In a recent but on-going dispute, wherein nearly 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies were sued on behalf of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority (SLFPA) for not repairing damage, allegedly caused by the companies to Louisiana's wetlands, the Louisiana Oil...
Contract Disputes
The ramifications of contractual disputes
In today's global economy, the ramifications of contract disagreements between unions and companies have the potential of negatively affecting not only the reputation of a business but also the business' customer base. Contractual disputes with union employees can...
School board sued by teachers union in contract dispute
According to reports, an ongoing labor dispute recently culminated in 13 teachers and the Jefferson Federation of Teachers filing a lawsuit against the Jefferson Parish School Board for allegedly breaching individual employment contracts, as well as failing to...
LA subcontractor sues general contractor for breach of contract
In any business deal or transaction, there is a possibility that one side will not be able to deliver or meet its end of the bargain. Thus, drafting a legally sound contract to ensure that all parties in a business deal understand what is expected of them, such as the...
Agreement between levee board and private attorneys questioned
The Louisiana Oil and Gas Association (LOGA) has recently claimed Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell does not have the authority to approve and authorize an agreement between the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (SLFPA-E) and private...
Contract dispute results in disruption of service to customers
Customers of Dish Network in Louisiana may have recently noticed a disruption in their satellite communications and programming. What many Dish Network customers may not know is that there was an ongoing contract dispute regarding a retransmission agreement between...
Governor Bobby Jindal cancels contract with Medicaid contractor
According to reports, after the Jindal administration cancelled a 10-year Medicaid claims processing contract with Client Network Services Inc. in March, the contractor has alleged that the State is losing millions of dollars and, by hiring another contractor, will...
Louisiana corporate agreement has blank pages and missing details
Corporate agreements often involve a lot of details. It is usually those details that are the most important part. If any of those details are missing, then a corporate agreement can fall apart. There needs to be a meeting of minds in a contract, if that connection is...
Louisiana company drops contract bid over litigation
Corporate contracts are often very complex. Sometimes general disputes over agreements can lead to litigation. The situation may get especially tricky for the parties when one of the corporations involved is facing a lawsuit over a contract dispute. Client Service's...
Billion dollar government contract open due to dispute
Government contracts can be very lucrative business agreements for a private company in Louisiana and across the United States. Many companies vie to get awarded a federal contract. Because of the nature of a federal contract, there is a lot competition and the...