Brian Ballay

Represented a retailer in a products liability matter alleging food product contamination.

Represented a manufacturer in a products liability matter alleging a defective product.

Provided advice with respect to record keeping requirements and payments of health and welfare benefits on a federal communications contract.

Provided advice regarding Service Contract Act wage issues involving food-service contracts on military bases.

Advised clients with respect to Davis-Bacon Act record keeping and wage requirements for VA hospital construction.

Prevailed before the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit in an appeal from a confirmed default judgment with the result that the judgment, which included injunctive relief, declaratory relief, monetary damages, the disqualification of prior counsel, statutory penalties, and attorneys' fee awards, was vacated in its entirety because it was rendered without proper notice.

Obtained a judgment from the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit on behalf of a bank, vacating a trial court's judgment as null in a residential foreclosure action, after a debtor obtained a default judgment against a bank in an ex parte proceeding, resulting in the bank filing for a new trial, asserting a lack of notice. The circuit court vacated the trial court's judgment because the debtor had failed to send required notice of the date of the entry of the judgment of default by certified mail at least seven days, exclusive of holidays, before confirmation of the judgment of default, as is required by law.

Prevailed on appeal before the Louisiana Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, which affirmed the decision of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, Louisiana dismissing a gross negligence suit against a mortgage servicer related to alleged lender misconduct in the administration of so-called Section 203(k) financing.

Successfully defended a nationwide retail chain in an eviction and lease dissolution lawsuit filed by its landlord in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, resulting in denial of the eviction and continuation of the lease.

Won summary judgment for a Louisiana dental practice in a lawsuit by a former member disputing the valuation method for his ownership interest. The Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment.