Bayou Corne
Recent News About Bayou Corne
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Louisiana House committee tie effectively kills bad-faith insurance bill
BATON ROUGE — A Louisiana House bill that would set the time limit to sue an insurer for a "bad faith" denial of a claim at a standard 10 years has effectively died in committee. -
Judge Zainey disregards Bayou Corne class complaints, grants class counsel $12 million in legal fees; Residents consider asking Bar for reprimand
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Upset Bayou Corne residents told to 'move on with your lives' after complaints of lawyer mistreatment
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Special master in Bayou Corne sinkhole settlement admits he served as attorney for plaintiffs’ counsel; Impartiality called into question
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Bayou Corne residents allege they were “mistreated and manipulated” by lead attorneys and special master, granted grievance hearing
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Special master in Bayou Corne sinkhole case has deep connections to plaintiff’s attorney, possible conflicts of interest
Overhead view of the Bayou Corne sinkhole.NEW ORLEANS – The special master handling the settlement in the Bayou Corne sinkhole class action lawsuit has served as a lawyer for Calvin Fayard, the lead plaintiff attorney in the matter.Last April, U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey appointed Alton Shelby Easterly III to serve as the special master handling the settlement in the Bayou Corne sinkhole case.In -
Legal watchdog accuses attorneys representing class in Bayou Corne Sinkhole case of charging exorbitant legal fees
Overhead view of the Bayou Corne sinkhole.NEW ORLEANS – Attorneys representing residents of Bayou Corne in class action litigation over environmental damage caused by a massive sinkhole in Ascenion Parish are under fire from a local legal watchdog group that alleges they racked up unrealistic and excessive legal fees.Last week attorneys handling the case on behalf of the plaintiffs were given a big -
Environmentalists allege constitutional violation in permitting gas storage salt dome construction in Lake Peigneur
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A good legislative session for the oil and gas industry
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Bayou Corne residents sue over failure of salt cavern well
NEW ORLEANS - Several Bayou Corne residents have filed a lawsuit over the failure of a salt cavern well which caused a strong diesel odor. -
Lawsuit filed over diesel-containing sinkhole in Bayou Corne area
Becnel NEW ORLEANS - Residents located near the Bayou Corne area have filed a lawsuit that claims they need medical monitoring due to exposure of toxins that were released from a diesel-containing sinkhole in 2011.
