News from October 2018
Lafayette Parish schools deny allegations that lottery process for admission to magnet academies is rigged
The Lafayette Parish School System is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit that alleges administrators conspired to rig the school system's lottery process for admission to magnet academies.
Madisonville attorney faces disbarment after allegedly stealing from his grandmother's estate
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Suspended Madisonville attorney Scott Robert Hymel faces possible permanent disbarment following a recent recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee after he allegedly stole from his grandmother's estate.
Lafayette attorney reprimanded, Slidell attorney indefinitely suspended in separate LA Supreme Court actions
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Lafayette attorney Jeanne Marie Laborde was publicly reprimanded and Slidell attorney Brian Anthony Dragon was indefinitely suspended in recent Louisiana Supreme Court actions.
Honda files notice to move suit filed in 2017 fatal crash in Rapides Parish to federal court
ALEXANDRIA – American Honda Motor Co. Inc. (AHM) recently filed notice to remove a products liability lawsuit from the 9th Judicial District Court for Rapides Parish to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Recently retired judge not immune from probe into judicial data breach, lawyer says
The recent resignation of the chief judge of Louisiana's Second Circuit Court of Appeal, who according to a posting on ktbs.com retired after he was allegedly involved in creating a hostile workplace for his colleagues, is complicated even more by an investigation of a law clerk who worked for the judge to see if impropriety was at play when computer files with sensitive information were accessed.
Financial company is seeking more than $25,000
GRETNA – A finance company is seeking more than $25,000.
New Penn Financial seeks more than $99,000 from mortgagor
GRETNA – A financial company is seeking more than $99,000 in sums due.
Bank of America files lawsuit seeking over $144,000
GRETNA – Bank of America is seeking more than $144,000 in sums due.
Nunez Community College is seeking more than $1,200 from a student
NEW ORLEANS – A community college is seeking more than $1,200 in sums due.
A credit union is seeking over $20,000 in sums due
GRETNA – A credit union is seeking over $20,000 in sums due.
Ally Bank is seeking more than $23,000 in sums due
GRETNA – A bank is seeking over $23,000 in sums due.
Gulf Coast Bank and Trust seeks over $160,000 on mortgage in default
GRETNA – A bank is seeking more than $160,000.
Hancock Whitney Bank claims it is owed more than $41,000
GRETNA – A bank is seeking more than $41,000 in sums due.
New Orleans attorney who allegedly purchased prescription medication from client faces disbarment
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Ineligible New Orleans attorney Sally Harrison Longmire Hingel faces possible disbarment following a recent recommendation by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee after she allegedly solicited and purchased prescription medication from a client.
Caliber Home Loans files lawsuit over unpaid mortgage
GRETNA – A loan company is seeking more than $157,000.
Network Funding is seeking over $158,000
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking more than $158,000.
Live Well Financial is seeking over $82,000 from mortgagor
NEW ORLEANS – A finance company is seeking more than $82,000 in sums due.
Reverse Mortgage Solutions says woman owes it over $77,000
NEW ORLEANS – A reverse mortgage company is seeking more than $77,000.
Reverse Mortgage Solutions claims estate owes it over $88,000
NEW ORLEANS – A mortgage company is seeking more than $88,000 in sums due.
Lakeview Loan Servicing claims mortgage of over $64,000 is in default
NEW ORLEANS – A loan company is seeking more than $64,000 in sums due.