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Louisiana not so busy in employment lawsuits, but attorneys can learn from recent report, litigation data expert says
A California-based legal analytics provider has found that about one-third of all employment-related lawsuits filed in federal court over a 10-year period were bought in the Southeast. -
Insurer absolved from paying out for contractor's damages in construction project gone bad
NEW ORLEANS – The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently turned down a construction company's bid to recover damages from its excess insurance provider after the insurer denied the contractor's claim regarding a courthouse project that went wrong. -
Texas judge rejects call to dismiss DACA lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen entered a one-sentence order rejecting a motion to dismiss a multistate effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA, filed Tuesday by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund . -
Fifth Circuit Appeals Court issues multi-faceted ruling on employment dispute
An employment dispute between a seller of ocean-going cruises and one of its sales people was reviewed by a three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, on April 23, resulting in a mixed verdict. -
DoorDash’s arbitration clause in independent contractor agreement upheld
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has upheld a finding from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas for arbitration between an employee and a food delivery service. -
Judge partially dissents from appeals court decision to reverse lower court ruling in West Nile death
An appeals court judge partially dissented in a recent decision to partially reverse a lower court ruling in the case of a Texas woman whose husband died following complications from West Nile virus in 2013. -
Production operator blames Wood Group and GOM Shelf for alleged work injuries
GALVESTON – A Louisiana man is suing two Texas companies, Wood Group PSN and GOM Shelf, in a dispute surrounding injuries he allegedly suffered while working on an oil platform. -
Rehearing denied in suit filed by soldiers against allegedly negligent Iraq battlefield contractor
NEW ORLEANS – A federal appeals court has denied an appeal by a group of Iraq war veterans who claim they were exposed to cancer causing chemicals by a military contractor.