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NFL seeks to continue 'Who Dat' trial

By Alejandro de los Rios | Feb 16, 2011

Attorneys for the NFL filed a motion Feb. 15 to continue trial in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The NFL states that their motion is unopposed.Who Dat? Inc..

BP MDL hearing set Feb. 25 will be moved to larger courtroom

By Alejandro de los Rios | Feb 16, 2011

Barbier The monthly status conference in the BP oil spill multi-district litigation (MDL) schedule for Feb. 25 has been moved to the courtroom of U.S.R. Lemelle. 15.m

Rigger sues over liftboat accident

By Michelle Massey | Feb 15, 2011

A liftboat rigger has filed a Jones Act lawsuit against his employer in order to recover damages for humiliation and physical injuries he claims to have suffered in an accident. 20, 2010.U.S. R

Sierra Club files motion to intervene in BP MDL

By Alejandro de los Rios | Feb 15, 2011

Huber The Sierra Club filed a motion to join a lawsuit filed by the U.S.Boulder, Colo. 7."The motion claims that the Sierra Club and the U.S.The U.S

Lawyers want Barbier to rewrite order preventing them from suing Deepwater captain and crew

By Steve Korris | Feb 15, 2011

Itkin Houston lawyers want U.S. In a Feb." Barbier set the motion for hearing on March 2. The U.S. He also inherited an argument of the U.S

Louisiana delegation pushes BP to pay to fix oyster beds

By Alejandro de los Rios | Feb 14, 2011

The letter was sent Feb. 8 and was signed by Senators Mary Landrieu (D) and David Vitter (R) and Representatives Rodney Alexander (R), Charles Boustany Jr."Louisiana is home to more than 1. 22

Becnel challenges Barbier's authority over GCCF

By Steve Korris | Feb 14, 2011

Becnel NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana lawyer Danny Becnel challenges the authority of U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier over Gulf Coast Claims Facility chief Ken Feinberg

Colombia law professor says Katrina ruling could have lasting impact on environmental law

By Alejandro de los Rios | Feb 11, 2011

Gerrard A Columbia law professor warned that a court ruling which held the U.S. Speaking at the DRI Toxic Tort and Environmental Law conference held Feb.S.

Worker claims she was wrongfully fired for missing work while in jail

By Michelle Massey | Feb 10, 2011

A cook who was fired after missing a few days of work while in jail on drug and traffic violation charges, claims her civil rights were violated. 12 in the LaFourche Parish District Court. 31. Zerlin

BP shareholders protest Barbier order to Ellison

By Steve Korris | Feb 10, 2011

On Feb. Paul Yetter of Houston, on behalf of New York and Ohio pension funds, told Ellison that Barbier's order was potentially prejudicial to investors who lost billions

DOJ attorney says feds' focus on environmental justice is 'reinvigorated'

By Alejandro de los Rios | Feb 10, 2011

""We stand at the threshold at a new chapter in our efforts of creating environmental justice as a reality," Simms said during a speech before a DRI-sponsored toxic tort conference."

Red light camera suit reassigned to fourth judge in Orleans Parish

By Alejandro de los Rios | Feb 10, 2011

A class action suit against the city of New Orleans has been reassigned to its fourth judge and now waits for conference dates to be set in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. 7

Toxic tort defender says lawyers in oil spill MDL won't say 'word one' about case

By Alejandro de los Rios | Feb 10, 2011

Morris Chicago attorney H."I said, 'Why don't you call some of the people who do have clients in the oil spill?" Morris said in his opening remarks."

Improper lane change caused tractor-trailer wreck on Huey Long Bridge, suit claims

By Michelle Massey | Feb 10, 2011

After receiving injuries in a wreck on the Huey P.James and Tonya Aikman filed suit against Charles Evans Trucking, Joseph Hensarling Jr. and Cherokee Insurance Co. on Feb. Long.U.S. R.Case No

Shareholders: One more disaster and it's lights out for BP

By Steve Korris | Feb 9, 2011

"The Deepwater Horizon disaster was BP's last and final wakeup call," Thomas Ajamie of Houston wrote in a 107-page consolidated shareholder complaint filed Feb. 4 in the Southern District of Texas.S

Construction company sued for failing to barricade boat launch

By Michelle Massey | Feb 8, 2011

A Jefferson Parish couple has filed a lawsuit against a local construction company for failing to barricade a boat launch that was under construction., ABC Insurance Co., Great Southern Dredging Inc

Asbestos jury trial set to start in Orleans Parish

By Alejandro de los Rios | Feb 8, 2011

A 10-day asbestos jury trial is set to begin in Judge Piper Griffin's courtroom on Feb. 14 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.The family of Thomas H. Jefferson Jr..., Ports America Gulfport Inc

Offshore worker sues after crane slams into platform

By Michelle Massey | Feb 8, 2011

An offshore worker has filed a lawsuit against the operators of a crane after he was slammed into an offshore platform.Gilbert Williams filed suit against Seatrax of Louisiana Inc. on Feb. 29, 2010.U

Judge denies motion for protective order in 'Who Dat' lawsuit

By Alejandro de los Rios | Feb 8, 2011

NFL Properties LLC and the Saints filed the motion on Feb. 1. It asked to allow parties involved to label "protected information" for any files deemed confidential by a disclosing party.Who Dat? Inc.

FEMA and DHS sued over Orleans Parish 911 Call Center

By Michelle Massey | Feb 8, 2011

The lawsuit, filed on Jan. When Hyatt issued an eviction notice, the district claims that it was not able to restore or build another location that would suffice as a 911 center.U.S.Case No