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Mandeville attorney allowed to resign in lieu of discipline over misconduct blamed on cocaine addiction
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Mandeville attorney Gregory Timothy Discon, who was recommended for disbarment earlier this summer over admitted misconduct blamed on cocaine addiction, has been allowed to permanently resign following two Aug. 10 Louisiana Supreme Court orders. -
Appeals court rules 'public intimidation' law is too broad, unconstitutional
NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana's attorney general is unlikely to pursue legal action that led to the striking down of a decades-old "public intimidation" law, according to the the attorney representing the plaintiffs in two cases. -
Shreveport attorney sued by quadriplegic client three years ago goes on disability inactive status
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Shreveport attorney Norman R. Gordon, sued about three years ago by a former client who alleged he was misled into a bad settlement, has been voluntarily placed on disability inactive status following an Aug. 7 Louisiana Supreme Court order. -
Public service drives New Orleans attorney as she prepares to lead the American Bar Association
NEW ORLEANS — For Judy Perry Martinez, president-elect of the American Bar Association (ABA), the fact that her term will fall within the centennial celebration of the adoption of 19th Amendment to the Constitution holds special meaning. -
Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch admonishes 'billboard attorneys'
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch (LLAW) believes meritless lawsuits in the state are hurting businesses and taxpayers. -
LADB recommends suspension for New Orleans attorney convicted of 'chest bumping' DA
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Felix Anthony DeJean IV faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court after his conviction for allegedly "chest bumping" a district attorney while leaving a judge's chambers in 2015. -
LADB recommends suspension for New Orleans attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Tyrone F. Watkins faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court after he allegedly failed to expedite litigation in a client's expungement case. -
Suspended Larose attorney faces possible disbarment after allegedly being caught with contraband
NEW ORLEANS — Suspended Larose attorney Edward Duane Schertler II faces possible disbarment following a recommendation issued Aug. 9 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee after he allegedly was caught sneaking contraband into a detention facility. -
Graves says lawsuits against oil, gas not right approach
BATON ROUGE — Rep. Garret Graves (LA-6) believes lawsuits against oil and gas companies are not the right approach when it comes to fixing the state's coastline. -
UTC Labs being sued again, this time for allegedly backing out on $1.6 million settlement
NEW ORLEANS – UTC Labs, formerly known as Renaissance Rx, is again facing legal problems after being sued for breach of contract. -
Attorneys and political cronies - not state or plaintiffs - winners in coastal litigation, critics say
BATON ROUGE – More than a year after the release of a paper describing the many lawsuits against the energy industry by a "handful of powerful plaintiffs' firms" over coastal erosion, two experts in the field say that so far the winners are the attorneys and political cronies. -
Louisiana Supreme Court candidate speaks out on tax returns, address allegations
Richard Ducote, a candidate for associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, wants to set the record straight. -
Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch director wants wetland damage suits consolidated
Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch (LLAW) Executive Director Lana Sonnier Venable said it is a shame that a national panel of federal judges recently rejected a request by oil and gas companies to consolidate several wetland damage lawsuits brought by a half-dozen Louisiana parishes. -
Pelican Institute says tax-and-spend policies harm Louisiana
BATON ROUGE — The Pelican Institute for Public Policy says while Louisiana businesses have been a center of interest for trial attorneys across the country, the real victims are citizens of the state. -
Hearing committee recommends conditional reinstatement for Hammond attorney
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Hammond attorney Leonard E. Yokum Jr., admitted to the bar in Louisiana more than 50 years ago, faces possible conditional reinstatement following a recommendation issued July 31 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee. -
Legal battle between black farmers and Stine Seed Co. begins tomorrow
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Ahead of federal court hearing this month over alleged bogus soybean sales, the president of the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association (BFAA) asked the public to think about the nation's food safety. -
Environmental rights group lauds decision to allow review of paid actors at New Orleans council meeting
NEW ORLEANS — The head of an environmental rights group is praising a judge's decision to let power plant opponents gather potential evidence from an investigation into paid actors disrupting its protest against Entergy New Orleans at a New Orleans City Council meeting in October 2017. -
Bamboula's bar, former employee agree to settle sexual harassment claim
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans bar Bamboula’s has reached a settlement after former employee Julianna Vasquez filed a lawsuit claiming one of the bar's managers repeatedly sexually harassed her. -
Orleans Parish sheriff names New York Times in libel suit
A complaint filed in Eastern Louisiana Court July 13 brings claims of libel against the New York Times in its coverage of the office of Marlin Gusman, the sheriff of Orleans Parish. The case revolves around a 2018 story characterized as a video op-ed that appeared on the New York Times site. -
Louisiana watchdog group says more claims will follow Johnson & Johnson talc powder case
In the wake of the recent $4.69 billion court ruling against Johnson & Johnson over dozens of women claiming to have developed ovarian cancer after years of using the company's talcum powder products, a Louisiana watchdog group says similar cases will likely arise in the future.