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United Steelworkers of America decertified at Houston plant after 5th Circuit...
United Steelworkers of America NEW ORLEANS– The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals denied an application for enforcement of an order from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in an opinion...
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Appellate court upholds conviction of Louisiana man for child porn
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s ruling in a Louisiana child pornography case. Clyde J. Pontefract, of Elizabeth, pleaded guilty to production of child...
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Appeals Court: BP entitled to Transocean’s insurance coverage for pollution...
Deepwater Horizon drilling rig before it exploded and began the 2010 BP Gulf Oil Spill. NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the ruling of a lower court in a case regarding...
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Monks win right to sell caskets; Panel calls opposition by embalmers and...
St. Joseph Abbey monks transporting a casket. NEW ORLEANS – A local Abbey of the Benedictine Order of the Catholic Church won the right to build and sell simple wooden caskets after a years-long court...
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Appeals court partially overturns lower court ruling in death of Louisiana...
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth District has overturned part of a dismissal in a suit stemming from the death of a Louisiana man. Amy Avery Sampson filed suit against GATX...
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Claims administrator ordered to immediately halt oil spill claims payments to...
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier NEW ORLEANS – U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has ordered claims administrator Patrick Juneau to immediately stop business-related loss payments connected to the 2010...
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