Covington, LA
Litigation Lawyer at Covington, LA
Practice Areas: Litigation, Appeals ... +2 more
OUTCOME: victory for client
I successfully represented the Louisiana Department of Revenue in litigation testing the constitutionality (as impermissible burdens on interstate commerce) of taxes on jet fuel, food, and other suppli ... es purchased by airlines at airports in Louisiana for use on interstate flights. 797 So. 2d 186 (La. App. 5th Cir. 2001), writ denied, 811 So. 2d 882 (La. 2002)
OUTCOME: successful jury verdict
In this intellectual property dispute between members of New Orleans’ famous Brennan restaurant family, I successfully represented the defense against claims of federal and state trademark infringeme ... nt and unfair competition involving the use of restaurant names in litigation that spanned five years. 376 F.3d 356 (5th Cir. 2004), later proceeding at 377 F. Supp. 2d 579 (E.D. La. 2005).
OUTCOME: final ruling by La. Supreme Court
I represented the plaintiff (a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana) in litigation that tested the constitutionality of a statutorily-created tax increment financing district designed to aid ... commercial real estate development in New Orleans. I also participated in the preparation of amicus briefs to the Louisiana Supreme Court in other tax increment financing cases litigated at this time. 908 So. 2d 623 (La. 2005)
OUTCOME: victory for client
In these matters, I successfully represented the defense against claims of breach of contract and unfair trade practices in litigation involving the right to publish the statutorily-mandated judicial n ... otices and legal advertisements of the Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. 814 So. 2d 34 (La. App. 4th Cir.), writ denied, 819 So. 2d 335 (La. 2002) 719 So. 2d 1149 (La. App. 5th Cir. 1998), writ denied, 819 So. 2d 335 (La. 2002)
OUTCOME: successful jury verdict (liability) and settlement
I successfully represented the plaintiff against the then-parent company of the Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse chain and certain of its officers and directors on claims of federal securities fraud, state la ... w fraud, negligent misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty and obtained a favorable jury verdict on liability in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The case confidentially settled before damages were tried.
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