Monthly Archives: August 2010

Barbier says no to delaying recovery of blowout prevention device

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Beck

Preventing further oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon rig takes priority over preserving evidence, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled on Aug. 29.
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Federal Court, News

Deepwater Horizon contractor drops bid to replace Barbier as MDL judge

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Barbier

Cameron International dropped its bid to replace U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier as pretrial judge over oil spill litigation from five states. Read More »

Federal Court, News

Lawsuit claims captain intentionally rammed other vessel

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Bourque

A captain of the M/V BJ 102 has filed a lawsuit after his vessel was intentionally rammed by another vessel while his was spudded down along the banks of Louisiana in Lafourche Parish. Read More »

Federal Court, News

Employee claims he was dumped out of personnel transfer basket

A Lafayette resident has filed a lawsuit for personal injuries he received after he was allegedly dumped out of a personnel basket during a transfer from an oil platform to a vessel. Darryl Broussard filed suit against Shamrock Management March … Read More »

Federal Court, News

FEMA sued after employee allegedly causes rear-end collision

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Hatch

A St. Bernard Parish resident has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency after sustaining injuries in a rear-end collision. Read More »

Federal Court, News

Seaman seeks $4 million after falling through broken railing

A Slidell resident has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $4 million after allegedly falling through a broken railing on board the M/V Admiral. Claiming the vessel was unseaworthy, Benjamin Guillot filed suit against Crowley Maritime Corp. and Crowley Marine … Read More »

Federal Court, News

Seaman sues vessel owners over injuries

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Jones

An Orleans Parish man is suing his former employers after allegedly being injured twice on the job. Read More »

News

Judge will hear three motions in school shooting civil suit

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Rodney

An infamous 2003 school shooting is the subject of three motions to be heard by Judge Robin Giarusso in Orleans Parish Civil District Court on Sept. 7. Read More »

News, Orleans Parish

Suit accuses competitor of stealing technology used in oil spill cleanup

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Hymel

A subcontractor involved in the Gulf oil spill cleanup effort accuses a competitor of stealing a newly-developed technology used to skim and extract oil in shallow and environmentally-sensitive areas. Read More »

Federal Court, News

Truck driver accused of causing automobile wreck

A Louisiana resident has filed a lawsuit against a Virginia truck driver after a 2009 automobile wreck. Ronnie Pinion Jr. filed suit against Nationwide Truckers Insurance Co., Canal Insurance Co. and Alfonso A. Colindres July 27 in Tangipahoa Parish District … Read More »

Federal Court, News