Atty. James K. Irvin
Military Service Lt., U.S. Naval Reserve, Active Duty 1963 – 1966, U.S.S.
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About James K. Irvin at a glance
James K. Irvin is a Member based in New Orleans, Louisiana, practicing at LaFleur & Laborde. They have 57+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1969. Their practice focuses on personal injury, employment, business, litigation, and adr. Admitted to practice in Rhode Island (1969), Louisiana (1972), and Texas U.S Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (1994). Educated at Vanderbilt School of Law (J.D., 1969) and Dartmouth College (A.B., 1963). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of House of Delegates, 2000-2001) Federal Bar Association (New Orleans Chapter, President, 1997-1998, Louisiana State Bar Association. Serands clients in New Orleans, LA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Military Service Lt., U.S
- Naval Reserve, Active Duty 1963 – 1966, U.S.S
- Kitty Hawk, CVA – 63
- Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, VA, Lt. U.S.N.R. (Ret.) Professional Experience Milling Benson Woodward L.L.P
- New Orleans, Louisiana January 1972 – present Hinckley, Allen, Salisbury & Parsons Providence, Rhode Island Associate, 1969 – 1972 Significant Cases United States v
- Falstaff Brewing Co., 332 F.Supp. 970, (D.R.I., 1971), remanded, 410 U.S. 726, (1973), on remand, 383 F.Supp. 1020 (1974) (participated in first trial and wrote pretrial and post-trial briefs)
- Plywood Antitrust Litigation, 76 F.R.D. 570 (E.D.La.) (clients settled before trial)
- Schwegmann Bros
- Giant Supermarkets v
- Almaden Vineyards, Inc., (E.D
- La., C.A
- No. 74-1676) 1980-1 Trade Cas
- CCH P63, 156 (clients settled before trial)
- C.L.B
- Enterprises, Inc. v
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., (E.D
- La.) (tying and phantom freight charges dismissed on summary judgment)
- Rodrigue v
- Chrysler Corp., 421 F.Supp. 903 (E.D
- La. 1976) (antitrust, breach of contract and dealer day-in-court claims against client
- Antitrust claims were disposed of on motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment
- Breach of contract claims were disposed of on motion for directed verdict, and dealer-day claims were disposed of on favorable jury verdict resulting in complete exoneration of client)
- JBC, Inc. v
- American Can Co., et al., U.S.D.C., E.D
- La., C.A
- No. 75-1953 (1976) (was in charge of the antitrust aspects of a securities and antitrust suit brought against client bank and others
- Successfully moved to dismiss antitrust claims and assisted in obtaining summary judgment on securities claims)
- Cook v
- Ochsner Foundation Hospital, 559 F.2d 968 (5th Cir. 1977) (Title VI litigation against numerous hospitals, involving charges of racial discrimination in patient admissions
- Civil suit in federal court settled on terms favorable to client following favorable decision in Title VI administrative enforcement proceeding after six-week trial)
- Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Sales, Inc. v
- Avondale Shipyards, Inc., 677 F.2d 1045 (5th Cir. 1982), cert. den., 459 U.S. 1105, 103 S.Ct. 729, 74 L.Ed. 2d 953 (1983) (lawyer principally in charge of delay damage claims in $600 million ship construction contract, loss of use coverage, and antitrust claims
- Eventually settled for $300 million on terms favorable to client)
- Chalmette General Hospital v
- Blue Cross of Louisiana, (E.D
- La.) (group boycott claims against Blue Cross and member hospitals, eventually settled)
- Orthopedic and Sports Injury Clinic v
- Wang Laboratories, 922 F.2d 220 (5th Cir. 1991) (summary judgment on gross negligence claim)
- C&B Sales and Service Co. v
- McDonald, 177 F.3d 384 (5th Cir. 1999) (defense of breach-of-fiduciary-duty and RICO claims; RICO claims dismissed after six-week trial)
- Phillips Petroleum v
- OKC Ltd., 634 So.2d 1186 (La. 4/11/94) (in charge of successful defense of counterclaim in bench trial on breach of oil and gas farm-out agreement)
- In re Bogalusa Chemical Release, (Circuit Court for Hinds County, MS, and 22nd Judicial District Court for the Parishes of St. Tammany and Washington) (Individual and class actions arising from October 1995 release of nitrogen tetroxide; 1999 Mississippi trial resulted in defense verdict following three-month jury trial)
- Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc. v
- AmClyde Engineered Products Company, Inc., 99-3623, 99-3646 c/w 00-813 and 00-1232(B), Eastern District of LA, (summary judgment and judgment of dismissal after trial of negligent misrepresentation and negligence claims against vessel classification society)
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James K. Irvin's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases James K. Irvin handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
James K. Irvin is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Louisiana →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
James K. Irvin is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Louisiana →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Mediators and arbitrators for civil, commercial, family, and employment dispute resolution.
James K. Irvin is one of 73,906 adr attorneys indexed nationally. Browse adr attorneys in Louisiana →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Louisiana
Practicing law in Louisiana. Legal matters in Louisiana are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New Orleans are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Louisiana state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Louisiana brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Louisiana courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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