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Sun Belt to face racial discrimination lawsuit in federal court
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The former chief compliance officer of the Sun Belt Conference really wants his racial discrimination lawsuit heard in a state court but a federal judge won’t allow it.
Louisiana city and its hired guns get chance to sue Netflix, Hulu in state court
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers with government contracts to sue Netflix scored a small victory at the end of March when a federal court judge sent their case back to a Louisiana state court.
Shreveport PD's past becomes an issue in lawsuit over shooting death by officer
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) – The Shreveport Police Department is defending its past as it fights the wrongful death lawsuit over the shooting of Desmond Lewis.
No luck in lawsuit for student isolated after refusing to wear face mask
LAFAYETTE, La. (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought against a Louisiana school district that placed a student who wouldn’t wear a face mask in isolation while his mother came to get him.
After vaccinating son without mom's permission, school and hospital argue for protection from lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana school district and a hospital are fighting a lawsuit brought by a mother upset her son was allowed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 without her permission.
Magistrate judge suggests tossing case over mask-less student's isolation in school
LAFAYETTE, La. (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana school board has nearly defeated a lawsuit that sought to punish it for placing a student into isolation for not wearing a face mask.
Fifth Circuit asked to overrule decision on New Orleans cemetery tours
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Tourism companies that say they have been shut out of showing off New Orleans’ famous cemeteries are appealing a federal judge’s order that dismissed their lawsuit.
Cemetery tour companies need to beef up complaint, New Orleans judge says
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The New Orleans cemetery tourism industry has initially failed to regain access to two of the most famous cemeteries there, as a federal judge has found its allegations not specific enough.
Baton Rouge dealt loss as it tries to hold civil rights lawyer in contempt
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) – A lawyer and University of Virginia law professor claimed a recent victory in a court battle with Baton Rouge, La., over his actions in defense of a man who was strip-searched.
Louisiana court delivers bad news to valve-maker fighting case over Exxon refinery explosion
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) – The manufacturer of a valve involved in a 2016 explosion at an Exxon refinery in Louisiana will need to mount a stronger defense in lawsuits brought by two burn victims.
Sun Belt will face racism accusations in federal court
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The Sun Belt Conference’s former chief compliance officer will have to pursue his racial discrimination lawsuit in federal court.
Owner defends charging entry fees to famous New Orleans cemeteries
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The battleground is cemeteries in New Orleans, and the defendant says they are its home turf.
LSU's fired football coach fights lawsuit over response to sexual misconduct allegations
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) – Fired Louisiana State University football coach Ed Orgeron has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses the school of coddling athletes who are accused of sexual misconduct.
Louisiana Native Americans can fight closure of elementary school
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana Native American tribe can proceed with one of the six arguments it made in court following the closure of a school in Terrebonne Parish.
Raped guard should go through Workers' Comp, Louisiana DOC argues against her lawsuit
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s Department of Corrections is fighting a lawsuit filed by a female officer who was allegedly raped by a male inmate because prison doors at Elayn Hunt didn’t work properly.
Distributor of lighters can't be called a manufacturer after one explodes, burns man
GRETNA, La. (Legal Newsline) – A company that didn’t actually make a lighter that exploded and lit a man on fire can’t be sued as an apparent manufacturer.
Verdict against funeral home won't be changed too much after corpse rotted in Louisiana heat
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) – The surviving family who sued over the treatment of a father’s corpse is only entitled to an extra $10,000, a Louisiana appeals court recently ruled while rejecting calls that a jury’s verdict was too low.
Orleans Parish says it's not to blame for suicide of military academy cadet
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A local school board wants out of a lawsuit brought against it and others over the suicide of a student at the New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy.
Actors stormed by SWAT team during fake robbery for NCIS: New Orleans lose lawsuit against CBS
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Actors instructed to rob a jewelry shop for an episode of NCIS: New Orleans but were instead taken down by a real-life SWAT team won’t be able to sue CBS.
Nursing home wants COVID wrongful death lawsuit tossed
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana nursing home blamed for a woman’s COVID death says the lawsuit should be thrown out or transferred to arbitration.