Fifth Circuit Holds That Two DPSC Officials Are Not Protected by Qualified Immunity in Over-detention Case

A three-judge panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that two Louisiana Department of Public Safety and... More

Louisiana Supreme Court Rules in Tisdale v. Hedrick

In a ruling of March 17, 2023, the Louisiana Supreme Court, in Tisdale v. Hedrick, reversed in part and affirmed in the part the... More

Mark Hanna and John Zazulak Secure Summary Judgment in Municipal Law Case

MBLB attorneys Mark Hanna and John Zazulak recently secured a summary judgment in favor of their clients, the East Jefferson Levee District (EJLD) and... More

Fifth Circuit Makes Big Ruling on Short-term Rentals

This case involved three challenges to New Orleans’s regulation of short-term rentals offered by Airbnb and Vrbo. The plaintiffs are a group of property... More

Pro Se Litigant Given Opportunity to Cure Inadequate Complaint

In the municipal law case, Lozano v. Schubert, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court addressed whether the district court properly granted the defendant’s Motion for Summary... More

Louisiana Supreme Court Weighs in on Certified Questions in Baton Rouge Protest Federal Lawsuit

The Louisiana Supreme Court recently addressed two certified questions from the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Doe v. McKesson, a federal lawsuit... More

Cases of Interest from the U.S. Fifth Circuit

Lefebure v. D’Aquilla, 15 F.4th 650, (5th Cir. Oct. 5, 2021) petition for certiorari pending The Fifth Circuit recently stood by a nearly-50-year-old Supreme... More

MBLB Victory at Fifth Circuit Highlights Difference Between Qualified Immunity and Monell Liability for Police Officers and Departments

Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett attorneys Mark Hanna, Trevor Cutaiar, and Joseph Trytten scored a big win for the firm’s Municipal Liability practice this... More

Football Team Not Liable for Accident Caused by Off-Duty Sheriff Deputy During Police Escort

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers played the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 20, 2015. Despite being down nine points at the... More

Fifth Circuit Finds Bodycam Video Crucial in Dismissing Plaintiff’s Excessive Force Complaint

Political activists have long argued that police officers should be required to wear body cameras as a means to hold policy accountable for misconduct.... More