News from 2018
Alleged assailant dismissed from case against Baton Rouge General Medical Center
After a mentally impaired patient was fatally beaten, the State of Louisiana Court of Appeal for the First Circuit determined on Oct. 25 that the man who allegedly assaulted him should legally be dismissed from the personal injury lawsuit.
Expert testimony dismissed in man's accidental death from bow and arrow
On Oct. 24, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth District affirmed a lower court’s testimony that barred an expert witness’s testimony from an accidental death involving a bow and arrow.
Collection agency is seeking more than $1,700
GRETNA – A collection agency is seeking more than $1,700 in sums due.
Bank of America is seeking more than $24,000 in lawsuit
GRETNA – Bank of America is seeking more than $24,000 in sums due.
Jefferson Capital files lawsuit seeking over $2,800
GRETNA – A capital company is seeking more than $2,800 in sums due.
Calvary Spv I seeks over $2,900 in lawsuit
GRETNA – A collection agency is seeking more than $2,900.
Regions Bank is seeking over $19,000
GRETNA – Regions Bank is seeking more than $19,000.
Midland Funding files lawsuit seeking over $5,200
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking damages over $5,200.
Cavalry SPV I seeks over $4,700 on open account
GRETNA – A bank is seeking over $4,700 in sums due.
Collection agency says account holder owes over $6,600
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking more than $6,000 in sums due.
Midland Funding claims it is owed over $2,900
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking more than $2,900 in sums due.
Midland Funding claims it is owed over $3,600
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking more than $3,600.
Jefferson Capital Systems seeks over $2,300 on open account
GRETNA – A capital company is seeking more than $2,300 in sums due.
Bank of America is seeking over $6,800
GRETNA – Bank of America is seeking more than $6,800.
Woman alleges her car was stuck by a driver for Israelite Baptist Church
GRETNA –A woman is seeking damages alleging that her car was struck by a driver for a church.
Home health agency seeks temporary restraining order in $2.3 million overpayment dispute
US Dept. of Health and Human Services Claims Company was overpaid
Disciplinary panel recommends Hammond attorney's third petition for reinstatement be rejected
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Hammond attorney Leonard E. Yokum Jr., admitted to the bar in Louisiana more than 50 years ago and suspended for almost a decade, may not be conditionally reinstated following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court.
Louisiana Oil and Gas Association praises Plaquemines Parish Council for attempt to withdraw from coastal lawsuit
After the Plaquemines Parish Council voted 4-3 on a measure to withdraw from a coastal lawsuit that threatens the oil and gas industry, Gifford Briggs, president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association (LOGA) published a response to the vote titled "Changing the Trajectory."
Trucking company not liable for hitting addict who wandered onto 'dark Louisiana highway'
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Mississippi upheld a jury verdict that absolved Total Transportation of Mississippi LLC and its employee, Will Gates, for blame in an accident in which Gates struck a pedestrian who wandered onto the highway, according to an Oct. 25 opinion.
Covington attorney disbarred over unearned fees, other allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Ineligible Covington attorney Raymond Charles Burkart III has been disbarred following a June 5 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding over multiple allegations in a consolidated matter.