As we wait for the Court’s ruling on the appeal in Montgomery v. Tulane, it is important to keep in mind what the plaintiff is seeking and what we are supporting through this litigation. Ms. Montgomery asks the Court to do the following:

(1) reverse the trial court’s judgment;
(2) rule that Mrs. Newcomb’s lifetime donations […]

March 4, 2010
Newcomb Lives flags waved today as spectators (aka “Sophie’s Posse”) paraded through the French Quarter to the hearing in Montgomery v. Tulane at the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal.

Dan Caruso of Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn argued that Tulane’s elimination of Newcomb College did violence to Mrs. Newcomb’s intent expressed in her […]

March 1, 2010
Judges’ Decision Will Determine Whether Donor Intent Will be Protected and Enforced in Louisiana
Louisiana’s Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal will hear oral arguments on March 4 in the landmark “donor intent” lawsuit, Susan Henderson Montgomery v. Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund (Montgomery v. Tulane), setting the stage for an important […]