N.O.-Based Barrasso Usdin Opens Office in Cleveland
NEW ORLEANS — The law firm of Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver has opened an office in Cleveland, its first in the state of Ohio. The new location comes in response to client…
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Lawsuit Challenges New Orleans Online Policy for Employees
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A policy governing the use of online social media and platforms by employees of the city of New Orleans unconstitutionally limits free speech, a lawsuit filed Thursday by two of the city's library system employees claims.…
Appeals Court Allows 1st Amendment Lawsuit Against Louisiana Bar to Continue
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a First Amendment challenge to the Louisiana State Bar Association’s mandatory membership and compelled dues requirements. The ruling reversed a lower court dismissal and remanded…
Citgo Agrees to Settlement for 2006 Louisiana Refinery Spill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CITGO Petroleum Corp. has agreed to pay $19.7 million to restore natural resources damaged during a 2006 spill at its southwest Louisiana refinery that saw millions of gallons of waste oil and wastewater sent into the…
Lawyers Win Mandatory Bar Dues Battles in Texas, Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorneys who don't want to belong to, or pay dues to, their state bar associations in Texas and Louisiana have won important battles at a federal appeals court in New Orleans. A panel of the 5th…
Data Privacy Attorney Monica J. Manzella Joins Baker Donelson
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - Monica J. Manzella, whose practice is focused on data privacy, security, compliance, and information management issues, has joined the New Orleans office of Baker Donelson as of counsel. Manzella represents clients across all industries in…
Lugenbuhl Hires 4 New Attorneys
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard is continuing a growth trend the firm began before the first signs of the pandemic hit in early 2020, with the addition of four attorneys in the last month;…
Adams and Reese to Participate in Diversity Lab Program
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - As part of the firm’s 2021 commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion, Adams and Reese LLP announced Thursday that it is participating in the Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification Process. Adams and Reese is among more…
Court: Toppled Rig's Owners Can't Sue Coast Guard Contractor
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The owner of Gulf of Mexico oil wells broken in 2004 cannot demand damages from a federal contractor who says his equipment has captured enough oil to fill scores of tank trucks, a federal appeals court has ruled.…
Riess LeMieux Welcomes Brian D. Grubb as Partner
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - Riess LeMieux is proud to welcome Brian D. Grubb to the firm. Brian brings extensive experience in construction and real estate development, business transactions, governmental relations and healthcare matters. Before joining Riess LeMieux, Brian was…
City Launches Program to Prevent Foreclosures
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The City of New Orleans has launched a new program operated by Southeast Louisiana Legal Services to prevent foreclosures on Orleans Parish homeowners directly or indirectly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The program is for…
Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer Hires Kendra Merchant
Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer announced that Kendra Merchant has joined the firm as a transactional associate. Merchant focuses her practice in the area of taxation, offering strategic advice on federal and state income tax matters. Previously, she worked at…
Loyola Welcomes Sharonda Williams as General Counsel
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - Loyola University New Orleans welcomes Sharonda Williams as its new General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs. As chief counsel for the largest Jesuit university in the South, Williams will tackle a range of issues,…
Alexandra Lamothe Joins Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer
NEW ORLEANS - Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer announced that Alexandra Lamothe has joined the firm as a litigation attorney, where her practice focuses on maritime, insurance defense and employment matters.
3 More Federal Lawsuits Filed Over Seacor Power Disaster
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More lawsuits filed Tuesday in the capsizing of an offshore oil service vessel in a Gulf of Mexico storm provide harrowing descriptions of what survivors endured in the accident that killed 13 shipmates. Bryan Mires and…
Carver Darden Recognized by Chambers USA
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - The 2021 edition of Chambers USA has again recognized Carver Darden attorneys and practices in the state of Louisiana. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business is a directory for America’s lawyers and law firms.…
McGlinchey Stafford Hires Christine Tenley
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to welcome skilled litigator Christine Tenley as a Member (Partner) in the Labor and Employment group. She will be working from the firm’s New Orleans office and is also licensed in…
Chambers and Partners Recognizes 16 Stone Pigman Attorneys
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - Chambers and Partners named 16 Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann attorneys across five practice areas to its 2021 rankings of leading lawyers and law firms in the United States. The Chambers USA publication, America’s Leading Lawyers…
Hair Shunnarah Trial Attorneys Opens Metairie Office
METAIRIE (press release) – Attorneys Alexander Shunnarah and Galen Hair have partnered to open Hair Shunnarah Trial Attorneys at 3540 S. I-10 Service Road West, Suite 300. This new firm focuses on property casualty insurance claims and personal injury cases…
Louisiana Lawmakers Reject Non-Unanimous Juries Relief Bill
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers Thursday blocked an effort to offer a path to release for an estimated 1,500 prisoners convicted of felonies by juries that were not unanimous, a debate…
Northshore Nonprofit to Host 'State of Our Children' Breakfast
COVINGTON - James Samaritan, a nonprofit organization serving the foster care community, will host its inaugural “State of Our Children” Breakfast on Friday, July 16 at the Briggs Center of St. Paul’s School in Covington. Starting at 7 a.m., the…
Flanagan Named President-Elect of Bar Association of 5th Federal Circuit
NEW ORLEANS - Thomas Flanagan of Flanagan Partners LLP has been selected as the president-elect of the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. BAFFC members are appellate lawyers who practice in the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.…
$302M in BP Oil Spill Money Budgeted to Restore Ecosystems
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas can get up to $79 million in BP oil spill restoration money, Mississippi nearly $69 million, and Florida almost $74 million for ecosystem recovery projects and programs approved or extended this week. Nearly $80 million…
Kenan Rand Joins Foley & Mansfield as Partner
NEW ORLEANS – Foley & Mansfield announced that Kenan S. Rand Jr. has joined the firm as partner in the New Orleans office. Rand comes from Plauché Maselli Parkerson. Throughout his legal career, Rand has focused his practice on defending…
Tesla Files Appeal at 5th U.S. Circuit Court in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tesla is asking an appeals court to set aside a federal agency’s order that a Twitter post discouraging union organizing be deleted from CEO Elon Musk’s account. The National Labor Relations Board found that a May…
Port NOLA and N.O. Public Belt Railroad Boards Elect Langenstein Chairman
NEW ORLEANS — The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans has elected William H. Langenstein III chairman, Charles H. Ponstein vice chairman and Jack C. Jensen Jr. secretary-treasurer. Langenstein joined the Board in February 2018 when he…
Caesars Puts Pandemic Losses at $2B, Wants Insurers to Pay
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Inc., owner of the Harrah's Casino New Orleans, is putting its losses because of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 at more than $2 billion, and is suing a long list of insurance…
McGlinchey Stafford's Bryant Named Legal Diversity Fellow
NEW ORLEANS — McGlinchey Stafford partner Camille Bryant has been selected to be a member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s 2021 class of fellows, participating in a program to identify, train and advance the next generation of leaders…
Hoffman, Nguyen and Kuehl Launch HNK Family Law
NEW ORLEANS - Three veterans of Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver LLP have joined forces to launch a new practice, HNK Family Law. Jeffrey M. Hoffman, Kim Ngan Nguyen and Gordon J. Kuehl started HNK to “continue the success…
Surprenant Joins Adams and Reese
Jeffrey Surprenant has become an associated at the New Orleans office of Adams and Reese. Surprenant is a litigator and a transactional lawyer who helps clients address transactional needs in the areas of tax and regulatory work. He also maintains…
