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DOJ investigating Louisiana bar inquiries into mental health of prospective lawyers
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Attorney fee award reversed by appeals court in Texas voting rights case
NEW ORLEANS – Plaintiffs in a Texas redistricting battle who were initially awarded attorney’s fees by a district court were rebuffed in a ruling by the U.S. Fifth District Court of Appeals after being unable to prove they were the “prevailing party". -
Second week of phase 2 of BP trial comes to end
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Second phase of BP oil spill trial begins today
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Court of Appeals finds ADA accommodation need not facilitate employee’s essential job functions
NEW ORLEANS—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit partly affirmed and partly vacated a district court’s decision on a woman’s claims that her employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and fired her for filing charges with the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.The plaintiff in the case is former Assistant Attorney General Pauline G. Feist.The defendant is the -
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office sued by man for alleged police brutality and false arrest for recording peaceful protest
NEW ORLEANS – A Lafourche Parish man is suing the St.Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office and numerous deputies for alleged police brutality after he allegedly attempted to record a a peaceful protest against the living conditions of the parish prison.Carl Brown filed suit against St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Jack Strain Jr., personally and in his official capacity as the Sheriff of St. -
Accusations of greed strong two days into BP Gulf oil spill trial
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BP civil trial to begin today; Company could pay more than $17 billion in penalties
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BP criminal settlement approved by judge, remedial plan details to still be worked out
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Transocean comes to tentative $1.4 billion agreement with DOJ
NEW ORLEANS - The company that owned the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig that exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico has reached a tentative agreement with the Department of Justice. -
BP class action $7.8 billion settlement receives judge's approval
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Southeastern Louisiana University comes after student for alleged non-payment on loan
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans woman is being sued by the university she formerly attended for alleged non-payment of a student loan. -
BP receives record $4.5 billion criminal fine in plea agreement with Department of Justice
Federal Judge Carl Barbier is overseeing the civil penalty portion of the disaster penalties. NEW ORLEANS – British Petroleum has received the largest criminal penalty in history in their acceptance of a plea bargain with the U.S. Department of Justice that will see them pay $4.5 billion in criminal damages for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the events leading up to the disaster.
