Mr. Fred Tulley’s primary areas of practice include Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Construction, Antitrust, RICO, Commercial Bankruptcy and Insurance Insolvency. He received a B.A. from Louisiana State University in 1970 and his J.D. from the University of Virginia in 1973. Mr. Tulley is admitted to practice in all Louisiana state courts, in the federal district courts for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®.

Mr. Tulley was invited to testify before an Investigative Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives, Energy and Commerce Committee on the issue of insurance company insolvencies.

Published Appellate Opinions:

• Federal Deposit Ins. Co. v. Louisiana National Bank, 653 F.2d 927 (5th Cir.1981)
• Mobil Chemical Co. v. Blount Bros. Corp., 809 F.2d 1175 (5th Cir. 1987)
• Matter of Sandy Ridge Development Corp., 889 F.2d 663 (5th Cir. 1989)
  
• Conkling v. Turner, 18 F.3d 1285 (5th Cir. 1994)
  
• In re Hannover Corporation (Hays v. State Farm Automobile Ins. Co.), 67 F.3d 70 (5th Cir. 1995)
  
• Triad Electric & Controls, Inc. v. Power Systems Eng. Inc., 117 F.3d 108 (5th Cir. 1997)
  
• U.S. v. Sims Bros, Constr. Co., 277 F.3d 734 (5th Cir. 2001)
  In re Hannover Corporation (Hays v. Jimmy Swaggart Ministries), 310 F.3d 796 (5th Cir. 2002)
  
• Energy Transfer Group v. Entergy Gulf States, Inc., 2004-1442 (La. App. 1 Cir. 7/27/05), 905 So.2d 1174

Significant Recent Engagements:

• Morris- Shea Bridge Company v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., US District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, No. 06-500-FJP-CN (Industrial Construction)
  
• Capitol House Preservation Company, L.L.C. v. Argosy Gaming Company, et al., 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 418,525 (Unfair Trade/Fraud/RICO)
  
• William G. Hays Jr., Trustee for United Companies v. Deloitte & Touche LLP, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 504,074 (Accounting Fraud & Malpractice)
  
• Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. v. BASF Corporation, 23rd Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension, No. 74,895 (Industrial Construction)
  
• Palmer Ventures, L.L.C., et al. v. KPMG, LLP, United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, No. 04-706 (Tax Shelter Fraud)
  
• H&E Equipment Services, L.L.C. v. KPMG, LLP, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 536,138 (Accounting Malpractice)
  
• Entergy Transfer Group v. Entergy Gulf States, Inc., et al., 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 467,116       (Antitrust/Unfair Trade)
  
• Holcim (Texas) Limited Partnership v. Triad Electric & Controls, Inc., United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, No. 3:05-00125 (Construction Industrial)
  
• J. Caldarera & Co., Inc. v. Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District (Zephyr Stadium and Alario Center arbitrations) (commercial construction)

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