Jebaco, Inc. v. Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., et al.
In this matter, the Jones, Swanson commercial litigation group represents one of the pioneering Louisiana companies participating in the Louisiana gaming market, in federal and state claims challenging anticompetitive horizontal market allocations between two national gaming corporations. The state court claims tested recently broken ground under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act, concerning the unresolved issues: (1) whether [...]
BCR Safeguard Holding, LLC, et al. v. Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, Inc., et al.
The Jones, Swanson firm brought this suit on behalf of a Louisiana- and Atlanta-based entrepreneur group that had built a national self-storage company over the course of twenty years, only to be subject to the unfair trade practices and gross conflict of interest by its investment partners, including Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisor, resulting in [...]
Marcus Broussard, Jr., et al. v. Martin Operating Partnership, LP, et al.
The firm brought suit on behalf of Louisiana land owners for damage and contamination to their land by the lessees and their insurers, as well as for unpaid or underpaid royalties for hydrocarbons produced from the property. As of June 2012, issues related to legal causation for tort and contract claims under Louisiana law are [...]