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Attorney: Court reporters board bound by challenged statute
NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters is bound by a decades-old law prohibiting the use of high-volume contracts by reporting firms, according to the attorney representing the board in an anti-competition lawsuit filed by Veritext Corp. -
Attorney: Officers who questioned exonerated woman knew of mental illness
RENO, Nev. – Cleared of a murder charge after spending 35 years in prison for the crime, Anita Carter, also known as Cathy Woods, has filed a lawsuit against the Louisiana officers who obtained a false confession, as well as against law enforcement officials in Nevada. -
Saints, Pelicans owner, trustees working to resolve ownership dispute
NEW ORLEANS – The attorney representing one of two trustees named in a lawsuit filed by New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans owner Tom Benson said the parties are working hard to iron out their differences with a February trial date looming. -
Federal agencies allow removal of New Orleans monument commemorating white supremacist revolt
NEW ORLEANS – Federal agencies will not block the removal of a New Orleans monument that pays tribute to the white supremacist revolt in the Battle of Liberty Place. -
Benson family feud over sports teams will move to the courtroom
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has set a Feb. 8, 2017, trial date to reach a decision in Tom Benson’s lawsuit seeking to remove shares of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans from a trust entrusted to his estranged heirs. -
Louisiana corrections department accused of not providing interpreters for hard of hearing
BATON ROUGE — A class action suit alleges Louisiana violates federal law by not providing deaf and hard of hearing probationers and parolees with qualified interpreters and other aids during classes and meetings. -
Compliance administrator named to embattled Orleans Parish Prison under DOJ consent decree order
NEW ORLEANS — The new compliance director taking the reins of the Orleans Justice Center comes to Louisiana from Maryland with 40 years of experience in corrections. -
Special counsel: Best and brightest in legal field attracted to health care law
BATON ROUGE – Health care law is attracting the best and brightest in the legal profession, according to the former Louisiana assistant attorney general currently on Jones Walker's new special counsel on the firm's health care practice team. -
Activists accuse Baton Rouge officials of illegal arrests
BATON ROUGE — Pointing to news reports, cell phone videos and photographs, three people who were arrested during protests in Baton Rouge after the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling are suing Baton Rouge officials and state police for civil rights violations, alleging police responded to protesters in a “militarized and aggressive manner.” -
State cosmetology board ‘does not want my business to survive,’ plaintiff in threading lawsuit says
NEW ORLEANS – It's white cotton thread, eyebrows and maybe a little facial hair. -
New motions filed in professor's lawsuit seeking equal application of monument ordinance
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – The Tulane University professor challenging a city ordinance that promoted a New Orleans' City Council vote to remove statues of Confederate-era historical figures says he has received much support for his case. -
Gusman expected to choose jail compliance director by Aug. 26
NEW ORLEANS — Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman is close to picking the new compliance director who will run the Orleans Justice Center. -
Sons of Confederate Veterans say suit over Confederate flag not about hatred and racism
ALEXANDRIA – The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) Louisiana Division sued Natchitoches Mayor Lee Posey and the state on Aug. 4 for barring the organization from waiving the Confederate battle flags in a parade last year. -
Judge rules Lil Wayne must settle with Cash Money Records CEO before Universal suit can proceed
NEW ORLEANS – A rapper’s lawsuit against a music company has been put on hold until he settles disputes with another label. -
Appellate court rules woman can testify what she said in confession in alleged abuse case
BATON ROUGE – A Louisiana appellate court on Aug. 1 ruled that a young woman who claims she was sexually abused as a minor by an adult member of the congregation of Our Lady of Assumption Roman Catholic church in Clinton can tell a jury what she claims to have told a priest during confession. -
Wrongful prison death lawsuit shines light on growing problem in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE -- A wrongful death lawsuit concerning a 72-year-old man who died in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison is moving forward. -
Law clerk files suit against lawyers, claiming defamation
MONROE — A court clerk is filing suit against three attorneys in Louisiana, alleging they made false accusations against her in court through lawsuits. -
Anti-corruption blog investigation in Terrebonne Parish is allowed to continue
HOUMA – Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter has vowed to continue investigating the “Exposedat” anti-corruption blog despite the fact that it includes information about himself and his wife's employer, local politician and insurance broker Tony Alford. -
Jefferson Parish suits against gulf oil, gas industries dismiss after parish fails to correctly review permits
BATON ROUGE – A district court judge has dismissed several lawsuits filed against the oil and gas industry in southern Louisiana that regarded permit violations under the Coastal Zone Management Act. -
Louisiana attorney general defends hiring of former opponent's daughter
BATON ROUGE (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is defending his decision to hire the daughter of his former election opponent.