Joseph F Lavigne

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Jones Walker LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Total Safety U.S., Inc. v. Rowl
  , et al. Representing Plaintiff, Total Safety, suit was filed seeking injunctive relief
  monetary damages for breach of contract, trade secret violations, unfair trade practices, violation of Computer Fraud
  Abuse Act, conspiracy,
  other claims. Eastern District of Louisiana granted temporary restraining order
  preliminary injunction
  also found defendants in contempt of court. Contempt ruling resulted in court ordering a special master to monitor the computer systems of defendants. Relevant decisions can be found at Total Safety U.S., Inc. v. Rowl
  , No. 13-6109 (E.D. La.) (R. Doc. 84
  321).
  Kadant Johnson, Inc. v. Joseph V. D'Amico, Louisiana Steam Equipment, LLC
  Utilities Optimization Group, LLC
  Plaintiff was seeking more than $162 million in liquidated
  other damages based on a provision of a non-disclosure, non-competition,
  non-solicitation agreement ( NDA ) that had been in place prior to the two companies parting ways. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant/client was restricted by a non-competition, non-solicitation,
  confidentiality provisions that entitled it to $250, 000 per breach. The plaintiff also filed claims of unfair trade practices, trade secret violations, copyright violations,
  patent infringement, as well as general breach of contract allegations. Following a two-week trial with 29 witnesses
  the admission into evidence of more than 900 exhibits, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued a ruling
  judgment in favor of defendants dismissing all claims against the firm's client, Louisiana Steam Equipment, LLC
  various other related entities, as well as Mr. D'Amico.
  B&G Crane Service, L.L.C. v. Shannon Duvic, Bryan Vige,
  Turner Bros. Crane & Rigging, Inc., 2005 1798 (La. App. 1 Cir. 5/5/06), 935 So. 2d 164
  2006 La. App. (NO. 2005 CA 1798). Representing plaintiff, suit was filed seeking monetary damages, a temporary restraining order, a preliminary
  permanent injunction
  declaratory relief. The Court of Appeals agreed
  plaintiff was entitled to a preliminary injunction pursuant to Louisiana's Unfair Trade Practices
  Consumer Protection Law.