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• Jefferson Parish serial rapist gets 6 consecutive life sentences (wwltv.com) — Residents in Metairie's Airline Park and across East Jefferson are finally seeing closure as a serial rapist who attacked six women in 1986 receives six consecutive life sentences. DNA evidence and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Cold Case Unit tied him to the decades-old assaults, and a judge emphasized that his long "reign of terror" over local families has ended.
• Your Driver's License Was Scanned at a Car Rental Counter or Dispensary. Now It May Be for Sale on the Dark Web. (yoconews.com) — A massive data breach at New Orleans-based IDScan.net may have exposed detailed scans of driver's licenses used at rental car counters, dispensaries, and hotels nationwide, and affected residents can contact the company at its Metairie mailing address. The article explains how the stolen data could fuel identity theft, outlines ongoing investigations, and urges you to freeze your credit and consider added monitoring for your family.
• When Clear Drafting is Not Enough: Fifth Circuit Rejects a 'Sole Discretion' Arbitration Clause (natlawreview.com) — A recent federal appeals court case grew out of a dispute over building a Floor and Decor store in Metairie, where a local construction firm challenged a one-sided arbitration clause. The ruling warns businesses that even clearly written contracts can be struck down if arbitration terms are too lopsided, especially when a national company contracts with a smaller local partner.
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