Miscellaneous

• New Rules on Trucking Hours Struck Down by Appeals Court

  Jenny Albano | July 26, 2007 7:22 PM | 2 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  A federal appeals court voided a new rule that increased limits on the amount of hours truck drivers could drive in a week. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration increased the maximum driving hours for truck drivers to 77 hours from 60 over 7 days, and 88 hours from 70 over 8 days, in 2005.The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said that there was not...

• Man Says He Found Fried Mouse in Bag of Chips

  Jenny Albano | July 24, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  Jack Hines stated that he was eating some Frito-Lay chips on Tuesday, when he came across a fried mouse. Frito-Lay Inc. says that it will investigate the man's claim, but the company's spokesman said Frito-Lay is "very skeptical" of the claim after the company was sent a picture of the rodent.The spokesman, Jared Dougherty, says that most of the time if a "foreign object" enters a bagged...

• Zyprexa Class Action Now Includes 8 States

  Shannon Weidemann | July 12, 2007 9:46 AM | 1 CommentBaton Rouge, LA

  There are now eight states that have filed a class action lawsuit against Eli Lilly, the maker of the drug Zyprexa. The lawsuits have been filed because Eli Lilly allegedly advertised the drug for uses that were not approved by the FDA. They also claim that the drug manufacturer did not properly warn of potential side effects. A representative from Myers' office confirmed Tuesday that Oregon...

• Burger King Switching to Trans-Fat-Free Oil

  Jenny Albano | July 10, 2007 12:45 PM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  Burger King, the world's second largest hamburger chain, announced Friday that it will be switching to trans-fat-free oil in all U.S. stored by the end of next year. Burger King stated that they have already been using the trans-fat oil in hundreds of their stores, but they want all restaurants to have the healthier alternative.BK uses mostly cooking oil for french fries and the majority of...

• Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Petco

  Shannon Weidemann | May 31, 2007 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  A class action lawsuit has been filed in New York against the pet retailer Petco and the pet food distributor Pet Food Experts Inc. The lawsuit stems from allegations that the pet chew Greenies was harmful to dogs and that the manufacturer knew this but did nothing to warn consumers. The chews were sold at Petco. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which was filed in state court, are asking for...

• Pet Owners Bring Lawsuits Against Menu Foods

  Shannon Weidemann | March 22, 2007 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  The massive pet food recall by Menu Foods has left at least 16 pets dead and many dog and cat owners worried for their own pets. Some pet owners that have lost a pet that ate the recalled food have brought lawsuits against the company. The recall involves over 90 brands of pet food, including well known brands Iams and Eukanuba. The recalled dog and cat food is the canned and foil packet...

• Japan to Pass Maritime Law Regarding China

  Christina Cole | January 09, 2007 12:35 AM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  Japanese Congress is expected to approve an act later this month that is aimed at legalizing maritime rights in an attempt to contain China's oil and gas exploitation on the East China Sea near disputed areas, reports Phoenix television.Accord to a report posted on the Phoenix website cites Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun, ruling Japanese Liberal Democratic Party will make a proposal to pas...

• Admiralty Law For New Practitioners

  Staff Writer | May 03, 2006 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  Stockton and Tweed over at How To Law School have quite a humorous post labled "an introductory guide for the young practitioner." The post offers suggestions for admiralty lawyers on topics such as Addressing the Court, Entering the Courtroom and Special Admiralty Terms of Art.An excerpt from their hypothetical court proceeding:Judge: Gentlemen; is there any further evidentiary issue to report...

• Shaw Group Class Action Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | November 17, 2005 12:24 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  In a complaint filed June 16, 2004, class action lawyers allege that Shaw Group, Inc. did not accurately represent its financial outlook for the period between October 19th 2000 and June 10, 2004. Shaw Group class action attorneys claim that, during that time, insiders at the company sold shaes of the company's stock at inflated prices, earning over $80M in the process. According to Stanford...

• Timothy J. Young, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | May 03, 2005 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsLafayette, LA

  Mr. Young graduated cum laude from Tulane Law School in 1993. He is licensed to practice in both Louisiana and Texas, and he is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Louisiana Association of Trial Lawyers, including the Admiralty Sections of both Associations. Mr. Young has provided talks to lawyers in other states regarding the practice of maritime law. Mr. Young has...