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Louisiana Supreme Court Justice sues fellow justices in effort to overcome forced recusal
NEW ORLEANS—A legal dispute has led to division in the ranks of the Louisiana Supreme Court (LASC) as Justice Jeff Hughes, a first-term justice on the court, has filed a federal lawsuit against four of his colleagues for excluding him from pending legacy lawsuits. -
Sales rep for Bard Peripheral Vascular accuses company of withholding commission
NEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana woman says her former employer, Bard Peripheral Vascular, refused to pay wages and commissions she is owed after being terminated. -
Fisheries accuse Halliburton of negligence in the 2010 BP oil spill
NEW ORLEANS – The plaintiffs in a class action suit related to the 2010 BP oil spill are suing Halliburton for an alleged faulty well design that allowed oil to damage fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. -
City of Mobile seeks damages after Deepwater Horizon spill
The city of Mobile, Alabama has filed an amended complaint in which it demands punitive damages against Transocean Inc., and Halliburton Energy Services Inc., stemming from the worst maritime environmental disaster United States history. -
Caldwell’s TV endorsers are paid millions, state records show
BATON ROUGE — On television ads endorsing Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell for re-election, Paul Connick says a lot — but he never acknowledges that Caldwell approved $1.7 million in payments to his private practice. -
Ex-BP engineer's misdemeanor plea a far cry from original obstruction charges
NEW ORLEANS —In a case related to the 2010 BP oil spill, former engineer Kurt Mix was convicted of a single misdemeanor violation earlier this month for deleting text messages without the company's permission, a charge that carries no jail time and no fine. -
Oil Spill Cleanup Worker sues BP America for alleged exposure to toxic and hazardous compounds
A vessel captain that performed various cleanup operation from the BP oil spill claims the British petroleum company negligently exposed him to hazardous and cancer-causing compounds. -
Watts' fraud and identity theft indictment unsealed; Dog was among plaintiffs in BP oil spill litigation
GULFPORT, Miss. – David Watts smelled fraud in 41,000 oil spill claims that brother Mikal Watts filed against BP, and so did BP’s claims director and Louisiana attorney regulators, but Mikal Watts turned those claims into $2.3 billion. -
Mikal Watts indicted for fraud in BP oil spill litigation
Texas mega donor and prominent plaintiff’s attorney Mikal Watts has been indicated on allegations that he committed fraud when purportedly signing up tens of thousands of clients following the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. -
St. Mary Parish man sues BP, alleging health issues from 2010 oil spill
A St. Mary Parish man is suing BP, alleging health issues from exposure to oil and other chemicals during BP's 2010 oil spill. -
Mikimoto sushi restaurant sues law firm for allegedly not properly processing a Deepwater Horizon claim on their behalf
NEW ORLEANS – A local sushi restaurant is suing a law firm it claims failed to provide proper representation in filing a Deepwater Horizon claim over the BP oil spill. -
BP oil spill settlement to reimburse millions Louisiana paid to politically connected law firms
NEW ORLEANS – BP will pick up at least some of the legal bills the state of Louisiana incurred as part of a five-state settlement for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to recent court order. -
New Orleans property owners sue BP over alleged damages from oil rig explosion
Some New Orleans real estate and landowners are suing BP Exploration and Production Inc. over damages they believe were inflicted to their respective properties by the explosion of the Deep Water Horizon oil rig. -
Trial attorney Daniel Becnel seeking St. John the Baptist Parish President post
RESERVE – Daniel Becnel Jr. did not want to run for St. John the Baptist Parish President but the way he sees it, he doesn’t have much of a choice. -
Correction: Louisiana plaintiff attorneys to make millions from local government Deepwater Horizon settlement
NEW ORLEANS – Of the $371 million in Deepwater Horizon settlements awarded to local governments last month, Louisiana law firms stand to rake in a hefty percentage of that in legal fees. The influx of cash to local governments, part of a $687.4 million settlement oil giant BP made to state and local governing agencies across the Gulf Coast due to the oil spill, means big paydays for a handful of politically connected Louisiana law firms. One of the largest beneficiaries of the settlement is H -
Deepwater Horizon cleanup worker sues BP, alleging health hazards
An oil industry worker is suing BP, alleging alleging negligence and breach of duty in the Deepwater Horizon spill that he says led to the plaintiff’s permanent injuries. -
Deepwater Horizon cleanup worker sues BP, alleging health hazards
An oil industry worker is suing a major oil company alleging negligence and breach of duty in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill allegedly leading to the plaintiff’s permanent injuries. -
Family faults BP for death attributed to Deepwater Horizon incident
A family is suing a major oil company alleging negligence and wrongful death originating from their father and husband’s fatal workplace exposure to toxins in 2010. -
Lawyer says plaintiffs who opted out of the BP settlement deserve justice; Brent Coon files request for cases to be moved to state court
NEW ORLEANS – More than five years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion and the subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, attorney Brent Coon and more than 3,000 of his clients have not received a hearing on their legal claims against BP PLC. -
Deepwater Horizon fee committee named; Plaintiffs’ attorneys to make suggestions on own pay
NEW ORLEANS – A group of plaintiffs’ attorneys involved in the Deepwater Horizon settlement have been appointed to oversee suggestions for the pay they will receive for settling the case.