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LADB orders dismissal of ODC formal charges against Shreveport attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) earlier this month ordered dismissal of formal charges against Shreveport attorney John Nathaniel Bokenfohr that he helped his client to withhold evidence.
After repeated disciplinary actions, Edward Bissau Mendy facing permanent disbarment
NEW ORLEANS – Former New Orleans Attorney Edward Bissau Mendy now faces permanent disbarment following a Louisiana Bar State Bar disciplinary board recommendation in March to the state Supreme Court alleging professional conduct rules violations.
Longtime New Orleans attorney faces possible deferred suspension following LADB recommendation
Attorney Bruce C. Ashley II, practicing in Louisiana for more than 43 years, faces a possible fully deferred suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over allegations in four client matters.
LADB backs disbarment for Covington attorney who allegedly created false quitclaim deeds
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Covington attorney William M. Magee, practicing in Louisiana nearly 40 years, faces possible disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court in March over allegations he created improperly executed and notarized false quitclaim deeds.
LADB recommends suspension for Baton Rouge attorney after stipulating to rule violations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Raushanah Shakia Hunter faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court after she stipulated to violating professional conduct rules.
LADB recommends disbarment for Covington attorney who allegedly paid medical expenses from settlement
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Covington attorney John Morris Dunn III, practicing in Louisiana for more than 46 years, faces possible disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court in February for allegedly using settlement proceeds to pay his medical expenses.
Houston attorney faces possible permanent disbarment following LADB recommendation
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Houston attorney Jose W. Vega, practicing in Louisiana since 1993, faces permanent disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over allegations involving a former client.
LADB hearing committee backs deferred suspension for New Orleans attorney over cocaine allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney William Christopher Beary awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in March that he receive a deferred suspension for alleged cocaine possession.
Suspension recommended for Baton Rouge attorney convicted of 'chest bumping' DA
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Felix Anthony DeJean IV awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in March that he be suspended after "chest bumping" a district attorney while leaving a judge's chambers in 2015.
LADB hearing panel backs deferred suspension for Belle Chasse attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Belle Chasse attorney Patrick A. Giraud awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in March that he receive a deferred suspension after allegedly using trust account funds to support his addiction to pain medication.
LADB hearing committee recommends suspension for New Iberia attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Iberia attorney Alicia Johnson Butler awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in February that she be suspended for a year.
LADB hearing panel recommends suspended Deridder attorney refund fee to client
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Deridder attorney Mitchel M. Evans II awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in February after he allegedly failed to comply with his clients instructions in a 2015 case.
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.
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Federal judge rules 'Himalaya clause' releases companies from liability in maritime case
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — A Houma-based tools company contractually relinquished any rights to damages from two of three companies being sued in a maritime case when it approved a bill of lading that contained a "Himalaya clause", a federal judge ruled earlier this month.
Federal judge keeps investment group's case alive in $3.4 million case against restaurant developer
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — A federal judge recently tossed out parts of a real estate investment group's multimillion dollar breach of contract lawsuit against a Florida developer for allegedly misrepresenting the profit potential of Margaritaville restaurants in New Orleans and in Minnesota.
Suspension recommended for Baton Rouge attorney who allegedly assisted non-lawyers to practice law
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Dante Jerome Butler awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in February that he be suspended over allegations that he improperly shared legal fees earned by non-attorneys and proofread their work.
Baton Rouge attorney awaits ruling on suspended suspension
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Gregory Cook awaits the outcome of a recommendation issued by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee in February over conflict of interest allegations.
Injunctive relief request denied over claim Kentwood mental health hospital didn't provide interpreter
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has denied a deaf St. Tammany Parish man's request for injunctive relief in his lawsuit against a Kentwood mental health facility that he alleges failed to accommodate his disability.
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.
Federal judge grants partial summary judgment in food fight between Bloomin Brands and Mr. Mudbug
Bloomin Brands isn't getting everything it wants as it fights a lawsuit brought by Mr. Mudbug Inc. in a several-years-long food fight over the end of a business relationship that went sour in 2014.