What was filed
Freedom Healthcare, LLC et al. v. Freedom Recovery, LLC, No. 3:26-cv-03753 (W.D. La.), was filed September 24, 2026. The plaintiffs say they operate behavioral-health facilities across Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, and other states, with principal offices in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They identify Freedom Recovery as a Louisiana limited liability company based in West Monroe. The complaint seeks a permanent injunction and damages.
The marks
The complaint alleges common law rights in FREEDOM, FREEDOM HOSPITAL, FREEDOM BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL, and FREEDOM BEHAVIORAL for addiction-related and behavioral-health services, used in interstate commerce since at least 2016, along with registered Louisiana trade names.
What the complaint alleges
The complaint alleges that Freedom Recovery offers overlapping services from a facility less than 10 miles from the plaintiffs' Monroe hospital, in the same Monroe and West Monroe market, and that it kept using the name after a cease-and-desist letter. It also alleges, on information and belief, that Freedom Recovery sought the plaintiffs' operational information.
The counts and relief
Count I is federal trademark infringement under Section 43(a), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). Count II is Louisiana trademark infringement under La. R.S. 51:1405 and 51:1409, Count III Louisiana trademark dilution, Count IV a claim under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act, and Count V trade name infringement under La. R.S. 51:211 et seq. The prayer asks for a permanent injunction, profits, damages, enhanced damages, and fees. The docket shows a waiver of service filed October 9, 2026.