack
LAKE CHARLES, La. (Legal Newsline) – The mother of a girl who suffered a bad asthma attack that led to a brain injury has lost another decision in a Louisiana appeals court in her attempt to assess blame.
Court persuaded carbon black facility was hotbed for asbestos, affirms seven-figure ruling
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana appeals court has affirmed a multimillion-dollar asbestos verdict against carbon black manufacturer Birla Carbon USA.
Dispute over stray cat's vet bill will cost Louisiana $20K for bringing frivolous lawsuit
LAKE CHARLES, La. (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana man who took a stray cat to a state-run vet’s office may have had to deal with the death of the animal but his dispute with the bill will have state officials thinking twice about filing collections lawsuits.
Challenge filed to personal injury lawyer's case over fall off hotel toilet
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – An employee of New Orleans’ Boomtown Casino Hotel says the personal injury lawyer suing him over a fall off the toilet is pulling some shenanigans to keep the case out of federal court.
Court rules for Sofia Vergara in case said to be brought by unborn children
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Actress Sofia Vergara has received a favorable ruling in Louisiana in a lawsuit brought by a former boyfriend who says he’s acting on behalf of their unborn children.
Plaintiffs lawyers reach settlement in dispute over failed Louisiana partnership
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A disappointing alliance between personal injury lawyers is at the center of a new lawsuit in Louisiana.
La. lawyer settles lawsuit over $154K in allegedly unpaid bill with Occidental
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana lawyer has settled claims his longtime client – a popular target of lawsuits in the state – failed to pay its final bill.
After 40-year relationship ends, La. firm says Occidental Chemical hasn't paid final bill
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A popular target of litigation in Louisiana hasn’t paid its legal bills, says the law firm that used to represent it.
Lawsuit over bone taken from knee for arm surgery given second chance
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana appeals court has revived the lawsuit of a man who says bone was wrongfully taken from his knee during arm surgery.
Louisiana appeals court increases damages to dog bite victim
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana couple have received a boost from an appeals court, with a jury verdict fought by State Farm being affirmed and increased by $34,000.
Court: Shock of learning HIV news 15 months after test justifies $45K judgment against doctor
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A doctor and his practice have again been told to pay $45,000 for causing emotional distress when he kept an HIV-positive diagnosis from one of his patients for 15 months.
Fifteen states to California: Don't tell our farmers how to treat animals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California is trying to impose its own animal-confinement agenda on farmers in the rest of the country, say the Republican attorneys general of 15 states.
‘Business decision’: Former DEA official works for opioid lawyers but set standards for how many pills were made
Now, Rannazzisi is helping private lawyers pin the blame squarely on manufacturers and distributors of opioids, as well as pharmacies. A post-DEA alliance with trial lawyers has been worth six figures for Rannazzisi, who has been hailed as a whistleblower by those cheering attempts to prosecute the opioid industry for the nation’s addiction crisis.
Antitrust case against State Farm brought by La. AG, campaign treasurer transferred to MDL
Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell
