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Date
Title
Publication
Section
07/08/2008
Times-Picayune
Metro
07/07/2008
Times-Picayune
Metro
07/06/2008
Times-Picayune
Metro
07/02/2008
Times-Picayune
Metro
03/18/2008
City Business
02/14/2008
Times-Picayune
Metro
11/28/2007
Times-Picayune
Money
10/17/2007
Times-Picayune
Metro
09/07/2007
Times-Picayune
Metro
06/15/2007
Times-Picayune
Metro
Feb/Mar 2006
LA Bar Journal
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02/11/2005
Times-Picayune
Metro
08/22/2004
Murder attempt charge rejected
Times-Picayune
Metro
08/21/2004
Doctor: Driver had no control
Times-Picayune
Metro
06/21/2004
Tough timees don't go away at Loyola
Times-Picayune
Metro
06/05/2004
Times-Picayune
Metro
04/21/2004
Loyola students sue over hazing case
Times-Picayune
Metro
03/30/2004
City settled for too little, consultant says; Suit alleged Entergy overcharged
Times-Picayune
Metro
02/18/2004
Pair set to plead guilty to bribe scheme
Times-Picayune
Metro
12/19/2003
Times-Picayune
Money
10/08/2003
Former school exec cuts deal to testify on kickbacks, sources say; 6 insurance brokers implicated, sources say
Times-Picayune
Metro
06/29/2003
Hostility at Hospitality
Times-Picayune
Money
06/25/2003
Times-Picayune
Money
06/03/2003
Project finally free of warehouse; Convention Center to pay $6 million
Times-Picayune
Metro
05/29/2003
Convention Center expects new deal for expansion site
Times-Picayune
Metro
05/06/2003
Suit du jour
Times-Picayune
Living
05/02/2003
Jury award upheld in fight over home; Convention Center board not giving up
Times-Picayune
Metro
March/April 2003
Local "David" beats "Goliath" in Land Dispute; Attorney Johnnie Cochran's courtroom savvy secures justice
New Orleans Tribune

Vol.19, No.3

03/20/2003
Developers push to start Albertson’s; They agree to smaller Central City grocery
Times-Picayune
Money
02/28/2003
Levee Board loses in court; Judge says it owes firm $3.2 million more for land
Times-Picayune
National
02/27/2003
Albertson's loses bid to break lease
Times-Picayune
Metro
02/27/2003
Times-Picayune
Metro
02/21/2003
Doctor seeks $12.5 million for expropriated property; Convention center board offering less
Times-Picayune
Metro
02/05/2003
Convention Center wins lawsuit; Ruling clears way for expansion plans
Times-Picayune
Metro
10/29/2002
N.O. drops power-overbilling suit; Auditor to assess how much cash Entergy owes city
Times-Picayune
Metro
09/17/2002
Entergy-city dispute to go to mediator; Utility accused of overcharging
Times-Picayune
Metro
08/21/2002
Nagin inherits Entergy lawsuit; Entergy suit passes to Nagin Overbilling claims
Times-Picayune
National
07/18/2002
Grocery chain shelves old plan; Central City store would be smaller
Times-Picayune
Metro
07/17/2002
Albertson’s repudiates Central City lease; Owner sues; says grocer reneging
Times-Picayune
Metro
05/03/2002
Judge approves city health contract; State Supreme Court appeal is expected
Times-Picayune
Metro
03/16/2002
Judge OKs city’s new health care plan; But court fight isn’t over yet
Times-Picayune
Metro
09/18/2001
Court clerk squabble ends in legal truce; Judges, Prieto forge compromise and call off expensive lawsuits
Times-Picayune
Metro
09/11/2001
Judge shuts down court docket; Clerk won’t follow law, Garcia says
Times-Picayune
National
08/22/2001
Scrap yards fire back; Complaint says suits are conspiracy
Times-Picayune
National
08/07/2001
Judge breaks off bargaining in lawsuit; They file contempt motion against clerk
Times-Picayune
National
06/29/2001
Times-Picayune
National
06/20/2001
Judge wins temporary ruling in court feud; Clerk assignments must be OK’d
Times-Picayune
Metro
06/06/2001
Judges rescind rule on court clerks; Legal squabble faces hearing
Times-Picayune
Metro
05/30/2001
Prieto countersues judges over clerks; Official demands power to assign
Times-Picayune
Metro
04/27/2001
Court blames bar for fight; Man was injured after minor served
Times-Picayune
National
04/22/2001
Will Fat Tuesday suffer a legal hangover? Suit isn’t draining Mexico business yet
Times-Picayune
Money
01/27/2001
Judges, clerk stay suit to cut deal; 2 sides have 90 days to settle staffing feud
Times-Picayune
Metro
01/20/2001
Bar responsibility arguments heard; State Supreme Court looks at Boot case
Times-Picayune
National
07/28/2000
MADD backs injury suit against bar liability for minors is key issue in case
Times-Picayune
Metro
07/27/2000
N.O. sues Bellsouth for higher payments
Times-Picayune
National
07/25/2000
Lawsuit against Schwab settled brokerage firm will spend $20 million
Times-Picayune
Money
06/02/2000
Board member put on hot seat judge blocks contract, will alert U.S. attorney
Times-Picayune
National
06/01/2000
Schwab trying to settle lawsuit but some plaintiffs say offer on table stiffs
Times-Picayune
Money
05/22/2000
Judge delays awarding of computer deal; Spurned bidder calls process unfair
Times-Picayune
Metro
05/13/2000
Bar liability is reversed in teen’s attack man assaulted a block away
Times-Picayune
Metro
03/21/2000
N.O. drops lawsuit over 1991 bond sales
Times-Picayune
Money
11/19/1999
Microsoft sued in N.O. federal court; Windows 98 buyers overcharged, duo claims
Times-Picayune
Money
01/30/1999
Saint’s heroin charges dropped;  Month-long probe clears lineman
Times-Picayune
National
11/14/1998
Probe keeping Guliford on hold
Times-Picayune
Sports
06/19/1998
N.O. sues two investment firms; City may owe taxes on bonds through exempt
Times-Picayune
Money
06/03/1998
N.O. bar found liable in teen-ager’s attack
Times-Picayune
Metro
06/17/1997
Death on ship called murder; Surveyor’s fall leads to lawsuit
Times-Picayune
National
03/28/1997
N.O. man wins appeal in I-310 expropriation; Plaintiff is in line to collect almost $3 million from state
Times-Picayune
Metro
12/18/1996
Lawyer: Pilot slammed dock in ‘89 loss of steering not explained
Times-Picayune
National
12/21/1995
Family wins in I-310 case; Not fully paid for land taken
Times-Picayune
Metro
11/01/1995
Casino to recover legal fee
Times-Picayune
Money
07/11/1995
Hemmeter sued by casino partner
Times-Picayune
Money
12/21/1994
Judge: Jax shop can stay
Times-Picayune
Money
10/30/1994
Shop sues to stop brewery move
Times-Picayune
Money
06/25/1993
Grocer wins $5 million in lawsuit
Times-Picayune
Money
01/16/1993
State loses $1 million land suit to company
Times-Picayune
Metro

 


 

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