Jay M. O'Brien

Jay M. O’Brien is a member of the firm’s Baton Rouge office. He practices in the areas of appellate, commercial, business and intellectual property litigation. Jay represents national companies in complex litigation involving contract disputes, unfair trade practices, land use, subdivision development and construction claims. He has litigated various constitutional issues related to standardized testing in public schools and low to moderate income housing developments. In the intellectual property arena, Jay has litigated patent, trademark, and trade dress infringement suits.

He has served as law clerk for Judge Rhesa H. Barksdale of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition, Jay has been involved in more than 50 appellate matters from 2002 to 2007. He has conducted extensive appellate litigation regarding unfair trade practice claims, shareholder derivative actions, gaming matters, and health insurance claims.

Published Opinions

• Parents Against Testing Without Teaching v. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, 00 31267 (5th Cir. 2001)
• Southern Christian Leadership Conference v. The Supreme Court of Louisiana, 252 F.3d 781 (5th Cir. 2001)
• Johnson v. Louisiana Department of Education, 330 F.3d 362 (5th Cir. 2003)
• Jones v. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, (La. App. 1 Cir. 11/4/2005), 927 So.2d 426
• Woodard v. Andrus, 419 F.3d 348 (5th Cir. 2005)
• Cameron Parish Police Jury v. McKeithen, 2002-1202 (La. App. 3 Cir. 2002), 827 So.2d 666 and Cameron Parish Police Jury v. McKeithen, (La. App. 1 Cir. 2002)
• Chase Manhattan Bank v. Lassiter, 04-484 (La. App. 5 Cir. 11/30/04), 889 So.2d 1155
• Lakeland Anesthesia v. United Healthcare, 2003-1662 (La. App. 4 Cir. 3/17/04), 871 So.2d 380
• Basco v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 2005-0143 (La. App. 3 Cir. 8/17/05), 909 So.2d 660
• Dombrowski v. New Orleans Saints and Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation, (La. App. 1 Cir. 8/2/06), 2006 WL 2147243
• Yuspeh v. Koch, 02-1179 (La. App. 5 Cir. 5/28/03), 848 So.2d 96
• Copeland v. Treasure Chest Casino, LLC, 2001-1122 (La. App. 1 Cir. 6/21/02), 822 So.2d 68
• Hamilton v. HealthCare Recoveries, Inc., 310 F.3d 385 (5th Cir. 2002)
• Louisiana Downs v. LHPBA, (La. 4/9/03), 845 So.2d 1039,
• Dugas v. Aaron Rents, 2002-1276 (La. App. 3 Cir. 3/5/03), 839 So.2d 1205
• Vishal Hospitality v. Choice Hotels, Inc, 907 So.2d 80, writ granted, appeal after remand, 2006 WL 1751889 (La. App. 1 Cir. 6/28/06)
• Concerned Citizens for Proper Planning, LLC v. Parish of Tangipahoa, 2004-0170 (La. App. 1 Cir. 3/24/05), 906 So.2d 660
• Certified Capital Corp. v. Reis, 897 So.2d 128 (La. App. 1st Cir. 2005)
• John H. Onstott v. Certified Capital Corporation, 2005 CA 2548 (La. App. 1 Cir. 11/03/06)
• Thinkstream, Inc. v. Templar, Inc., 2005-1968 (La.App. 1 Cir. 12/28/06), 2006 WL 3813724
• Succession of Bijeaux v. Broyles, 2006-1172 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2/7/07), 951 So.2d 490
• Esplanade, L.L.C. v. KMR Entertainment Co., 2006-0567 (La.App. 1 Cir. 3/30/07)
• Hooks v. Treasurer, 2006-0541 (La.App. 1 Cir. 5/4/07), 961 So.2d 425
• Irons v. U.S. Bank, Inc., 2007-0570 (La.App. 4 Cir. 8/14/07), 966 So.2d 646, 2007 WL 2473260
• Perdigao v. Delta Airlines, Inc., 05-325 (La.App. 5 Cir. 11/13/07), 973 So.2d 33.