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New Orleans shareholders suing BP fight English jurisdiction
Szak NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans city pension trustees leading shareholder litigation against BP directors over the Deepwater Horizon explosion want to hold their American ground rather than submit to...
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BP claims new findings of ‘systemic fraud’ in settlement program, asks for...
NEW ORLEANS – On Monday BP filed documents stating they have proof of “systemic fraud” within the settlement program that provides payments to those harmed by the 2010 oil spill. In their request to...
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La. law school to revamp educational approach, make legal study more practical
NEW ORLEANS – The Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is set to unveil a reworked educational approach to legal studies it says will make legal education more practical when the Class of 2017...
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Touro Infirmary sued over Hurricane Katrina patient death; Defendants deny...
NEW ORLEANS – A local hospital is being sued over a patient’s death during Hurricane Katrina. Yvonne Ainsworth, on behalf of her mother Sylvia Taylor, filed suit against American Home Assurance...
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La. constitutional amendment would make it easier to eliminate judgeships
BATON ROUGE – A bill that would create a constitutional amendment that would change the way judicial vacancies are handled is currently under consideration by the Louisiana House after passing the...
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BP denies defamation charges brought by New Orleans attorney
NEW ORLEANS – After being hit with a defamation lawsuit by a New Orleans area attorney who claims his law firm was mistaken with that of his brother’s in BP advertisements and an Associated Press story...
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Circus goer files suit after being knocked to the ground by clown
NEW ORLEANS – A circus attendee has filed suit after a clown, employed by the circus, bumped into her causing her to fall and suffer serious injuries. Darlene Edler Brisset filed suit against...
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After cases of alleged fraud exposed, claims administrator says tax documents...
NEW ORLEANS – After investigators found that two high-profile claims in the BP oil spill case were based on fraudulent tax documents, the man tasked with paying settlements says he has no plans to...
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Morris Bart meltdown: La. attorney attacked at law firm building by...
NEW ORLEANS – An attorney at one of the largest plaintiff’s firms in Louisiana was sent to the hospital recently after being attacked by the husband of a co-worker who alleged the two were having an...
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