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Judge divides BP shareholder plaintiffs into two groups
Yetter HOUSTON - U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison cured conflict among BP shareholders in national securities fraud litigation by splitting them into two groups.
Supreme Court overturns St. Bernard Katrina class certification
Murphy Property owners alleging Lafayette Insurance improperly denied Hurricane Katrina claims can't pursue a class action, the Supreme Court of Louisiana decided on Nov. 30.
Barbier severs Sierra Club, Gulf Restoration suits from MDL
Barbier Nature groups suing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar over the Gulf of Mexico rig explosion and oil spill don't belong in multi district litigation about injuries and economic losses, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier decided on Dec. 3.
St. Bernard Parish judge fined $2,400 for missing financial disclosure deadline
NEW ORLEANS – St. Bernard Parish District Judge Jacques Sanborn must pay a $2,400 penalty for missing a deadline to disclose his finances, the Supreme Court of Louisiana decided on Nov. 30.
Supreme Court disbars Crowley lawyer
Louisiana Supreme Court Justices disbarred Wade Richard of Crowley, who hit his father and forged a magnetic resonance image for a drug buyer.
Borrowers propose to settle class action against Dean Morris law firm
Herman Borrowers who sued Dean Morris law firm of Monroe and lenders it represented in foreclosures propose to settle their class action claims.
Supreme Court sides with Liberty Mutual -- discounts don't break law
Barrasso Liberty Mutual Insurance didn't violate workers compensation law when it discounted bills through a preferred provider organization, the Supreme Court of Louisiana decided on Nov. 30.
Supreme Court suspends lawyers
Becnel III Supreme Court Justices suspended lawyers Daniel Becnel III and Gerard Torry for a year each, but the Justices cut nine times as much slack to Torry.
Supreme Court suspends attorneys
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Supreme Court has suspended attorneys Daniel Stanford and John Stockstill over their representation of a sex crime suspect.
Insurers and providers battle over work comp discounts at Supreme Court
Barrasso NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana's Supreme Court must settle a fight between insurers and health care providers over tens of millions of dollars.
Supreme Court to decide statute of limitations in Katrina litigation
Culotta NEW ORLEANS – Thousands of Hurricane Katrina suits against insurers hang in suspense as the Supreme Court of Louisiana decides how to apply a statute of limitations.
High court slashes judgments in test cases for Union Carbide paint thinner class
Bienvenu Louisiana Supreme Court Justices slashed judgments by almost 90 percent in test cases for a class action against Union Carbide over release of paint thinner.
Supreme Court rules for hospital and doc in forum shopping claim
Cates Orleans Parish District Judge Sidney Cates kept a wrongful death case that belonged 300 miles away, the Supreme Court of Louisiana decided on Oct. 19.
Sears not responsible for teaching bike helmet customers how to use, high court rules
Louisiana Supreme Court Sears doesn't have to teach customers how to use bicycle helmets and other products safely, the Supreme Court of Louisiana decided on Oct. 19.
Barbier must decide how ancient liability act applies to Transocean
Haycraft Litigation over the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill swings on a rusty hinge 159 years old.
AG Caldwell seeks to keep private lawyers from taking fees in state oil spill claims
Caldwell Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell aims to prevent private lawyers from controlling state oil spill claims and reaping fees from state recoveries.
Umphrey adds plaintiffs in BP oil spill suit
Umphrey NEW ORLEANS – Beaumont, Texas lawyer Walter Umphrey has added Luck In A Bucket Bait Shop of Port Arthur and Paul's Seafood of Vidor to a federal suit over the Gulf oil spill.
Supreme Court hears attorney discipline explanations
Two lawyers await Supreme Court discipline for tampering with a witness, and two await discipline for keeping fees they didn't earn.
Borrower changes theory in mortgage class action against Dean Morris law firm, others
Holtzman NEW ORLEANS – Borrowers who pursued a class action against Dean Morris law firm, banks, and mortgage service companies under state fraud and conversion laws for five years now propose to press their claims under federal law.
Union Carbide wants judgments overturned in chemical release class action
Lemmon Chemical company Union Carbide wants the Louisiana Supreme Court to reverse 12 judgments ranging from $750 to $3,500, in a personal injury class action over a release that sent no one to any doctor.