Cases
Representative Matters: Special Master: Negotiated Case Management Orders
Settled
/or ruled on discovery disputes
Established ESI
Predictive Coding Protocols
Established a Privileged Resolution Procedure
H
led state
federal coordination
Settlement negotiations
Settlement Administration
Ruling on Points Award Appeals
Ruling on EI Award Appeals
Worked on Lien Resolution Issues
Telecommunications
: Enjoined a $98-million bond issuance of a municipality: BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. The City of Lafayette
The Lafayette Public Utilities Authority, Docket No. 2005-5245, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana (LUS fiber optic)
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.
Louisiana Cable & Telecommunications Associations v. The City of Lafayette
The Lafayette Public Utilities Authority, Docket No. 2006-2019, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Ryan Franklin Perry
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. The City of Lafayette
The Lafayette Public Utilities Authority, Docket No. 2005-0380, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Defense of nationwide class action lawsuits: Iberia Credit Bureau, Inc., et al v. Cingular Wireless LLC, f/k/a BellSouth Mobility, et al, Civil Action 6:01 CV2148. We were successful in getting the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the district court's refusal to enforce the client's arbitration clause.
Sutton Steel & Supply, Inc., et al v. BellSouth Mobility Inc., Docket No. 91421, Iberia Parish, Louisiana.
Oil & Gas Litigation: Represented various oil
gas producers
service companies in litigation involving multiple issues
Environmental
: Defended oil field legacy suits
claims involving allegation of exposure to toxic chemicals in oilfield waste: Clarice Friloux, et al v. Campbell Wells Corporation, et al, Docket No. 75524, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, consolidated with Docket No. 76744
Docket No. 79481. Successfully defended the operator of a non-hazardous oilfield waste site, in a five-week jury trial
suit brought by an entire community.
Bonne Terre Lawn Care
Richard Owen, et al v. Campbell Wells, et al, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Represented the operator of a non-hazardous oilfield waste site in a suit unrelated to Friloux, in which we were successful in having the claims dismissed after a five-day prescription hearing in state court in Thibodeaux, Louisiana.
Insurance
Homeowners & Commercial Coverage: H
led more than 700 Hurricane Katrina insurance claims for a national insurance carrier
Insurance Fraud
: H
led numerous civil suits adverse to various companies, agents,
/or consultants,
worked with the FBI
U.S. Attorneys throughout the United States offices for multiple insurance companies, in the following representative matters: Howard Trucking Company (California): Resulted in multiple criminal convictions
Coastwise Transport (Oregon): Civil award,
resulted in multiple criminal convictions
Westcoast Truckers Association (California): Civil award,
resulted in multiple criminal convictions
Intermodal Transportation (Louisiana)
Nationwide Transportation Inc. (Kentucky/Ohio)
Mutual Indemnity Thrift Association (New York): Civil award,
resulted in multiple criminal convictions
Transportation Services (Florida): $65-million civil award with multiple criminal convictions
Best Western Hotels (Arizona): Involved allegations of fraud in the insurance purchased on behalf of a nationwide hotel chain
H
led cases throughout the United States involving complex premium disputes
Banking: Represented banks in various commercial lending cases
