Louisiana Corral Management, LLC v. Axis Surplus Insurance Company

  1. February 23, 2023

    Judge Rejects Golden Corral's Recusal Bid, Implies Discipline

    Flipping a recusal request back against the attorneys who filed it, a federal judge in Louisiana refused to step aside from an insurance dispute filed by a Golden Corral restaurant operator and said the company's attorneys might need to be disciplined for transcribing and citing an "off-the-record" telephone conference as part of their recusal request.

  2. February 17, 2023

    Golden Corral Insurer Says La. Judge Should Stay On Case

    An insurer for Golden Corral fighting the restaurant over Hurricane Ida losses opposed a Louisiana federal judge's recusal, saying he wasn't biased financially or otherwise, denouncing restaurant attorneys' recordings of phone conversations between the judge and counselors as potentially sanctionable or warranting disbarment.

  3. February 15, 2023

    Golden Corral Asks La. Federal Judge To Recuse Himself

    A Golden Corral restaurant asked a Louisiana federal judge to recuse himself from a potentially multimillion-dollar jury trial against its insurer over 2021 Hurricane Ida damage, arguing he has financial interest in the insurance company and has fed it arguments.

  4. February 13, 2023

    Golden Corral Wants Judge Recusal And Trial In Ida Dispute

    A Golden Corral restaurant asked a Louisiana federal judge to recuse himself and expedite its case to trial against its insurer for delays in covering more than $1.3 million in losses from 2021 Hurricane Ida, claiming it's owed penalties and could recover twice its damages by jury.