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Fifth Circuit finds attorney-client privilege extended to LSU sexual misconduct investigation records
NEW ORLEANS – A trio of federal appellate judges has ruled that Louisiana State University did not break the law when it kept records related to a sexual misconduct investigation against its former football coach, Les Miles, off-campus, finding that the documents were covered by attorney-client privilege.
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Appeals court upholds $5.5M wrongful death awards to daughters of man who died from mesothelioma
NEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana state appeals court has upheld a total amount of $5.5 million in wrongful death damages, awarded to the daughters of a man who worked for Shell Oil Company and later died of mesothelioma.