Appellate

Our firm’s appellate credentials are unmatched.  A substantial number of our lawyers clerked for federal district or appellate courts, and many clerked for both.  We’ve represented clients in the United States Supreme Court and nearly every federal circuit court of appeals. We’ve also handled appeals in the Louisiana Supreme Court, every Louisiana court of appeal, and other state supreme and appellate courts.  And we’ve won major appellate victories, both in Louisiana and elsewhere, on a wide array of legal issues, representing clients in many types of sophisticated commercial litigation. 

Notable Cases
  • Trademark Related Lawsuit

    The firm represented a Montana-based gun manufacturer in a lawsuit brought by a Louisiana competitor for defamation and violation of the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act.  The firm helped the client secure victory at the district court level, and on appeal.

  • Barrasso Usdin Successfully Obtained Summary Judgment for Client

    Barrasso Usdin won a victory at the Louisiana Fourth Circuit, dismissing lost profit claims against the firm's clients in connection with the construction of a large apartment building. 

  • Barrasso Usdin Wins Recusal Issue at Louisiana Supreme Court

    Our firm frequently represents energy companies in “legacy” lawsuits brought by landowners claiming property contamination from oil and gas production and exploration activities. In one such case, the landowners sought to recuse a trial judge on constitutional-law grounds based on past judicial campaign advertisements.

  • Fifth Circuit Affirms Barrasso Usdin's Trial Win

    The U.S. Fifth Circuit affirms Barrasso Usdin’s trial victory, finding that insurer did not waive its right to deny coverage under policy’s notice provision.

  • Barrasso Usdin Appellate Victory

    Louisiana Supreme Court Enforces Insurance Policy’s Designated Premises Provision

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