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Law Firms are Not Above the Law: The First Circuit Affirms Trial Court Verdict, Awarding $16,345.20 in Owed Bonus Wages and $102,893.75 in Penalties and Attorney Fees to Former Attorneys
Our clients were employed by Seale & Ross as associate attorneys, until they resigned at the end of 2016. Our clients alleged they were owed “settle up” payments, which is the difference between collections from their expected production and their actual production for work performed on certain files. The former law firm employer took the… Continue reading
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Appellate Court Reverses the Trial Court on the Duration of Employee’s Non-Compete, Allowing Client to Pursue His Trade
The Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, reversed a trial court judgment against our client that would allow an employer’s alleged non-compete agreement to unlawfully enjoin him from working for two years from the date of judgment. Mr. Smith’s last assignment of error argues the judgment, which preliminarily enjoins Mr. Smith from working for RCC… Continue reading
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Mistreated Disabled Inmate Obtains a $405K Settlement Against Two Sheriffs, Private Prison Company
Our client was detained for more than a year while awaiting trial. During that time, he spent months in debilitating pain at Jackson Parish Correctional Center, a facility managed by the Ruston-based LaSalle Management Company, after a fall at another local jail left him severely injured. He was denied physical therapy, and was often forced… Continue reading
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Misclassified Worker Successfully Defeats Company’s Non-Competition Agreement
A licensed massage therapist began working at H2O Salon. Pursuant to that engagement, the massage therapist signed a Non-Competition Agreement which provided that she will not engage in any business which competes with H2O, nor solicit any of H2O’s employees or customers within the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, or St. Tammany, for a period of… Continue reading
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