U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
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Marine caterer says Dynamic Industries owes more than $2.6 million in breach of contract case
LAFAYETTE – A Florida company is suing Lafayette-based Dynamic Industries International, claiming it owes more than $2.6 million for meals and equipment. -
Class-action suit aims to restore overtime pay to home health service workers
NEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana woman is suing Acadiana Community Based Services over allegedly not paying home health caregivers overtime pay. -
Total Homecare, Bedside Homecare face lawsuit over allegations of underpayment
LAFAYETTE – A Lafayette Parish woman is suing Total Homecare Services and Bedside Homecare to recover allegedly unpaid overtime wages. -
Vacuum distributor takes Shreveport officials to court over ordinance prohibiting door-to-door sales
SHREVEPORT – A Louisiana firm that sells Kirby vacuum cleaners is suing the city of Shreveport, its mayor and chief administrative officer, claiming the city refuses to grant the company a permit for door-to-door sales. -
Insurer seeks exemption from coverage in suit against two Louisiana firms
SHREVEPORT – A Texas insurance firm is suing Fodale Energy and DCW Transport, both of Louisiana, and another firm in a dispute involving commercial liability coverage. -
Fishermen blame Southern Belle’s swell for capsizing boat
LAFAYETTE – Two Vermillion Parish men are suing the owners of the marine vessel Southern Belle, claiming the boat entered a shared waterway too quickly and capsized their fishing vessel. -
Ford Motor Co. petitions to move liability case from city court to Western District Court
ALEXANDRIA – Ford Motor Co., defendant in a dispute involving insurance, is petitioning to move the case from Pineville City Court for the Parish of Rapides to the Western District Court of Louisiana, Alexandria Division. -
Whataburger diner accuses restaurant chain of negligence in slip-and-fall incident
ALEXANDRIA – A Georgia man is suing Whataburger Restaurants, claiming he suffered injuries after tripping and falling on a rug in its Lafayette location. -
Black customer alleges he was ignored by Office Depot workers, files discrimination suit
ALEXANDRIA – An African-American man says he was deliberately ignored by sales representatives when he attempted to purchase a computer printer at the Office Depot in Ruston. -
L&L Sandblasting employee seeks damages for lingering injuries allegedly suffered in equipment explosion
LAFAYETTE – A St. Landry Parish man says he continues to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, visual impairment and a permanent limp after a 20-pound sand hopper lid struck his head in an explosion. -
Machinist accuses CIGNA of failing to pay disability benefits
LAFAYETTE – An Acadia Parish man says his employer’s insurance carrier, CIGNA, is refusing to pay long-term disability benefits he claims is owed. -
Detective accuses Shreveport Police Department of racial harassment
NEW ORLEANS – A Shreveport police detective says he became the target of racial harassment and other retaliation resulting from his disclosure of official misconduct. -
Insurance firm allegedly turned down house fire claim
A Texas woman whose home burned down in Louisiana is suing her insurance company, alleging it turned down her claim for losses. -
Woman claims racial discrimination at medical center
SHREVEPORT -- A black woman is suing her former employer for alleged racist treatment and retaliation. -
Subcontractor sues over unpaid bill
SHREVEPORT -- A subcontractor for a new military training facility is suing to recover the money it believes it's due for work it did on the project. The United States for the use of Fire Tech Systems Inc. filed an original complaint on June 23 in U.S. -
Inmate sues over alleged attack by guards
SHREVEPORT -- An inmate is suing his jailers and all of Webster Parish for an alleged battery that took place in 2014. -
Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office accused of wrongful death in shooting of handcuffed man in police cruiser
LAFAYETTE – A lawsuit accusing members of the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office of shooting and beating a handcuffed man leading to his death has been filed.Shandell Marie Bradley, on behalf of her minor child, filed suit against Louis M. Ackal, Sheriff of Iberia Parish, individually and in his official capacity, John Ortis, individually and in his official capacity, and their insurer in the U.S. District -
Louisiana College president plans to defy Affordable Care Act
Louisiana College President Joe Aguilard PINEVILLE – The president of a North Louisiana Baptist-affiliated college has vowed to defy provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that would require the school to provide certain "emergency contraceptives" under their employee health plan. -
Kardashian sisters and Herman Cain accused of using bread sticks to assault man
Kim Kardashian, Herman Cain and Kourtney Kardashian A Pennsylvania man has filed suit against a pair of celebrity sisters and a former presidential candidate requesting a temporary restraining order claiming they attacked and threatened him. -
Judge rules EPA liable for $1.7 million in malicious prosecution csse
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana has ruled the Environmental Protection Agency maliciously prosecuted an oil refinery manager in the late 1990s.