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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana: Actions Taken on March 10
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity on March 10 in the suits below: -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana: Actions Taken on March 9
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity on March 9 in the suits below: -
March 9: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana docket for "personal injury" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on March 9. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Court activity on March 10: Palma Covington vs Monsanto Company
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity in the suit brought by Palma Covington against Monsanto Company on March 10: 'Summons Issued As To Monsanto Company. (ko)'. -
Case activity for Palma Covington vs Monsanto Company on March 9
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activities in the suit brought by Palma Covington against Monsanto Company on March 9. -
Permanent disbarment recommended for Covington attorney following 2017 harassment guilty plea
NEW ORLEANS – Disbarred Covington attorney Raymond Charles Burkart III faces possible permanent disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) Feb. 10 recommendation to the state Supreme Court. -
Shreveport attorney on probation, Covington attorney suspended in separate Louisiana Supreme Court orders
NEW ORLEANS – Shreveport attorney Charles Marvin Bradshaw II faces probation and Covington attorney Rusty J. Savoie has been suspended following separate Nov. 5 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceedings. -
Bribery allegations against state Supreme Court justice must be investigated, tort reform and policy advocates say
As an attempted bribery scandal raises a dark cloud over this weekend's runoff for a vacant seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court, tort reform and policy advocates say the state needs to investigate the matter. -
Crain, Liljeberg head to November runoff for vacant Louisiana Supreme Court District 1 seat
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Two Louisiana state appeals court judges, William J. "Will" Crain and Hans Liljeberg, will face off next month in the race for a vacant Louisiana Supreme Court seat. -
Coastal and oil litigators from trial bar pumping money into Louisiana Supreme Court race - again
NEW ORLEANS – The race for an open Louisiana Supreme Court seat in Saturday's primary is "high on intrigue, low on interest," but some of the state's coastal and oil litigators are backing one candidate while their opponents try to get voters' attention. -
Liljeberg receiving substantial support from coastal and oil litigators in Supreme Court race
NEW ORLEANS – Four Republicans are vying for an open Louisiana Supreme Court seat in the 1st District in Saturday's primary, with one candidate getting support from the state's coastal and oil litigators. -
State Supreme Court candidates discuss hot-button legal issues at Loyola
Privacy, search and seizure law, the separation of powers, and methods for interpreting state law were explored by the four candidates vying for a seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court during a gentlemanly discussion at Loyola School of Law on Wednesday. -
Americans for Prosperity boosts Schlegel's campaign for Louisiana Supreme Court
The Louisiana chapter of Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is going all in, with a six-figure budget, backing Metairie District Judge Scott Schlegel in the four way Republican race to replace Justice Greg G. Guidry on the Louisiana Supreme Court. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS PHILLIPS LLP: Furr Appointed Director Emeritus of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Board
Taylor Porter Partner Brett Furr has been appointed to the honorary position of Director Emeritus of the Board of the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. -
New Orleans attorney imprisoned on child porn conviction is permanently disbarred
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Imprisoned Baton Rouge attorney Victor Roy Loraso III has been voluntarily and permanently disbarred following a June 17 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding and his sentencing in March for child pornography. -
Former St. Tammany assistant DA on probation after she was fired over alleged drug theft
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Covington attorney and former 22nd Judicial District assistant district attorney Kimberly Elizabeth DeBrock, fired last year after her arrest for allegedly stealing prescription medication, is on probation following a May 20 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding. -
Former Orleans Parish assistant district attorney agrees to public reprimand
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Covington attorney and former Orleans Parish assistant district attorney Alan B. Tusa has agreed to a public reprimand following a May 20 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding and an office of disciplinary counsel (ODC) investigation. -
Case activity for Resolve Systems, Inc. vs Waste Management Louisiana, LLC on May 16
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activities in the suit brought by Resolve Systems, Inc. against Waste Management Louisiana, LLC on May 16: -
May 16: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana docket for "contract" cases
The following cases categorized as "contract" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on May 16. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in 11 Louisiana Restaurants Paying $461,754 in Back Wages, Damages to 141 Employees
After investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the owners and operators of a family of 11 restaurants with common ownership in Louisiana have paid $230,877 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 141 employees for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements.