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Law firm that represents Sean 'Diddy' Combs' accusers sued by Louisiana clients
A Houston attorney representing plaintiffs who allege hip-hop entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs engaged in sexual abuse and exploitation now faces a pair of lawsuits in Louisiana accusing the lawyer of negligently or fraudulently withholding settlement funds. -
Lawyer wants to fight AOB scheme allegations in arbitration
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - An attorney for a Houston firm accused of sneaking into homeowners' lives to take a cut of insurance proceeds says their lawsuits against him are subject to arbitration clauses they signed with a roofing company. -
Experts fail to make claim for safer forklift design in case of lost leg
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court has ruled against a man who lost his leg in a forklift accident, finding he failed to prove there was an alternative, safer design. -
Troubled hurricane lawyers continue to mess with former clients, rival firm says
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana law firm says McClenny Moseley & Associates, which is under fire for an alleged scheme to take fees from homeowners who weren't aware they had hired it, is hassling hundreds of former clients who have jumped ship. -
Lawyers withdraw but want firm to push class action against McClenny Mosely & Associates
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys hoping to push a class action lawsuit against a Houston law firm over its role in hurricane-related home repairs will hand the case off to co-workers because of their roles as special masters in Hurricane Ida litigation. -
Legal marketing firm fights class action over alleged AOB scheme run by Houston firm
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The man suing a Houston firm for allegedly secretly representing him in dealings with his insurance company fails to allege a legal marketing company's connection to what he calls a "vast scheme." -
Roofer aligned with lawyers in alleged scheme wants case in arbitration
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The roofing company accused of participating in a vast scheme to help lawyers take a chunk out of insurance proceeds meant for homeowners who suffered hurricane damage wants the case out of open court. -
Lawsuit says Houston firm took control of insurance dispute, failed to get proper value
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — A Louisiana couple allege a law firm negligently negotiated an insurance dispute settlement without allowing them to ever meet with an attorney. -
Mass tort lawyers settle with consulting firm after judge refuses to postpone trial
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Mass tort lawyers have settled their lawsuit against a consulting firm over a contested $2.5 million invoice. -
Contractor sues Louisiana town after being prosecuted for flying obscene anti-Biden flags on his pickup
A Louisiana contractor who displayed flags on his pickup expressing an graphic opinion of President Joe Biden has sued the town of Grand Isle for repeatedly ticketing him for violations of the state’s obscenity law. -
Sun Belt fights racism lawsuit, says Black employee was fired by Black boss
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The Sun Belt Conference has made its move to win a racial discrimination lawsuit, noting that the Black former chief compliance officer was fired by a Black commissioner. -
Shut out of cemetery tours, litigation not working for New Orleans group
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A New Orleans federal judge has again ruled against companies trying to get back into the city’s cemetery tourism industry. -
Mom's lawsuit over COVID vaccine given to teen son sent to Louisiana state court
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit alleging a 16-year-old was given the COVID-19 vaccine without the permission of his mother is headed back to state court after a brief stint in federal. -
Sun Belt wins dismissal of claim brought by former chief compliance officer
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The Sun Belt Conference has successfully defended itself in federal court from certain claims advanced by its former its former chief compliance officer. -
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Challenge to Louisiana sales tax system heads to Fifth Circuit after loss
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The Arizona-based jewelry company that challenged how Louisiana collects sales tax from online purchases is appealing its loss. -
Challenge to Louisiana sales tax fails in federal court
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has thrown out a legal challenge to the way Louisiana collects sales tax on online purchases. -
Sun Belt to face racial discrimination lawsuit in federal court
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The former chief compliance officer of the Sun Belt Conference really wants his racial discrimination lawsuit heard in a state court but a federal judge won’t allow it. -
Louisiana city and its hired guns get chance to sue Netflix, Hulu in state court
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Lawyers with government contracts to sue Netflix scored a small victory at the end of March when a federal court judge sent their case back to a Louisiana state court. -
After vaccinating son without mom's permission, school and hospital argue for protection from lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana school district and a hospital are fighting a lawsuit brought by a mother upset her son was allowed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 without her permission. -
Fifth Circuit asked to overrule decision on New Orleans cemetery tours
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Tourism companies that say they have been shut out of showing off New Orleans’ famous cemeteries are appealing a federal judge’s order that dismissed their lawsuit.