LOUISIANA RECORD

Recent News About New Orleans

• Texas seaman sues after slipping down stairs

  By Michelle Massey | Wednesday, Oct 20, 2010 @ 2:55am

  Gordon A Texas resident is suing Specialty Offshore Inc. and others after he slipped down a set of stairs and was injured.

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• Seaman seeks $1 million after fainting

  By Michelle Massey | Monday, Oct 18, 2010 @ 10:58am

  A seaman is suing for more than $1 million after he fell and hit his head during a fainting spell.

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• Seaman sues after tripping over oar

  By Michelle Massey | Wednesday, Oct 6, 2010 @ 6:13am

  A seaman has filed a lawsuit against his employer for failing to properly supervise the crew after he tripped over an oar.

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• Drug rehab center sued after terminating obese employee

  By Michelle Massey | Wednesday, Oct 6, 2010 @ 6:00am

  A Louisiana drug and alcohol rehabilitation center is being sued for allegedly discriminating against an obese employee and for illegally terminating her employment.

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• Platform worker claims injuries after slip on oil

  By Michelle Massey | Thursday, Sep 30, 2010 @ 6:12am

  A fire worker has filed a lawsuit against an energy company after he slipped in oil while working on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

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• Mother sues makers of Reglan after child develops tardive dyskinesia

  By Michelle Massey | Monday, Sep 27, 2010 @ 9:00am

  A Louisiana mother has filed suit against the makers of the drug Reglan, claiming it caused her child to develop tardive dyskinesia, a disorder involving abnormal involuntary movements.

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• House of Blues sued over claims of racial and gender discrimination

  By Michelle Massey | Monday, Sep 27, 2010 @ 8:18am

  The House of Blues in New Orleans is being accused of race and gender discrimination by a former employee in a recently filed federal lawsuit.

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• Seaman sues for $2 million after being forced to work through Hurricane Ike

  By Michelle Massey | Monday, Sep 13, 2010 @ 4:21am

  A seaman has filed a lawsuit after he allegedly suffered injuries while working on a vessel during Hurricane Ike.

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• Vessel worker seeks $1.2 million over injuries in transfer basket

  By Michelle Massey | Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010 @ 6:23am

  A Mississippi seaman has filed a lawsuit against the employer of a crane operator after the operator allegedly jerked a personnel transfer basket off a vessel's deck.

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• Seaman sues after cable propels him

  By Michelle Massey | Friday, Aug 13, 2010 @ 5:26am

  A seaman has filed a lawsuit against his employer after he was allegedly injured due to being propelled while holding a cable.

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• United passenger sues after getting ejected from flight

  By Michelle Massey | Tuesday, Aug 10, 2010 @ 8:26am

  A Louisiana mother is suing United Airlines after she and her son were allegedly removed from a flight due to her son's yelling after he was told to turn off his DVD player.

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• Deckhand sues employer after losing his balance and falling

  By Michelle Massey | Wednesday, Jul 14, 2010 @ 9:52am

  Bruno A Louisiana resident is blaming his employer for a fall that allegedly injured his knee and back.

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• Employee claims she was fired for being pregnant

  By Michelle Massey | Monday, Jun 14, 2010 @ 4:21am

  A records assistant has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Gastroenterology Group, accusing the medical corportation of firing her because she was pregnant.

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• Lawsuit claims air conditioning unit caused fatal fire

  By Michelle Massey | Friday, Apr 23, 2010 @ 4:25am

  A Louisiana family claims that defects in their mobile home's air conditioning unit caused a fire that killed two of their children.

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• New Orleans resident injured using Pilates chair

  By Michelle Massey | Friday, Mar 5, 2010 @ 3:44am

  New Orleans resident Sandra Andry claims she seriously injured her back on an exercise machine, according to a lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Louisiana.

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