John P. Wolff III Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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John P.Wolff,III has been primarily engaged in casualty and commercial litigation during his practice. His experience includes the defense of products liability, environmental and toxic torts, insurance, admiralty and maritime defense, professional liability, architect/engineer liability, defamation and labor and employment relations cases and subrogation. He has represented the City of Lafayette. Recently, Mr. Wolff was lead counsel in a suit which led to a scope of practice decision that may have significant impact on the scope of practice of CRNAs (advanced practice nurses) limiting their ability to practice in areas that are the practice of medicine.
He is a member of Phi Delta Phi and served on the Moot Court Board at L.S.U. Law School. He was the recipient of the Robert Lee Tullis Semi-Finalist award in 1983-1984 and was the winner of the Flory Trial Competition. He was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence award (agency and partnership). He serves on the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge, Human Resource Chairman. He is presently a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana State (Environmental Section) and American Bar Associations. He is an active member of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel where he has served as a guest speaker. He serves on the Louisiana State Bar Association Bench and Bar Section's Ad Hoc Judiciary Committee. He is a member in all state and federal courts in the State of Louisiana including the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also licensed to practice in the state of Texas.
- Areas of Practice:
- Complex Litigation
- Class Actions
- Product and Professional Liability & Consultation
- Medical Device Litigation
- Admiralty
- Environmental Litigation
- Labor and Employment
- Insurance Coverage
- Architects/Engineers
- Bar Admissions:
- Louisiana, 1984
- Texas, 1995
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1985
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1984
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1984
- Education:
- Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
J.D. - University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, U.S.A
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
- Representative Cases:
- Ardoin v. BASF Wyandotte Corp., 525 So.2d 684 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1988)
- Thomas v. Ardenwood Properties, 43 So.3d 213 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2010)
- Perkins v Entergy Corp., WL 2332357 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2010)
- Spine Diagnostics Center of Baton Rouge, Inc. v. Louisiana State Board of Nursing through Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, and August J. Rantz, III (2008)
- Mouton v. Thomas, 924 So.2d 394 (La.App. 3Cir. 2006)
- Mouton v. Thomas, 924 So.2d 394 (La.App. 3Cir. 2006)
- Mouton v. Thomas, 924 So.2d 394 (La.App. 3Cir. 2006)
- Martello v. City of Ferriday, 886 So.2d 645 (La.App. 3Cir. 2004)
- Martello v. City of Ferriday, 886 So.2d 645 (La.App. 3Cir. 2004)
- Martello v. City of Ferriday, 886 So.2d 645 (La.App. 3Cir. 2004)
- Bujol v. Entergy Services, Inc., 922 So.2d 1113 (La. 2004)
- Bujol v. Entergy Services, Inc., 922 So.2d 1113 (La. 2004)
- Bujol v. Entergy Services, Inc., 922 So.2d 1113 (La. 2004)
- Plaquemines Parish Government v. River/Road Const., Inc., 828 So.2d 16 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2002)
- Plaquemines Parish Government v. River/Road Const., Inc., 828 So.2d 16 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2002)
- Plaquemines Parish Government v. River/Road Const., Inc., 828 So.2d 16 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2002)
- Martello v. City of Ferriday, 886 So.2d 645 (La.App. 3Cir. 2004)
- Martello v. City of Ferriday, 886 So.2d 645 (La.App. 3Cir. 2004)
- Martello v. City of Ferriday, 886 So.2d 645 (La.App. 3Cir. 2004)
- Fontenot v. Southwestern Offshore Corp., 787 So.2d 588 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2001)
- Fontenot v. Southwestern Offshore Corp., 787 So.2d 588 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2001)
- Fontenot v. Southwestern Offshore Corp., 787 So.2d 588 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2001)
- Fontenot v. Southwestern Offshore Corp., 787 So.2d 588 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2001)
- Fontenot v. Southwestern Offshore Corp., 787 So.2d 588 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2001)
- Fontenot v. Southwestern Offshore Corp., 787 So.2d 588 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2001)
- Jennings v. J. Ray McDermott Holdings, Inc., 760 So.2d 462 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2000)
- Jennings v. J. Ray McDermott Holdings, Inc., 760 So.2d 462 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2000)
- Jennings v. J. Ray McDermott Holdings, Inc., 760 So.2d 462 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2000)
- Perkins v. Entergy Corp., 756 So.2d 388 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1999)
- Perkins v. Entergy Corp., 756 So.2d 388 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1999)
- Perkins v. Entergy Corp., 756 So.2d 388 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1999)
- Palmour v. Gray Ins. Co., 731 So.2d 911 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1999)
- Palmour v. Gray Ins. Co., 731 So.2d 911 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1999)
- Palmour v. Gray Ins. Co., 731 So.2d 911 (La.App. 5 Cir. 1999)
- Ieyoub ex rel. State v. W.R. Grace & Company-Conn., 708 So.2d 1227 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1998)
- Ieyoub ex rel. State v. W.R. Grace & Company-Conn., 708 So.2d 1227 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1998)
- Ieyoub ex rel. State v. W.R. Grace & Company-Conn., 708 So.2d 1227 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1998)
- Hinds v. Clean Land Air Water Corp., 693 So.2d 321 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1997)
- Hinds v. Clean Land Air Water Corp., 693 So.2d 321 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1997)
- Hinds v. Clean Land Air Water Corp., 693 So.2d 321 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1997)
- Hoyt v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp., 651 So.2d 1344 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1995)
- Hoyt v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp., 651 So.2d 1344 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1995)
- Hoyt v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp., 651 So.2d 1344 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1995)
- Dennis v. Finish Line, Inc., 636 So.2d 944 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1994)
- Dennis v. Finish Line, Inc., 636 So.2d 944 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1994)
- Dennis v. Finish Line, Inc., 636 So.2d 944 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1994)
- Treadway v. Vaughn, 633 So.2d 626 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1993)
- Treadway v. Vaughn, 633 So.2d 626 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1993)
- Hoyt v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp., 651 So.2d 1344 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1995)
- Hoyt v. Wood/Chuck Chipper Corp., 651 So.2d 1344 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1995)
- Duncan v. Balcor Property Management, Inc., 615 So.2d 985 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1993)
- Duncan v. Balcor Property Management, Inc., 615 So.2d 985 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1993)
- Williams v. Hattan, 594 So.2d 977 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1992)
- Williams v. Hattan, 594 So.2d 977 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1992)
- Williams v. Hattan, 594 So.2d 977 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1992)
- Williams v. Hattan, 594 So.2d 977 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1992)
- Carpenter v. Lafayette Woodworks, Inc., 573 So.2d 249 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1990)
- Carpenter v. Lafayette Woodworks, Inc., 573 So.2d 249 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1990)
- Jones v. City of Lafayette, 539 So.2d 672 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1989)
- Jones v. City of Lafayette, 539 So.2d 672 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1989)
- Ardoin v. BASF Wyandotte Corp., 525 So.2d 684 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1988)
- Tate v. Charles Aquillard Insurance & Real Estate, Inc., 508 So.2d 1371 (La. 1987)
- Rayne State Bank & Trust v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 483 So.2d 987 (La. 1986)
- Arthur v. Union Underwear Co., Inc., 492 So.2d 873 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1986)
- Accounting Outsourcing, LLC. v. Verizon Wireless Personal Communications, L.P., 329 F. Supp. 2d 789 (M.D. La. 2004)
- Grefer v. Travelers Ins. Co., 2003 WL 22717716 (E.D. La. 2003)
- Scarborough v. Clemco Industries, 264 F. Supp. 2d 437 (E.D. La. 2003)
- In re TPT Transp., 191 F. Supp.2d 717 (M.D. La. 2001)
- Guilbeau v. W.W. Henry Co., 859 F. Supp. 238 (W.D. La. 1994)
- Guilbeau v. W.W. Henry Co., 859 F. Supp. 238 (W.D. La. 1994)
- Allied Corp. v. Environmental Purification Advancement Corp., 848 F. Supp. 67 (M.D. La. 1994)
- Knighten v. Daniell Battery Mfg. Co., Inc., 688 So. 2d 1197 (La. App. 1 Cir. 1996)
- Ganheart v. Executive House Apartments, 671 So. 2d 525 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1996)
- Jackson v. Rogers, 665 So. 2d 440 (La. App. 1 Cir. 1995)
- Fallon v. Sullivan, 650 So. 2d 1232 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1995)
- Spine Diagnostic Center of Baton Rouge, Inc., v. Louisiana State Bd. of Nursing ex rel. Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals, 2006 WL 3804630 (La. App. 1 Cir. 2006)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. v. McComb Video, Inc., 145 F.R.D. 402 (M.D. La. 1992)
- Ranger Ins. Co. v. Exxon Pipeline Co., 760 F. Supp. 97 (W.D. La. 1990)
- Gene & Gene, LLC v. Biopay, LLC, 2006 WL 3933312 (M.D.La. 2006)
- In re Katrina Canal Breaches Litigation, F.3d, 2007 WL 2200004, C.A.5 (La. 2007)
- Owens v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2007 WL 609219 (E.D. La. 2007)
- Teamer v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2007 WL 609738 (E.D.La. 2007)
- Assavedo & Brocato, Ltd. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2007 WL 325693 (E.D.La. 2007)
- Manino v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2007 WL 274786 (E.D.La. 2007)
- T.J.'s Sports Bar, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2007 WL 196898 (E.D.La. 2007)
- Mitchell v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2007 WL 148158 (E.D.La. 2007)
- O'Neil v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2007 WL 102124 (E.D.La. 2007)
- Cajun Kitchen of Plaquemines, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2007 WL 60999 (E.D.La. 2007)
- Gene & Gene, LLC v. Biopay, LLC, 2006 WL 3933312 (M.D.La. 2006)
- Accounting Outsourcing, L.L.C. v. Verizon Wireless Personal Communications, L.P., 2006 WL 2669063 (M.D.La. 2006)
- Accounting Outsourcing, L.L.C. Communications, L.P. v. Verizon Wireless Personal Communications, L.P., 2006 WL 2669066 (M.D.La. 2006)
- Perkins v. Entergy Corp., 2010 WL 2332357 (La.App 1 Cir. 2010)
- Bowman v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2006 WL 3733839 (E.D. La. 2006)
- Bowman v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2006 WL 3733839 (E.D. La. 2006)
- Honors and Awards:
- Recipient, Robert Lee Tullis Semi-Finalist Award, 1983 - 1984
- Winner of the Flory Trial Competition
- Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award (Agency and Partnership)
- Martindale-Hubbell, Rated AV
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge
- Board of Directors - Former
- Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge, Human Resource
- Chairman
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- Member
- Louisiana State, Environmental Section
- Member
- American Bar Association
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- Member
- Louisiana State Bar Association Bench and Bar Section's
- Ad Hoc Judiciary Committee
- Lafayette Parish Bar Association and Bar Section Ad Hoc Judiciary Committee
- East Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Baton Rouge Epicurean
- Board of Directors
- Defense Research Institute
- U. S. District Court, Fifth Circuit, Bar Association
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Delta Phi
