Practice Area: Class Action
Outcome: Court of Appeals reinstated class action.
Description: Prisoner rights class action.
Practice Area: Employment / Labor
Outcome: Unemployed workerwon benefits
Description: (not available)
Practice Area: Class Action
Outcome: Plaintiff class prevailed on appeal; case settled.
Description: Consumer class action re: bus fare hike in New Orleans.
Practice Area: Business
Outcome: RICO Defendant defeated all claims.
Description: Plaintiff filed RICO claims against the defendant business. Trial court dismissed on summary... more
Practice Area: Bankruptcy / Chapter 11
Outcome: Settled.
Description: See related decision: Cleveland, Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix v. Thibaut, 166 B.R. 281 (E.D. La. 1994).
Practice Area: Ethics / Professional Responsibility
Outcome: Remanded to State Court by Federal Court
Description: Bankruptcy legal malpractice claims by organizer of the New Orleans World's Fair. Defendant... more
Practice Area: Personal Injury
Outcome: Judgment for Plaintiff Injury Victim.
Description: Drunk driver hit plaintiff, injuring him. Jury verdict for plaintiff. See related case: 589 So.... more
Practice Area: Class Action
Outcome: Affirmed Class Certification
Description: Class action on behalf of landowners whose property had been used for levee construction. See... more
Practice Area: Appeals
Outcome: Defense verdict for defendant landowners
Description: Plaintiff neighbors sued for timber trespass and flooding of their land allegedly due to defendant... more
Practice Area: Insurance
Outcome: Judgment for injury victim, with penalties.
Description: Car accident victim successfully sued his own insurer for UIM and medical payments benefits, as... more