NEWS & EVENTS
May 09, 2012
Barrasso Usdin Trial Team Prevails With Landmark Decision
The decision – Arabie v. CITGO Petroleum Corporation, No. 2010-2605 (La.03/13/2012), -- So. 3d --, reh’g denied – marks the first time that the Louisiana Supreme Court has addressed in detail Louisiana’s 20-year-old rules governing choice of law for punitive damages.
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Apr 24, 2012
Partner Steven W. Usdin to present at the 2012 Jazz Fest Seminar
On Friday, April 27, 2012, Steven W. Usdin will be presenting on “Opening Statements by Masters” at the 2012 Jazz Fest CLE
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Apr 24, 2012
Partner Judy Barrasso Shortlisted for Euromoney Women in Business Law Awards
Barrasso Usdin is pleased to announce that Judy Barrasso is one of eight attorneys in the nation to be shortlisted for the “Best in Litigation” category of the Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2012.
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Apr 24, 2012
Firm Offers Pro Bono Assistance to Public Defenders
Barrasso Usdin attorneys have offered their assistance to the Orleans Public Defenders Office
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Mar 19, 2012
Barrasso Usdin named Firm of the Year for Insurance and Judy Barrasso named Louisiana’s Litigator of the Year
The Firm is pleased to announce that Barrasso Usdin was named Firm of the Year for Insurance, awarded Louisiana's Case of the Year, and partner Judy Barrasso was named Louisiana’s Litigator of the Year at the Benchmark Annual Awards – South
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Mar 07, 2012
Barrasso Usdin Selected as a “2012 Go-To Law Firm”
Barrasso Usdin has been named a 2012 Go-To Law Firm for the Top 500 U.S. Companies in the area of Litigation.
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Mar 06, 2012
Barrasso Usdin Attorneys Prevail in Complex Insurance Coverage Dispute Arising out of FEMA Trailer Explosion
H. Minor Pipes, III, John Joyce, Catherine Giarrusso, and Bruce Hamilton successfully represented a large property and casualty insurer in an insurance coverage dispute
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Mar 06, 2012
BARRASSO USDIN AND JUDY BARRASSO SHORTLISTED FOR BENCHMARK ANNUAL AWARDS
NOMINATIONS INCLUDE LOUISIANA’S FIRM OF THE YEAR AND LITIGATOR OF THE YEAR.
Barrasso Usdin and partner Judy Barrasso are shortlist candidates for the inaugural Benchmark Litigation Annual Awards, which will take place March 8 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Mar 06, 2012
Firm wins summary judgment for client dismissing products liability claims
Steve Usdin, Craig Isenberg, and Kristin Beckman recently won summary judgment for a major commercial property insurer and its insured, an anti-theft alarm manufacturer.
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Feb 13, 2012
Barrasso Usdin Attorneys Win Full Custody for Pro Bono Father
Jamie Berger and Jimmy Michaels recently won a hard-fought custody dispute for a pro bono client in Louisiana Civil District Court
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Jan 19, 2012
Firm Sponsors 3rd Annual Bye Bye Hurricane Season Party
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver recently sponsored the 3rd Annual Bye Bye Hurricane Season Party benefiting Evacuteer.org.
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Jan 09, 2012
George C. Freeman and H. Minor Pipes Named to CityBusiness’ Leadership in Law Class of 2012
Partners George C. Freeman and H. Minor Pipes were named by New Orleans CityBusiness as Leaders in Law.
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Jan 03, 2012
Seven Partners Named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2012 and One Named to Louisiana Rising Stars 2012
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver is pleased to announce that seven partners have been selected as Louisiana Super Lawyers 2012.
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Nov 28, 2011
Barrasso Usdin Team Successfully Persuades Court to Vacate Arbitration Award
George C. Freeman, III, and Larry E. Mobley recently won a motion to vacate an arbitration award rendered against one of the firm’s broker-dealer clients by a FINRA arbitration panel.
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Nov 23, 2011
Barrasso Usdin “Highly Recommended” by Benchmark Litigation
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver has been recognized in the 2012 edition of Benchmark Litigation as a “Highly recommended” litigation firm.
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Nov 23, 2011
Barrasso Usdin Recognized by Benchmark for its Appellate Practice
In the first edition of Benchmark Appellate, Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver was recognized as a “Recommended” Fifth Circuit litigation firm in Louisiana.
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Nov 03, 2011
Kupperman and Berger Win Hard-Fought Securities Arbitration in Florida
Stephen H. Kupperman and Jamie L. Berger recently persuaded a FINRA arbitration panel to dismiss, with prejudice, all claims against their broker-dealer client.
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Nov 01, 2011
Barrasso Usdin Sponsors the LSBA’s Minority Job Fair
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman and Sarver recently participated in the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Minority Job Fair held at Loyola University New Orleans. Law students and recent graduates from across Louisiana attended the event, including students from Southern University Law Center, Tulane University Law School, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, and Loyola University New Orleans’ College of Law.
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Nov 01, 2011
Firm Successfully Represents Broker-Dealer in Securities Auction Rate Case
A Barrasso Usdin trial team headed by Thomas Roberts recently tried a securities fraud case in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in one of the first auction rate cases brought by an individual investor to be tried anywhere in the country.
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Oct 31, 2011
Barrasso Usdin Prevails for Major Oil Company on Novel Contract Issue Arising from Drilling Moratorium
A Barrasso Usdin trial team scored a significant victory this month when an arbitration panel resolved the untested question of a non-operator's liability for drill-ship expenses incurred during the government's unprecedented drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Oct 31, 2011
Barrasso Usdin Prevails in the U.S. Fifth Circuit A Second Time on Classification of Occupational Hearing Loss Claims Under a WC/EL Policy
Judy Barrasso, Minor Pipes, and Susan Rogge obtained their second victory related to the issue of whether claims for hearing loss, due to long-term occupational exposure to noise, constitute disease or accident for purposes of coverage under a Compensation/Employer’s Liability (“WC/EL”) policy.
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Oct 31, 2011
Firm Attorneys Volunteer with The Pro Bono Project for Statewide Day of Service
As part of National Pro Bono Celebration week, Barrasso Usdin attorneys Bruce Hamilton, James Michaels, and Erica Therio volunteered with the Pro Bono Project of New Orleans for a statewide day of service on Thursday, October 27th.
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Oct 31, 2011
Firm Attorneys Volunteer with The Pro Bono Project for Statewide Day of Service
As part of National Pro Bono Celebration week, Barrasso Usdin attorneys Bruce Hamilton, James Michaels, and Erica Therio volunteered with the Pro Bono Project of New Orleans for a statewide day of service on Thursday, October 27th.
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Oct 28, 2011
Calculating Economic Benefit Under the Oil Pollution Act Amendments to the Clean Water Act
By Craig Isenberg, Andrea Mahady Price, and Adam J. Swensek
This article examines the differences and issues faced by lawyers in charting defenses to the economic-benefit component of OPA civil penalties. The lessons offered stem from the authors’ experience in the first-ever, section 311 civil enforcement to go to a trial.
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Oct 27, 2011
Partner Craig Isenberg to Present at LSBA’s 23rd Annual Summer School Revisited Seminar
Partner Craig Isenberg will present “Punitive Damages, Choice of Law and the Escape Mechanism of Civil Code Article 3547” at LSBA’s 23rd Annual Summer School Revisited Seminar.
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Oct 21, 2011
Barrasso Usdin Victory Published in DRI’s The Voice
The Voice, a weekly e-newsletter produced by DRI, recently featured a significant win by the Barrasso Usdin trial team of Richard Sarver, Craig Isenberg, Kevin Powell, Andrea Price, and Seth Thorp.
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Oct 21, 2011
Barrasso Usdin Welcomes Four New Associates
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver is pleased to announced the addition of four new associates: Erica A. Therio, Bruce Hamilton, James L. Michaels, and Sarah L. Rubin.
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Oct 18, 2011
Partner Edward R. Wicker, Jr. to present at LSBA Motion Practice CLE
Partner Edward R. Wicker, Jr. to present at LSBA Motion Practice CLE on the topic of “Motions for Sanctions.”
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Oct 18, 2011
3 Barrasso Usdin attorneys receive “Good Apple” award
Partner Celeste Coco-Ewing, Christy C. Harowski, and Kelsey Meeks Duncan were selected to receive the “Good Apple” award from Louisiana Appleseed.
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Oct 13, 2011
Barrasso Usdin partners Edward R. Wicker and John W. Joyce join seven other partners as AV® Preeminent™ Rated through the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings Service
Partners John W. Joyce and Edward R. Wicker, Jr. recently achieved an AV® Preeminent™ rating through the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings service.
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Sep 30, 2011
Partner Craig Isenberg to present at the 2011 VooDoo Festival Seminar on October 28th
The Louisiana State Bar Association is hosting a seminar featuring “Trials: No Tricks, Just Treats!” to coincide with The VooDoo Festival, a New Orleans music festival, where Mr. Isenberg will present.
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Sep 30, 2011
Partner Craig Isenberg presented on Punitive Damages and Choice of Law
On September 23, 2011, Craig Isenberg presented at “Litigation & Liability in the Workplace”, a CLE conference hosted by LSUcle, on Punitive Damages and Choice of Law.
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Sep 30, 2011
Partner Judy Barrasso to speak at Chinese Drywall Litigation Conference, October 20 – 21
Judy Barrasso will be presenting on “Status of Insurance Coverage Cases – Pollution Exclusion and Manifestation of Damages” at Chinese Drywall Litigation Conference.
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Sep 30, 2011
BARRASSO USDIN TRIAL TEAM SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS MAJOR OIL COMPANY IN FIRST EVER CIVIL PENALTY OPA TRIAL
In the first-ever trial under the civil-penalty provisions of the Oil Pollution Act (OPA), a Barrasso Usdin trial team successfully defends major oil company.
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Sep 12, 2011
6 Partners named as The Best Lawyers in America
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver congratulates Judy Y. Barrasso, George C. Freeman, III, Stephen H. Kupperman, Thomas A. Roberts, Richard E. Sarver, and Steven W. Usdin for their inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
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Celeste Coco-Ewing featured on the cover of Briefly Speaking, the New Orleans Bar Association’s monthly magazine
Celeste Coco-Ewing featured on the cover of Briefly Speaking, the New Orleans Bar Association’s monthly magazine. In April of this year, Ms. Coco-Ewing participated in the New Orleans Bar Association’s 2011 Bench Bar Conference as a panelist on the topic of “Ethics”.
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Jul 27, 2011
Judy Barrasso has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the International Society of Barristers.
Judy Barrasso has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the International Society of Barristers. The ISOB is an organization dedicated to preserving trial by jury, the adversary system, and an independent judiciary.
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Jul 18, 2011
Minor Pipes sworn in as a member of the Board of Governors for the Louisiana State Bar Association
Minor Pipes was recently sworn in as a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association Board of Governors.
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Jul 14, 2011
Firm wins summary judgment for insurer dismissing multi-million dollar commercial property damage and bad faith claims
Judy Barrasso, John Joyce, and Catherine Giarrusso recently won summary judgment for a major commercial property insurer
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Jul 14, 2011
Firm successfully represents residential real estate developer at trial
Steve Usdin and John Joyce successfully represented a residential real estate developer in a breach of duty claim against its title agent.
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WHEN EXPERIENCE MATTERS...
Our firm is comprised of lawyers steeped in decades of experience litigating complex civil cases throughout the Gulf South and elsewhere.
Our experiences include handling all types of commercial disputes, class actions, environmental cases, intellectual property cases, insurance bad faith and coverage cases, and securities arbitrations, litigation and regulatory matters.
We have represented clients in virtually every type of complex civil case. Our lawyers have received an array of professional awards, and have been recognized by their peers as outstanding litigators. As Chambers USA declared in awarding the firm the highest rank in the state for commercial litigation, “[t]his litigation boutique houses a team of excellent lawyers that handle many of the most high-profile cases in the state.” We also are deeply committed to community activities.
