News from August 2018
Capital One seeks over $22,000 from former account holder
GRETNA – Capital One is seeking more than $22,000 in sums due.
TD Auto Finance is seeking more than $8,900
GRETNA – An auto finance company alleges that they are owed more than $8,800.
LVNV Funding files lawsuit seeking over $1,300
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking more than $1,300 in sums due.
LVNV Funding seeks more than $1,200 in sums due
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking more than $1,200 in sums due.
Cach LLC claims it is owed more than $8,800
GRETNA – A financial company is seeking more than $8,800 in sums due.
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Best Lawyers 2019 Edition Honors 30 Taylor Porter Attorneys; Five Selected “Lawyer of the Year”
Taylor Porter is pleased to announce that 30 of the firm's attorneys are included in the Best Lawyers in America® 2019 – an annual list compiled since 1983 and universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence in which rankings are based on a peer-review survey in which more than 50,000 leading attorneys cast nearly five million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.
MOULEDOUX BLAND LEGRAND & BRACKETT: Alan G. Brackett Included in The Best Lawyers in America 2019
Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett is pleased to announce that member Alan G. Brackett has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 for New Orleans, Louisiana for Admiralty and Maritime Law.
DEUTSH KERRIGAN LLP: The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Announced
Deutsch Kerrigan LLP, a regional insurance defense firm, is pleased to announce the inclusion of 26 attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019.
MOULEDOUX BLAND LEGRAND & BRACKETT: Patrick Babin to Speak at Defense Base Act Symposium
Member Patrick Babin will be speaking on a panel at the Willis Towers Watson Defense Base Act Symposium on October 4.
Judge clears way for injured rail worker's suit against NOPB to proceed
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently cleared the way for a jury to hear a civil case filed by a switchman for the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad who was injured while moving railcars.
Judge dismisses several claims in company's suit alleging payroll scheme by two employees
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently agreed to toss out several claims by a Cut Off company that is suing two former employees in an alleged payroll scheme.
Shreveport attorney sued by quadriplegic client three years ago goes on disability inactive status
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Longtime Shreveport attorney Norman R. Gordon, sued about three years ago by a former client who alleged he was misled into a bad settlement, has been voluntarily placed on disability inactive status following an Aug. 7 Louisiana Supreme Court order.
Elections: What’s at Stake
If there ever were a time in U.S. history when the phrase “elections have consequences” would be most accurate, now would be that time. The contrast between the past and current United States President could not be more different. Under President Obama, we experienced moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, endless regulations and negative rhetoric.
Ducote ineligible for state Supreme Court run
A Louisiana Supreme Court candidate’s challenge to stay in the 2018 General Election has been lost.
Food hall cannot open new eateries under 'St. Roch Market' name until trial, judge rules
A federal judge blocked a New Orleans food hall from using the St. Roch Market name for other restaurants around the United States.
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.
Transformer maker's bid to collect for shipping damage shut down by appeals court
NEW ORLEANS – A Netherlands-based power transformer manufacturer that filed a lawsuit after three of its transformers were damaged en route to St. Gabriel, Louisiana, recently lost its bid to collect damages in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Public service drives New Orleans attorney as she prepares to lead the American Bar Association
NEW ORLEANS — For Judy Perry Martinez, president-elect of the American Bar Association (ABA), the fact that her term will fall within the centennial celebration of the adoption of 19th Amendment to the Constitution holds special meaning.
Cach LLC claims open account of over $1,800
GRETNA – An LLC is seeking more than $1,800 in sums due.
Deville Asset Management claims client owes over $6,300
GRETNA – A management company is seeking more than $6,300 in sums due.