John B. Scofield

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Scofield, Gerard, Pohorelsky, Gallaugher & Landry Attorneys at Law a Limited Liability Company
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Carter v. Jones, 967 So.2d 615 (La. App. 3d Cir. 2007), writ denied, 973 So.2d 756 (La. 1/25/08) (representing a majority of the judges of the 14th Judicial District Court in a constitutional dispute with another one of the judges)
  Waterfowl Ltd. Liability Co. v. U.S., 473 F.3d 135 (5th Cir. 2006) (representing private mineral owners in a multi-million dollar dispute over mineral ownership with the United States Government)
  Rodriguez v. Olin Corporation, 780 F.2d 491 (5th Cir. 1986) (appellate reversal of adverse jury verdict on crossclaim by codefendant seeking to impose liability for leak of phosgene gas)
  Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Ecodyne Corp.
  635 F.2d 518 (5th Cir. 1981) (rem
  after sucessful defense of claim for tower collapse
  no appeal taken after second trial)
  Daigle v. Continental Oil Co., 277 F.Supp. 875 (W.D.La. 1967) (representation of plaintiffs in first air pollution suit tried in southwest Louisiana)
  J-O'B Operating Co. v. Newmont Oil Company, 560 So.2d 852 (La. App. 3d Cir. 1990) (successful defense of $70 million dispute over "area of mutual interest")
  Miller v. Lake Arthur Reclamation Co., 558 So.2d 333 (La. App. 3d Cir. 1990) (successful defense of attack on stock transfer involving mineral worth in excess of $1 million)
  NASCO, Inc. v. Calcasleu Television
  Radio, Inc., 623 F.Supp. 1372 (W.D.La. 1985), aff'd, 797 F.2d 975 (5th Cir. 1986) (enforcement of contract for sale of Lake Charles television station)
  NASCO, Inc. v. Calcasleu Television
  Radio, Inc., 124 F.R.D. 120 (W.D.La., 1989), aff'd
  rem
  ed in part, 894 F.2d 696 (5th Cir. 1990), aff'd after rem
  , 945 F.2d 401 (5th Cir. 1991), aff'd sub nom., Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 111 S.Ct. 2123, 115 L.Ed.2d 27 (1991) (imposition of sanctions against defendant, including $1 million in attorney's fees
  disciplinary sanctions against opposing counsel)
  Dwayne LaFleur, et. al. v. Entergy, Inc., et. al., 98-344 (La. App. 3d Cir. 12/9/98), 737 So.2d 761, writ denied, 99-0057 (La. 2-26-99), 738 So.2d 587 (successful defense of class action cuits against electrical utility company arising from ice storm).