Pugh Accardo is pleased to announce that Joseph L. Spilman, III, has joined the firm as a special partner. His practice consists primarily of complex, class action, casualty and commercial litigation, and is concentrated in the areas of products liability and warranty law, automobile manufacturers’ and dealers’ liability, insurance regulatory practice, insurance agents’ and brokers’Read more
The American Bankruptcy Institute has published an article by Christopher J. Weema. In a January 8, 2016, opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reminded secured lenders of their due diligence obligations when choosing to extend credit. In Grede v. Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and Bank of New York (Grede), a panel of theRead more
Attorneys Lawrence G. Pugh and William W. Sentell obtained a $1.185M jury verdict in a long-running commercial dispute. Along with Stanley Cohn of the Lugenbuhl law firm, Messrs. Pugh and Sentell represented the owners of a luxury condominium unit near New Orleans’ Jackson Square. The owners claimed they had been unable to use their condominiumRead more
Attorneys Frederick T. Haas and William W. Sentell obtained a favorable ruling from the Louisiana Supreme Court in a long-running tax dispute. Messrs. Haas and Sentell represented the tax payer. The high court ordered that use taxes paid under protest in 2010 be returned to the tax payer, with interest. The decision establishes a legalRead more
Margaret M. Joffe and Jamie H. Baglio obtained a defense judgment on behalf of their client, Anco Insulations, Inc. (“Anco”). The plaintiff, James Fletcher, had been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma. Mr. Fletcher alleged that he was exposed to asbestos when he worked at a Baton Rouge-based Exxon refinery. He further alleged that Anco was an insulationRead more
The firm is pleased to announce that Stephen W. Brooks, Jr. and Christopher M. Landry have joined the prestigious Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. The CLM is a nonpartisan alliance comprised of thousands of insurance companies, corporations, Corporate Counsel, Litigation and Risk Managers, claims professionals and attorneys. Through education and collaboration the organization’s goals are to create a common interestRead more
Pugh Accardo is pleased to announce that the following three attorneys have joined the New Orleans office: Maura Z. Pelleteri is a special partner with the firm. She has been engaged primarily in commercial litigation since 1985. Ms. Pelleteri’s practice areas include surety and fidelity law; insurance coverage litigation; life, health and disability insurance; laborRead more
Pugh Accardo is pleased to have been selected as one of Martindale-Hubbell’s 2015 “Top Ranked Law Firms” in the United States. The recognition appeared in Fortune magazine’s 2015 Investor’s Guide, along with online editions featured on ALM’s Law.com and Martindale-Hubbell’s Martindale.com. To compile a list of top law firms in the United States, American Lawyer MediaRead more