- Judge Dismisses Grosso Implied Contract Claim
A Los Angeles judge has dismissed the long-running lawsuit against Miramax by a man who claimed the movie "Rounders" was based on his screenplay "Shell ......
- COURT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF LAWSUIT AGAINST
FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
Business Editors NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2002 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) said today it welcomes the decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of ......
- Court ruling favors CityBusiness
NEW ORLEANS PUBLISHING Group, parent company of New Orleans CityBusiness, has won the latest round in an ongoing legal dispute with The Times-Picayune over CityBusiness' ......
- ExxonMobil to Appeal Reduced but Unwarranted Awards in
Grefer Case.
IRVING, Texas -- While a Louisiana appeals court substantially reduced punitive damages against Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) in connection with a civil lawsuit yesterday, ......
- ExxonMobil Seeks to Overturn Unwarranted Grefer
Award.
IRVING, Texas -- Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), arguing that the punitive damage award in the Grefer civil lawsuit was unjustified, today asked the Louisiana ......
- Damage control
George W. Bush is gunning for trial lawyers-again. First he went after class-action lawsuits, pushing through changes that limit attorneys' fees and steer more of ......
- Iranian TV station faces reorganization after
suit.
National Iranian Television News Inc., the Woodland Hills broadcaster that came to national attention last year for its anti-government broadcasts in advance of the anniversary ......
- Judge: 'Hot News' Misappropriation Applies to Photos
An L.A. federal judge has rejected an effort by the celebrity blogger Perez Hilton to dismiss a portion of a lawsuit brought by paparazzi Web ......
- LA Supreme Court rules 2002 state legislative act is unconstitutional
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled it is illegal for developers to use hotel occupancy taxes to build and operate a privately run hotel in the ......
- Court Upholds $6.5M Tobacco Verdict
Philip Morris and Brown & Williamson to pay damages to former smoker.
- Multiple museum projects face challenges
IF EVERYTHING GOES as planned, New Orleans will welcome a bevy of new museums and cultural centers in the next few years. Several projects are ......
- We can work it out
In 2000, the backlog at Louisiana's 1st Circuit Court of Appeal hit, a staggering 14 months. And things were only getting worse. The Baton Rouge-based ......
- Nonprofits use endowments as magnets for new donations
STAFF AT LOCAL nonprofit WRBH 88.3 FM Radio for the Blind thought they were embarking on a modest fund-raising campaign last year to start their ......
- 2004 Year in Review: N.O.'s World Trade Center hotel conversion remains in legal limbo
The proposed World Trade Center hotel conversion at the foot of Canal Street is headed for another whirl on the legal carousel in 2005. Plans ......
- THE POWER GENERATION profiles: Kathy Hebert
Kathy Hebert Vice President of Finance Greater New Orleans Foundation Age: 29 Spreadsheets were barely a gleam in Kathy Hebert's eye when she entered Louisiana ......