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Asbestos plaintiff corrects memory after 17 years, saving lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A onetime dockworker who couldn’t recall asbestos exposure in 2004 but recovered the memory by the time he was deposed again in 2021 salvaged a lawsuit over the death of his wife, who allegedly succumbed to lung cancer caused by asbestos dust the worker brought home on his clothes. -
ABC News to face lawsuit after video of football team chanting N-word gets Black coach fired
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - ABC News must defend itself against a defamation suit by a high school football coach who was fired from his job after a video emerged of his team chanting the N-word at a pregame locker room rally. -
Teacher who emailed pictures of used diapers to fifth-grader gets Louisiana school board in legal trouble
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana school board was inappropriately dismissed from a lawsuit by the mother of a child who accused his special education teacher of taking him to weekend outings and e-mailing pictures of diapers and “guys at bars,” an appeals court ruled. -
Missed deadline dooms Louisiana legal malpractice lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A New Orleans man who lost a $600,000 judgment to his former partner in a venture to renovate houses after Hurricane Katrina also lost his chance to win money from his lawyers after an appeals court tossed his legal malpractice lawsuit over a missed deadline. -
Court persuaded carbon black facility was hotbed for asbestos, affirms seven-figure ruling
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana appeals court has affirmed a multimillion-dollar asbestos verdict against carbon black manufacturer Birla Carbon USA. -
Court rules for Sofia Vergara in case said to be brought by unborn children
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Actress Sofia Vergara has received a favorable ruling in Louisiana in a lawsuit brought by a former boyfriend who says he’s acting on behalf of their unborn children.