Victor R. Farrugia - New Orleans, LA

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, 1976
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
    B.S.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Member

Past Positions

• U.S. Army, Captain, 1968 - 1973
• C-75th Infantry, Airborne Rangers, Vietnam, 1969 - 1970
• First Air Cavalry, Vietnam, 1970 - 1971

Languages

• German

Representative Cases

• Clarence Barrow v. New Orleans Steamship Assoc. et al
  • Citation: 932 F 2d 473
  • Court: 5th Cir.
  • Year: 1991
• Clarence Barrow v. New Orleans Steamship Assoc. et al
  • Citation: 10 F 3d 292
  • Court: 5th Cir.
  • Year: 1994
• Chauvin v. Tandy Corporation
  • Citation: 984 F 2d 695
  • Court: 5th Cir.
  • Year: 1993
• Eddy Le Compte v. Freeport-McMoran
  • Citation: 1995 WL 313700 E.D. La.
• Willis v. United Paperworks International Union Local 189
  • Citation: 943 F.Supp 633
  • Court: E.D.La
  • Year: 1996
• Tommy Swanson v. GSA
  • Citation: 110 F 3d 1180
  • Court: 5th Cir.
  • Year: 1997
• Khatibi v. William B. Reily & Co., Inc.
  • Citation: 703 So.2d 187
  • Court: La.App. 4 Cir.
  • Year: 1997
• Douglas v. Dyn McDermott Petroleum
  • Citation: 144 F.3d 367
  • Court: 5th Cir.
  • Year: 1998
• Ruffin Duet v. Martin Marietta Corporation
  • Citation: 720 SO.2d 1290
  • Court: La.App. 4 Cir.
  • Year: 1998
• Prescott v. Northlake Christian School
  • Citation: 369 F.3d 491
  • Court: 5th Cir.
  • Year: 2004
• Prescott v. Northlake Christian School
  • Citation: [U] 141 Fed.Appx. 263
  • Court: 5th Cir.
  • Year: 2005
• Brooks v. SUNO
  • Citation: 877 So.2d 1194
  • Court: La. App. 4 Cir.
  • Year: 2004
• Feist v. State of Louisiana, Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
  • Citation: 730 F.3d 450
  • Court: 5th Cir.
  • Year: 2013
• Antoine v. First Student
  • Citation: 713 F.3d 824
  • Court: 5th Cir.
  • Year: 2013
• Tanya Lackey, et al. v. SDT Waste & Debris Services, et al.
  • Court: United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 1989
• Colorado, 1976
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1989
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1990
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1990
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1990
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1990

Other Affiliations

• Louisiana State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, 1996 - 1997 (Chair)
• National Employment Lawyers Association
• Louisiana Employment Lawyers Association