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Voluntarily disqualified Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judge faces sexual harassment lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Byron C. Williams, who has been under investigation for almost a year on sexual harassment allegations and who recently agreed to an interim suspension, now faces a lawsuit filed by court clerk who claims the judge harassed her, according to news reports. -
Suit claims Stine Seed sold African-American Louisiana farmers sullied soybean seeds
African-American farmers in Louisiana have faced discrimination for far too long and it ends now, according to Thomas Burrell, president of the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association (BFAA). -
Louisiana Coalition for Common Sense director: Talc verdict indicative of St. Louis' 'judicial hellhole' standing
Jim Harris thinks the nearly $5 billion plaintiff award in the latest Johnson & Johnson asbestos trial says more about the jurisdiction where the verdict was rendered than it does about the strength of the evidence presented by the plaintiffs. -
New executive director of Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch vows to make a difference
Lana Sonnier Venable wants to raise awareness about lawsuit abuse and change the perception of what the state of Louisiana stands for. -
New Orleans attorney faces possible suspension following sexual encounter with cab driver
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Jennifer Elaine Gaubert faces possible suspension following a recommendation issued July 9 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over her criminal conviction stemming from a sexual encounter with a cab driver in 2012. -
Former New Orleans public defender readmitted following suspension over alleged stalking incident
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney and former public defender Trisha Ann Ward has been conditionally readmitted to practice law in Louisiana following a July 3 Louisiana Supreme Court decision and more than four years after her arrest in an alleged stalking incident. -
Mother's medical device lawsuit likely to be fact-intensive, attorney says
Attorney Timothy Sansone knows about product liability cases, such as the recent lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana by the mother of minor girl against the makers of a medical device used to control the temperature of patients undergoing cardiac surgeries. -
LADB hearing committee 'still perplexed' over motive for suspended attorney's alleged misconduct
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Winnfield attorney Laura J. Johnson, admitted to the bar in Louisiana almost 39 years ago, faces possible disbarment following a July 3 recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over her alleged misconduct on behalf of a client in a 2015 criminal case. -
LADB recommends suspension for Baton Rouge attorney over conflict of interest allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney Gregory Cook faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over conflict of interest allegations. -
New Orleans attorney faces recommended disbarment for allegedly writing worthless checks
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Tracey Michel Favorite faces possible disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over allegations she wrote bad checks over two years. -
LADB recommends suspension for New Orleans attorney after former client's complaint
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Hilliard Charles Fazande III faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over a complaint filed against him by a former client. -
LADB recommends disbarment for Covington attorney over multiple allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Covington attorney Raymond Charles Burkart III faces possible disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court regarding multiple allegations in a consolidated matter. -
LOGA president applauds decision to dismiss climate change lawsuits
The president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association (LOGA) applauds a California federal judge's decision to toss climate change lawsuits against Big Oil. -
Pelican Institute says Supreme Court's union ruling affirms importance of workplace freedom
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Wednesday in Janus v. AFSCME serves as an affirmation of how important workplace freedom is, the head of the Pelican Institute for Public Policy says. -
LMOGA president lauds dismissal of climate change lawsuits
BATON ROUGE — The president of the Louisiana Midcontinent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA) praised a California federal judge's decision to throw out lawsuits filed against big oil for allegations of climate change. -
Hammond attorney disbarred, two others on disability inactive status
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Hammond attorney Michael L. Thiel has been voluntarily disbarred and the status of two other attorneys has changed following June 25 Louisiana Supreme Court filings. -
Director of Louisiana lawsuit watchdog group calls climate change lawsuits against big oil misguided
BATON ROUGE — The executive director of Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch said the decision this week by a federal judge in California to throw out climate change lawsuits against big oil companies was not a surprise. -
LADB recommends suspension for former East Baton Rouge DA following domestic battery arrest
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney and former East Baton Rouge District Attorney David Gardner deBlieux faces possible suspension following a June 20 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee recommendation after his arrest last year for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife and another man. -
LADB recommends suspended Gretna attorney be disbarred
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Gretna attorney Juan Carlos Labadie faces possible disbarment following a June 21 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over consolidated allegations that included attempting to unseat an incumbent judge during a Jefferson Parish election about four years ago. -
Disabled man sues Superdome, claims violations of American with Disabilities Act
NEW ORLEANS - A 30-year season ticket holder of the New Orleans Saints, who is disabled, claims he was discriminated against by the owners because they did not offer an unobstructed view of the field.