Lake, Inc. v. Louisiana Power & Light Co., 330 So. 2d 914 (La. 1976)

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OUTCOME: Servitude law for utilities defined

Important decision on utility servitudes under Louisiana law.

Louisiana Power & Light Company v. United Gas Pipeline Company, 478 So.2d 1240; 518 So. 2d 1050 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1987).

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OUTCOME: Dismissal of Antitrust Claim; Won Contract Claim

Antitrust Claim against Pennzoil Corp. dismissed in mixed decision of appellate court.; conract action successful resulting in almost $200MM award.

Prejean v. Ochsner Clinic, 669 F. Supp. 146 (E.D. La. 1987)

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OUTCOME: attorney fees award in settlement of race discrimi

Race discrimination case settled but failed to address attorney fees that were awarded by D.Ct.

Oubre v. Entergy Operations, 73 FEP Cases 984 (E.D. La. 1996)

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OUTCOME: U.S. Supreme Court overturned dismissal

D. Ct. , US 5th Cir dismissed claim of age discrimination because of Release Agreement in severance package. US Sup. Ct. overturned.

Eastin v. Entergy Corporation, 710 So.2d 835; 844 So.2d 144; 971 So. 2d 374 (La. App. 5 Cir. 10/16/07)

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OUTCOME: defeated class cerification; claims dismissed

Louisiana age discrimination putative class action - class certification defeated; individual claims dismissed as untimely.

Markey v. Tenneco Oil Co.. 439 F. Supp. 219 (E.D. La.1977)

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OUTCOME: defeated class certification and had discriminatio

EEOC v. Louisiana Power & Light Company, 51 FEP Cases 849 (E.D. La. 1989)

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OUTCOME: case dismissed

Commissioner's Charge defeated after 14 years of litigation