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United States of America v. Larry G. Turner
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute meth and fentanyl. LARRY TURNER and several other individuals conspired to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, multiple kilograms of fentanyl throughout the Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, and Washington Parishes region of the Eastern D... More...
(01-23-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Edgar Yovani Perez-Gutierrez
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. Edgar Yovani Perez-Gutierrez, age 40, an individual unlawfully present in the United States, was found in possession of a Glock handgun. He was arrested by the New Orleans Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigations, and Immigration and Customs Enfor... More...
(01-14-2026 - LA)United States of America v. Michael Feast
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. On or about September 18, 2024, a confidential informant met Gary Feast, age 29, of Metairie, Louisiana, in the courtyard of the Bellemont Apartments in Metairie. Feast then led the infor... More...
(12-22-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Leessa Augustine
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud schemes while employed as a Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (“S&WB”) Senior Special Agent, a position that tasked her with investigating the alleged misconduct of other Sewerage & Water Board employees. LEESA AUGUSTINE sentence was imposed on her guilty pleas to three counts of Wire Fraud and... More...
(12-22-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Chelsey Powell
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Chelsey Powell made false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to fraudulently obtaining a pandemic-related relief Paycheck Protection Program loan funded by the federal government, in the ... More...
(12-15-2025 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Chukwuebuka Eweni
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charged with second-degree and attempted second-degree murder. Chukwuebuka Eweni, age 27, is accused of triple stabbing in Little Woods that left one dead and two others injured.... More...
(11-14-2025 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Brandon T. Joseph
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder. Brandon T. Joseph, age 21, accused for killing 60-year-old grandfather Miguel “Nation†Stemley, a Uber driver, during a carjacking on October 10th.... More...
(11-04-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Darryl Davis
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.... More...
(10-03-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Kambrienne Stringer
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant on a revocation of supervised release matter. ... More...
(10-03-2025 - LA)Patricia Patten v. Sanofi S.A., et al.
New Orleans, Louisiana, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a product liability claim involving Taxotere (Docetaxel). ... More...
(10-03-2025 - lA)Tillie Fentress v. Hospira Worldwide, Inc., et al.
New Orleans, Louisiana, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a product liability theory. Hospira, a pharmaceutical company now owned by Pfizer, has been a defendant in numerous lawsuits, including product liability and securities fraud cases. Fentanyl product liability: The company issued a recall for lots of Fentanyl Citrate Injection in 2020 due to ... More...
(10-03-2025 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Mark Pohlen and Walita Eugene
New Orleans, Louisiana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Mark Pohlen, 62, and Walita Eugene, 38, were accused of killing a woman and a man. ... More...
(10-03-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Dantrell McZeal
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 2022 Gas Station Shooting New Orleans Man Sentenced to 105 Months for 2022 Gas Station Shooting ... More...
(09-12-2025 - LA)State of Louisiana v. Hilda Vasquez
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant chartedf with on a count of second-degree cruelty to juveniles and negligent homicide. Hilda Vasquez was accused for killing a 12-year-old boy.... More...
(09-10-2025 - LA)Mauricio Ferreyros v. Cox Operating, LLC, et al.
New Orleans, Louisiana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a marine negligence theory.... More...
(09-09-2025 - LA)Karen Brenner and William Brenner v. Progressive Hawaii Insurance Corp.
New Orleans, Louisiana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a insurance law question relating to a car wreck. This case was filed in the Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, 24-06914 D-12 and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. Louisiana's direct action insurance law changed significantly in August 2024, generally eliminating the right to sue an i... More...
$1 (09-09-2025 - LA)Jimmy Heath v. Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., et al.
New Orleans, Louisiana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act claim theory. The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) is a federal law providing compensation, medical care, and vocational rehabilitation for workers injured on the job in traditional maritime industries, such as longshoring, shipbuildin... More...
(09-09-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Jhosmy Josue Perez-Alvarez
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an alien in possession of a firearm affecting interstate commerce.... More...
(09-09-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Roxanne Carter
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine and felony possession of a firearm. ... More...
(09-04-2025 - LA)Stephon Eric James v. Randy Smith, et al.
New Orleans, Louisiana pro se Plaintiff without a lawyer sued the Defendants on prisoner civil rights violation theories. tephon Eric James alleges that while he was a pretrial detainee in the St. Tammany Parish Jail, the deliberate indifference of prison officials and medical staff led to a weeks-long delay in treatment that caused him substantial unnecessary pain around his prosthetic e... More...
(08-29-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Ricky Wilson
New Orleans, Louisiana possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial numb On April 29, 2023, Wilson was allegedly eating at a Waffle House when a verbal altercation broke out with another customer. During the dispute, Wilson opened his backpack and pulled out a green pistol fitt... More...
(08-29-2025 - LA)Percy A. Bryant, Jr. v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc., et al.
New Orleans, Louisiana personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a negligence theory.... More...
(08-24-2025 - LA)United States of America v. Chase Duncan Campbell
New Orleans, Louisiana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud Eastern District of Louisiana CHASE DUNCAN CAMPBELL, a... More...
(08-22-2025 - LA)Pharren Perkins v. Primerica Life Insurance Company
New Orleans, Louisiana insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. In Louisiana, an insurer acts in "bad faith" by violating a duty of good faith and fair dealing owed to the insured, primarily under La. R.S. 22:1892. This statute requires insurers to pay claims within 30 days of receiving satisfactory proof of loss,... More...
(08-22-2025 - LA)Cherilynne Bell v. IV Waste, L.L.C.
New Orleans, Louisiana employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a pregnancy discrimination claim. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees in any aspect of employment because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. This means an employer cannot fire, deny a promotion, or otherwise negatively affect an employee's ... More...
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