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'Seems like lawyers who made stupid mistakes,' professor says of fake subpoena practice
NEW ORLEANS – The practice of district attorney offices in Jefferson and Orleans parishes sending out fake subpoenas to reluctant witnesses to get them to talk to prosecutors has probably been done that way for a long time, according to one law professor. -
Laundry turns over more than 6,000 pages in document production agreement
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and the Indianapolis woman who is suing him for failing to fulfill her document request for more than six months have signed a document production agreement. -
Officials critical of district attorney's use of fake subpoenas
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans City Councilman Jason Williams thinks the bar association might launch a probe into a district attorney's office's practice of issuing “fake” subpoenas to potential witnesses in cases it is prosecuting. -
Couple seeks damages after golf cart incident at Kenner club
NEW ORLEANS — A Florida couple has sued a Louisiana resident after an incident that involved the husband being run over by a golf cart. -
Entergy welcomes U.S. attorney as new ethics and compliance head
Kenneth Polite, who was the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana until he resigned on March 24, will now head an ethics office with Entergy, a private sector energy company. -
Louisiana justice’s civil rights case against peers denied
A federal judge recently refused to reverse a lower court's decision to dismiss a case brought by a Louisiana Supreme Court justice who accused four of his colleagues of allegedly violating his civil rights. -
Business broker accused of illegal tracking
New developments have surfaced in an ongoing legal battle between business broker and Michelle Seiler-Tucker, founder and president of Capital Business Solutions, and two former employees. -
Killer of New Orleans Saints football player sues widow
In a bizarre turn of events, the convicted killer of New Orleans Saints football player Will Smith has filed a lawsuit against Smith’s widow, who he wounded with gunfire, seeking damages for lost property, medical injuries, lost wages, mental anguish and emotional distress. -
Inmate held illegally for weeks files lawsuit against Orleans Parish
A New Orleans man held in two different state inmate facilities almost four weeks after his official release date recently filed a federal lawsuit against Orleans Parish and state officials. -
Pacific Legal Foundation argues on behalf of Louisiana businesses
Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), the oldest public-interest legal organization of its kind, continues to make a marked difference in defending Americans' Fifth Amendment rights. -
Suit alleges Dillard University fails to protect female students from harassment, rape
NEW ORLEANS — A nationwide women's organization is suing Dillard University, alleging failure to protect female students from rape and sexual harassment. -
Attorney calls on Louisiana lawyers to do pro bono work
Louisiana is not only one of the poorest state’s in the nation, it is also one of four states that provide zero funding for legal aid. -
Declining tobacco sales concern for the Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation
The declining sales of cigarettes were named as the reason for recent decrease in assets held by the Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation (TSFC). -
Lawsuit alleges Lafayette police officer Illegally deleted photo of suspect
LAFAYETTE — A Lafayette corrections officer illegally deleted a photo a suspect’s mother took on her cellphone, a lawsuit filed in federal court claims. -
Brown beats Chase in tight race between Orleans Parish judges for 4th Circuit seat
NEW ORLEANS — In a tight race between a pair of Orleans Parish Civil District judges for an open seat on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeal, Paula Brown edged out her friend, Tiffany Chase. -
Appeals court approves ads pulled from campaign
NEW ORLEANS — Civil district-court candidate Suzy Montero has the right to run campaign ads against her contender for a seat on the Orleans Parish Civil District Court bench, according to the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal. -
Death row inmates sue Louisiana officials over solitary confinement policy
Death row inmates at a Louisiana prison filed a class-action suit, claiming Louisiana officials violated their constitutional rights against cruel and unusual punishment by placing them in solitary confinement for long periods of time. -
Indiana woman sues Louisiana AG for failing to fulfill open records requests
An Indiana woman has been waiting more than six months for Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry to fulfill her public records requests for information, including his contracts with law firms and his correspondence with gas and oil companies. -
Judge suing judge case is not run-of-the-mill
LAFAYETTE — A legal-ethics expert says a pending case challenging the competency of a federal judge in Louisiana has several components that are outside the norm of a typical civil lawsuit. -
Louisiana AG office works at clearing up complaints toward it regarding flood-related fraud
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office has spent the last month clarifying the department’s role in fraud cases for flood victims.