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Class action lawsuit: Saints fans who bought tickets to NFC title game deserved better than that finish
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The penalty call not heard ’round the world – one that many believe would have sent the New Orleans Saints to the Super Bowl instead of the L.A. Rams – is being resurrected in a lawsuit filed against the National Football League (NFL) on behalf of everyone who bought a ticket to the infamous NFC championship game in January.
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Woman alleges Synergy Law did not contact mortgage servicer, failed to provide refund
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Cut Off, Louisiana resident has filed a class-action lawsuit against Virginia firm over allegations of fraud regarding its mortgage services.
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Feds seek penalties against Shell Offshore over 2016 oil spill
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The federal government has filed a suit against Shell Offshore Inc. over a May 2016 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Louisiana credit union settles EEOC charges of firing worker who criticized racially offensive video
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana credit union will pay $110,000 to settle a federal agency's lawsuit that alleges the company fired an African-American branch manager because she complained that a training video was racially offensive.
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EEOC: Specialty apparel chain fired employee after learning she was pregnant
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against a New Orleans specialty apparel chain, alleging the company fired one of its managers after learning she was pregnant.
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Louisiana, federal government allege Shell is liable for damages from Gulf oil spill
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The federal government and Louisiana are seeking damages from an oil production company over a 2016 pipeline leak that discharged several thousand gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Judge tosses TCPA claim over texts from Anthem, calls suit 'unwarranted'
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Anthem Inc. and others that alleged the company sent unwanted text messages in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
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Declaratory judgment sought for agreement between two New Orleans law firms
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A law firm in Orleans Parish, New Orleans is seeking declaratory judgment from the court regarding an agreement with another law firm in the parish.
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Academy of Allergy & Asthma in Primary Care alleges insurers conspired to fix prices
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A nonprofit organization consisting of more than 250 member physicians and a company engaged in allergy testing allege that health insurers are conspiring against them.
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New book details attorney’s frustrations with MDL: Handling of cases becoming ‘more and more deplorable’
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Nearly 40 percent of civil cases pending in federal courts across the country are consolidated into multidistrict litigation, resulting in “a shift away from the rule of law to a system of arbitrary justice,” says Tampa attorney Brian Donovan in his new book on his experience and frustrations with MDL.
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Dispute between law firms over fee-sharing agreement transferred to New Jersey court
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A judge has granted a transfer motion filed by law firm Stull, Stull & Brody in a lawsuit against it filed by The Whitehead Law Firm and Goforth, Lewis & Sanford.
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Law firms butt heads over share of fees in Vioxx class action settlement
Kahn Swick & Foti LLC, considered one of the nation’s premier boutique securities litigation law firms, filed its lawsuit against Milberg LLP in November. The Louisiana firm contends Milberg owes it millions in fees from work it did on litigation concerning Merck’s painkiller Vioxx.
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Settlement reached in Advanced Care Scripts class action over faxes
The settlement totals $9.25 million, with each member of the class who received an unsolicited fax from Advanced to be awarded $500 to $1,500.
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Court reporting firm accuses board of examiners of unlawful conspiracy
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — A New Jersey court reporting firm is suing members of a Louisiana board of examiners, alleging unlawful behavior.