News published on Louisiana Record in October 2023

NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man is suing The Home Depot after he was injured while visiting a store.

NEW ORLEANS — A St. Bernard Parish woman claims she was terminated from her employment with Progressive Services after she was sexually harassed by her supervisor.

Nikki Trufant-Wade is a versatile professional with a background in entertainment, political science, and business who ultimately found her true calling in communications.

A website owner and journalist is suing Bossier City officials for violations of the First Amendment, Louisiana Constitution and the state’s open-meeting law, arguing that recent City Council rules and actions quash free speech by those with disfavored viewpoints.

Southern University Law Center (SULC) Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell and Law Center student Christopher Adkins, joined forces to organize a historical grave marker ceremony for the late Louis A. Martinet who died in 1917.

The state Supreme Court earlier this month weighed in on a lawsuit filed by the parents of a 5-year-old who suffered a hip injury during a playground incident at St. George School in East Baton Rouge Parish.

NEW ORLEANS — A man is suing JanTran alleging he was injured while he was working on a transportation vessel.

NEW ORLEANS — A man is suing Grass Gator Lawn Care Company alleging employees weren't properly paid overtime pay in a class action lawsuit in federal court.

An East Baton Rouge court last week disqualified a New Orleans law firm from representing the Louisiana Board of Pardons as a result of conflict-of-interest allegations in an ongoing legal dispute over an effort to grant clemency to death-row inmates.

Congratulations to all of the newly admitted attorneys sworn in on Oct. 16, 2023 at the Bar Admission Ceremony! LSBA President Shayna L. Sonnier, YLD Chair Senae D. Hall, Associate Justice Piper D. Griffin, Louisiana Supreme Court, and Chief Justice John L. Weimer, Louisiana Supreme Court.

Taylor Porter is pleased to announce that Partner Micheal S. Walsh has been appointed to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2024.

Tulane Law student Lakshmi “Lex” Kumar has embraced her second chance at life.

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari and will hear Louisiana and Missouri vs. Biden et al., offering an opportunity to present this landmark case and defend the First Amendment at the highest court in the land.

D.R. Horton, which bills itself as “America’s largest new home builder,” is appealing a federal judge’s decision to send a potential class-action lawsuit alleging widespread, humidity-induced structural damage back to state court in Louisiana.

CHARLESTON — A bipartisan group of 33 state attorneys general have sued Meta alleging the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Instagram and its other social media platforms that purposefully addict children and teens.

The work that Professor Carla Laroche is doing – exploring the barriers that prevent underrepresented communities from gaining access to justice – is tailor-made to her interests and passions.

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - BP and Shell have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit by a Louisiana parish over coastal flooding, saying they can’t get a fair trial in a place where any jurors know they have the opportunity to pump billions of dollars into their troubled local economy by ruling against the oil companies.

October marks the observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. joins the U.S. Department of Justice in commemorating DVAM, paying tribute to victims and survivors, and saluting the dedication of advocates, service providers, justice professionals, law enforcement officers, and first responders who tirelessly work in support of survivors. Domestic violence, dating violence, and intimate partner violence can have long-lasting impacts and consequences. Approximately one in four women and one in seven men will experience severe domestic violence in their lifetimes; however, rates are disproportionately higher for American Indian and Alaska Native populations, women of Color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and two-spirit people, and people with disabilities. DVAM provides an opportunity to spread awareness about domestic violence and encourage everyone to play a role in ending gender-based violence. “We want our community to know that we are here to support victims and survivors in the Middle District of Louisiana – not just in October, but every month,” said U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. “And we who serve as federal prosecutors for the Middle District of Louisiana have a duty to use all the tools at our disposal—and leverage our partnerships with local law enforcement and prosecutors—to ensure victims have a viable path to safety and justice.”

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) recently introduced legislation that would stop foreign entities and governments from funding litigation in American courts.

Southern University Law Center’s (SULC) Office of Financial Aid recently held its Fall Open House event.