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Lower court is directed to adjust award in trademark infringement case
The U.S. Court of Appeals in the 5th Circuit has directed the U.S Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to determine the amount of fees a nonprofit watchdog group should receive in its trademark infringement case against a similar organization. -
Court rules that Louisiana pipeline can go through wetlands
A Louisiana appeals court upheld the controversial decision to allow the Bayou Bridge Pipeline to be constructed through a portion of the state’s wetlands by a 4-1 vote on Jan. 30 -
Appeals court backs dismissal of former St. John the Baptist Parish deputy's race discrimination case
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently upheld a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to dismiss a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a former deputy in St. John the Baptist Parish against the parish's sheriff. -
ExxonMobil remains 100 percent liable for damages in 1993 East Coker Unit fire, state appeals court says
BATON ROUGE — After years of litigation, ExxonMobile remains fully liable for injuries of at least six of the thousand of plaintiffs who filed suit in Baton Rouge City Court following the 1993 fire at the East Coker Unit at ExxonMobil's refinery,a recent ruling by Louisiana's First Circuit Court of Appeal said. -
$2.5 million award against BP vacated amid continuing litigation fallout
In what was said to be because of a calculation err from a lower court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated and remanded a $2.56 million settlement on November 9 for a company in an ongoing legal battle with BP. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Taylor Porter Welcomes Four New Associates
Taylor Porter is proud to welcome four new associates: Coulter McMahen (LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2017); Colin Peak (LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2018); Savannah Walker (LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2018); and Sarah White (LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, J.D., 2018). -
Expert testimony dismissed in man's accidental death from bow and arrow
On Oct. 24, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth District affirmed a lower court’s testimony that barred an expert witness’s testimony from an accidental death involving a bow and arrow. -
Almost a decade old, lawsuit over $1.3 million deposit heads back to Jefferson Parish
NEW ORLEANS — An almost decade-old lawsuit over the alleged mishandling of a $1.3 million deposit has been sent back to a Jefferson Parish district court, following a ruling by a federal appeals court this month. -
Federal appeals court affirms most of ruling in Delta Charter School discrimination case
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has affirmed almost all of a district court's remedies to get Delta Charter School to accept more African-American students and stop violating a consent decree with Concordia Parish School District. -
$1.3 million dispute between Capital One, liquor company continues
GRETNA — A Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently dismissed an appeal because it “lacked jurisdiction to consider the merits of the appeal,” and remanded a case to the trial court for further proceedings, additionally denying the motion by defendant Capital One N.A., et al, to strike plaintiffs' brief and its motion to dismiss the appeal as moot. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Bob Barton Elected Taylor Porter Managing Partner
Bob Barton has been elected the Managing Partner at Taylor Porter, succeeding Skip Philips, whose term concluded after holding the position for nine years. -
Appeals court affirms damages in ambulance, truck crash
A nearly half-million dollar judgment in favor of two brothers injured when an ambulance crashed into their truck was not excessive, an appeals court ruled. -
Louisiana State Museum board receives split decision in discrimination case
NEW ORLEANS-- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed Aug. 24 in part, reversed and rendered in part the Louisiana State Museum’s board members’ appeal after a lower court awarded a man monetary damages and attorney fees in a discrimination case. -
Appeals court dismisses malpractice lawsuit against East Jefferson General Hospital
NEW ORLEANS -- The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal for Louisiana affirmed a trial court’s decision Aug. 29 that granted a Louisiana hospital an exception of prescription and dismissed a claim of negligence from a deceased patient’s family. -
Court upholds damages in ambulance crash involving West Jefferson Medical Center
NEW ORLEANS - A judge has refused to change the damages in a personal injury case appealed by both sides: the West Jefferson Medical Center and a family injured in an ambulance accident. -
Ducote ineligible for state Supreme Court run
A Louisiana Supreme Court candidate’s challenge to stay in the 2018 General Election has been lost. -
Federal appeals court sides with VA in Lafayette doctor's racial discrimination case
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court's decision dismissing a Veterans Administration physician's racial discrimination lawsuit. -
Appeals court backs dismissal of firefighter groups' accounting malpractice suit because it was filed prematurely
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court's decision to dismiss a malpractice suit against accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP brought by the Firefighters’ Retirement System, Municipal Employees’ Retirement System of Louisiana and the New Orleans Firefighters’ Pension and Relief Fund. -
Fifth Circuit Appeals Court issues multi-faceted ruling on employment dispute
An employment dispute between a seller of ocean-going cruises and one of its sales people was reviewed by a three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, on April 23, resulting in a mixed verdict. -
Big rig driver seeks to move crash lawsuit to federal court
A shipping company and its employee have responded to a lawsuit with a Notice of Removal after a rear-end collision led to a complaint. The notice was filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Monroe Division on June 1.