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News from April 2010


Woman claims waiter served bleach to drink

By Michelle Massey |
A New Orleans diner claims she was served bleach instead of water, in a lawsuit filed against Vincent's Italian restaurant.

Husband still missing after explosion in Gulf, lawsuit states

By Michelle Massey |
A lawsuit filed April 25 in federal court in New Orleans by the wife of a missing Deepwater Horizon worker is seeking damages for physical and mental injuries.

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Union Pacific sues after barge runs into railroad bridge

By Michelle Massey |
Union Pacific Railroad is suing a barge company after one of its barges equipped with a crane, failed to slow or change course and struck a steel structure of a railroad bridge.

Covington residents sue over Chinese drywall

By Michelle Massey |
Herman Claiming their recently built home contains defective Chinese-manufactured drywall, Covington residents Dennis and Susan Cunningham have filed a lawsuit stating their home is not fit for occupancy.

Woman sues Winn Dixie and cleaners after slipping in soapy water

By Michelle Massey |
Winn Dixie customer Marbra Rixner claims she slipped and fell at a LaPlace store after failing to notice a wet floor beneath her.

I-610 accident is subject of Orleans Parish suit

By Kathy Woods |
US Agencies along with CNA Insurance Co. and Continental Casualty Co. are being sued by a New Orleans family over injuries allegedly suffered in a motor vehicle accident.

Insurance Company denies policy coverage over wind damage, lawsuit claims

By Michelle Massey |
A Louisiana insurance company denied wind-storm damage coverage after three hurricanes, according to a recent lawsuit filed by New Orleans resident Curly Johnson, Sr.

Pedestrian sues after being hit by vehicle

By Michelle Massey |
Larmann Janell Michel of Orleans Parish filed suit in Orleans Parish District Court in April claiming she was struck and seriously injured by a car operated by Leola Hicks.

New Orleans rear-end accident subject of suit

By Michelle Massey |
Progressive and United Service Automobile Association are being sued over injuries allegedly suffered in a rear-end automobile accident.

Woman seeks more than $50k after truck hits her vehicle

By Michelle Massey |
Shanise Johnson is suing Alfredo Pinto Velasquez and Progressive Insurance over an accident that occurred April 28, 2009 in New Orleans.

Damaged properties not covered by insurers, suits claim

By Michelle Massey |
Johnny H. Robinson, Jr. of New Orleans claims his insurance companies arbitrarily denied coverage on his properties that suffered wind and wind related damages due to Hurricane Katrina, Rita and Gustav.

State Farm and its insured sued over accident

By Kathy Woods |
State Farm and its insured driver David Pinkston of New Orleans are being sued over injuries allegedly suffered in automobile accident.

Zurich Insurance sued by property owner over unpaid wind damage claims

By Kathy Woods |
In two separate petitions filed in Orleans Parish District Court, Ted S. Davis is suing his insurer for failing to fully supply coverage for wind damaged property he owns at 2414 St. Roch Ave. and 2228 Lizardi St. in New Orleans.

Distracted driver caused accident, suit claims

By Michelle Massey |
A driver allegedly distracted by loud music, cell phone usage or eating while driving is being sued over an accident that occurred on Claiborne Avenue near Louisa Street on June 16, 2009.

Injuries claimed in interstate wreck

By Michelle Massey |
A lawsuit claiming injuries in an I-10 accident near the Louisa Street exit was filed in Orleans Parish District Court on April 22.

Suit filed over I-10 service road accident

By Michelle Massey |
A suit filed April 21 in Orleans Parish District Court seeks damages over severe and disabling injuries sustained in an accident that occurred last year on Read Boulevard, an Interstate 10 service road.

Equipment failure caused chemical release according to lawsuit

By Michelle Massey |
Daniel Becnel, Jr. A hazardous chemical release in St. Charles Parish on April 13 is the subject of a federal lawsuit brought six days later by nearby resident Shannon Clark.

Safeway sued over unpaid theft claim

By Michelle Massey |
Jewel Addison filed suit against Safeway Insurance Co. of Louisiana on April 20 in the Orleans Parish District Court, over an unpaid theft claim.

Driver failed to yield, accident suit claims

By Michelle Massey |
Angel Foster of St. Tammany Parish filed a personal injury lawsuit against Sandra J. Smith, Michael Charles, B & M Towing Co. and Performance Insurance on April 21 in Orleans Parish District Court over an accident that occurred May 4, 2008.