News from 2018
University of New Orleans seeks more than $3,900 in sums due
NEW ORLEANS – The University of New Orleans is seeking more than $3,900.
Delgado Community College is seeking over $1,200
NEW ORLEANS – A community college is seeking over $1,200 in sums due.
Carrington Mortgage claims defendant owes over $115,000
GRETNA – A mortgage company is seeking more than $115,000.
Standard Mortgage files lawsuit for past due sums
GRETNA – A mortgage company is seeking more than $100,000.
Rushmore Loan Management is seeking more than $114,000
GRETNA – A loan company is seeking more than $114,000.
Photographer sues entertainment company for using his copyrighted photo of Macy Gray on its website
NEW ORLEANS — A photographer recently filed a federal suit accusing a Louisiana-based entertainment company of using his copyrighted photo of singer-songwriter Macy Gray on its website without giving the photographer credit.
Federal judge says National Marine Fisheries Service overstepped its authority in creating aquaculture zone
NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge in Louisiana recently granted a motion for summary judgment filed by several fishing and wildlife associations and environmental groups to prevent the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) from establishing an aquaculture zone in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.
Judge rejects class action lawsuit against mayor's court of Gretna
A federal judge threw out a class action lawsuit over traffic tickets handled by the municipal court in Gretna.
Ponchatoula attorney receives deferred suspension, probation
Ponchatoula attorney Sherry Alane King received a fully-deferred suspension following a Sept. 28 Louisiana Supreme Court decision after allegations she falsified a court document.
'Top attorney' for 2018 placed on interim suspension for threat of harm
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Metairie attorney Robert Bartholomew Evans III, selected by a professional association as "Top Attorney" for 2018, has been indefinitely suspended for "threat of harm" following a recent Louisiana Supreme Court order.
Baton Rouge attorney indefinitely suspended following guilty plea to child pornography charge
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Baton Rouge attorney Christopher Gerard Young was indefinitely suspended following a recent Louisiana Supreme Court order after he was sentenced last spring on a child pornography charge.
Breach of contract suit in coal shipping dispute seeks $1 million in damages
NEW ORLEANS – American Commercial Barge Line recently filed a federal suit against Tricon Steamship Agency Inc. for breach of contract in the delivery of coal by barge from Kentucky to Louisiana.
Bossier City attorney on interim suspension faces additional 3-year suspension
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Bossier City attorney John E. Settle Jr., who has already been suspended, faces possible additional suspension following a recommendation issued Sept. 26 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) panel.
University of New Orleans is seeking more than $2,500 in sums due
NEW ORLEANS – A university is seeking more than $2,500 in sums due.
Prolonged employment dispute in Baton Rouge Public Works Department ends
An appeals ended a long-running employment dispute on Sept. 21 between a former public works employee and the city of Baton Rouge.
CARLETON HEBERT WITTENBRINK & SHOENFELT LLC: What is "fraudulent misrepresentation"?
Most people generally understand the term "fraud" to mean something purporting to be what it is not.
Quality Sitework Materials is seeking over $37,000
GRETNA – A materials company is seeking more than $37,000 in sums due.
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: FAB FIVE: Taylor Porter Selected Among “Best Places to Work” for Fifth Consecutive Year
For the fifth consecutive year, Taylor Porter was ranked as one of the “Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge” by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report in the publication’s 2018 rankings of companies, announced today at an awards breakfast ceremony held at the Crowne Plaza.
Millenium Group is seeking more than $171,000
GRETNA – An LLC is seeking over $171,000 in sums due.
Portfolio Recovery Associates is seeking more than $2,400
GRETNA – A portfolio recovery company is seeking more than $2,400.