August 29, 2017
On August 10, 2017, Win Gault, Erin Latuso and Danny Mulholland won summary judgment on behalf of plaintiff Chevron Oronite in a breach of contract case. The case was pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana before Judge Susie Morgan.
August 11, 2017
On August 9, 2017, Forman Watkins’ Win Gault and Jake Banks obtained summary judgment in the matter of Charles Sly v. Road Systems, Inc. before the Honorable Henry T. Wingate of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Plaintiff claimed that he suffered catastrophic injuries due to a design defect in a guard rail.
July 17, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of one of the firm’s clients, ruling that the district court properly dismissed plaintiffs’ public and private nuisance claims. This ruling is a tremendous win for defendants who face claims by plaintiffs attempting to avoid a state’s workers’ compensation exclusivity provisions by pleading them as environmental claims.
May 31, 2017
On May 25, 2017, Forman Watkins’ Win Gault and Peyton Smith obtained summary judgment in the matter of Osborne et al. v. Intermedia Outdoors Holdings, et al. before the Honorable Lamar Pickard of the Copiah County Circuit Court. Plaintiffs claimed the defendants misappropriated their likeness in connection with a hunting television show filmed in Alaska.
May 3, 2017
Byron Kitchens argued before the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, seeking dismissal of a corporate Third Party Defendant. In the case, a non-resident alleged occupational and non-occupational exposure to asbestos.
April 24, 2017
Tim Gray and Michelle Roy of our New Orleans office represent a client, a minor, who fled from Guatemala to the United States with her family in 2015 to escape gang violence and political persecution. The firm sought permanent status for this client as a “Special Juvenile Immigrant” and as a member of a persecuted class entitled to asylum. The firm accepted this pro bono representation through a program sponsored by the Catholic Charities which matches volunteer lawyers with undocumented juvenile children in Louisiana. The firm continues to represent other undocumented minors through this program.
April 13, 2017
On April 11, 2017, Judge Elizabeth Erny Foote granted summary judgment for a Forman Watkins client in a personal injury action pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
January 24, 2017
On January 24, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a seven-page opinion affirming the trial court’s dismissal with prejudice of plaintiff’s wrongful death claims in Sonja Henderson v. West Jackson Student Housing, et al.
January 10, 2017
Forman Watkins & Krutz’s recently launched website adds two more national awards to the existing two won in late 2016. The firm is extremely proud of the countless hours and creative effort our team put toward the website, including creative direction and development by Paperstreet Design, Patrick Kolts Photography, and the incredibly dedicated Forman Watkins team.
December 2, 2016
The potential for 3D printing, formally known as additive manufacturing, to forever change traditional manufacturing processes has been well documented. Once merely a hobbyist’s niche, 3D printing has opened the door for individuals and businesses to “manufacture” products, ranging from replacement cabinet hardware to component car parts, from the comfort of their own homes or on-site in an office, simply by downloading computer-aided design (CAD) files and clicking “print.”