Monthly Archives: March 2012

Offshore company sues employee who claimed workplace injury two days after hire date

NEW ORLEANS – An offshore company has a filed lawsuit against one of its deckhands after the employee claimed he was injured during an accident, two days after he was hired. Offshore Liftboats filed suit against Jerry Bodden on March … Read More »

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Environmental groups sue EPA for failing to approve petition to lower pollution into Gulf

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NEW ORLEANS – Several environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the EPA after the agency allegedly failed to approve a petition to lower pollution into the Mississippi River Basin and the northern Gulf of Mexico.
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Terrebonne Parish business sued after employee allegedly fails to lower lift gate

NEW ORLEANS – A Terrebonne Parish business is being sued after one of its workers allegedly failed to lower a lift gate between a truck and the warehouse, causing a deliveryman to fall. Anthony Middleton filed suit against W.W. Grainger … Read More »

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Lafayette woman sues store claiming slip and fall incident resulted in miscarriage

NEW ORLEANS – A Lafayette woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit that claims she suffered a miscarriage as a result of slipping and falling in a liquid substance while shopping. Steianta Sinegal and Melvin Jones III filed suit against … Read More »

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Chinese national sues Louisiana companies after suffering wrist injury

NEW ORLEANS – A Chinese national has filed a Jones Act lawsuit against several Louisiana shipping companies after he was injured when a mooring line broke loose and struck him. Changxing Yu filed suit against Dalian International Maritime Services Co. … Read More »

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Dollar Tree sued by girl’s mother for slip and fall

GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish woman is suing a local discount retailer for injuries she claims her minor daughter received on the store’s premises. Rhonda Powell filed suit on behalf of her minor daughter on March 23 against Dollar Tree … Read More »

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Doctor sued for allegedly damaging woman’s vocal cords

NEW ORLEANS – A woman is suing a Jefferson parish doctor for alleged malpractice. Catherine Gomez filed suit on March 5 against Michael Hickman, M.D., Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner and GE Healthcare Strategic Sourcing Corporation in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. … Read More »

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Jefferson Parish nursing home sued on wrongful death claims

GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish man is suing a Kenner nursing home for death of his mother. Kent Chapman filed suit on March 23 against Chateau Living Center in the 24th Civil District Court. Chapman claims his mother was a … Read More »

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Copeland’s sued by woman who fell at entrance

GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish woman is suing a local restaurant for injuries she claims she received on the premises. Linda Lewis filed suit on March 23 against Copeland’s of New Orleans and its insurers in the 24th Judicial District … Read More »

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Statewide fingerprint system at heart of fraud case

NEW ORLEANS – A Colorado corporation is suing a Delaware corporation for fraud for allegedly not providing working equipment needed to fulfill a contract. Thinkstream, Inc. filed suit on March 5 against Morphotrak, Inc. in the Orleans Parish Civil District … Read More »

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