News from April 2011
Debt collector sued for contacting family member
A New Orleans resident has filed a lawsuit against a debt collector after an agent called the plaintiff's brother and talked to him about her debt.
Captain sues after injuring right eye
A sea captain has filed a lawsuit against his employer after being hit in the right eye by a piece of metal.
Slidell Lowe's customer allegedly knocked to ground by palm tree
Miller A St. Tammany Parish resident is suing Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. after a palm tree fell and knocked him to the ground.
Seaman sues for $1 million after captain fails to line up tow
Sterbcow A seaman is suing his employer for more than $1 million after the captain of his vessel allegedly failed to properly line up a tow and as a result, the seaman was injured.
Judge denies motion to dismiss case involving monks building custom caskets
Bullock A federal judge had denied a motion to dismiss and will hear a case of a group of Benedictine monks seeking to sell caskets without a state license.
ExxonMobil, others sued over benzene exposure
A Mississippi resident is suing several companies who he claimed produced benzene containing products which resulted in him developing multiple myeloma.
Conductor sues NO Public Belt Railroad after train collides with standing rail cars
David A train conductor has filed a lawsuit against his employer after his train collided into standing rail cars.
Collision on North Causeway and Galleria Drive subject of lawsuit
An Orleans Parish resident is suing the owner of a tractor-trailer after the truck collided into his vehicle while turning onto Galleria Drive.
Mardi Gras World owner sued by his son once again
Blaine Kern Sr. - the owner of Mardi Gras World and most of the floats used by Krewes during the Carnival season in New Orleans - has been sued by his son for the second time in six months in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Barbier allows U.S. to dispose of certain samples taken from Gulf of Mexico
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier issued an order this week allowing the United States to dispose of certain expired samples that were collected from the Gulf of Mexico last year.
U.S. pressuring Transocean employees to testify in Gulf oil spill investigation
U.S Interior Department officials have sent subpoenas to three Transocean employees, seeking to compel them to testify before the Join Investigation Team overseeing last year's Deepwater Horizon explosion.
Transocean executives donating safety bonuses to oil spill victims
Newman Just a few days after it was revealed that Transocean executives would receive bonuses for the company's 2010 safety record, the company CEO and four others say they will donate their earnings.
Boh Bros. Construction penalized $451K in sexual harassment lawsuit
Christy A federal jury in New Orleans has awarded a former employee of Boh Bros. Construction $201,000 in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Oil exploration companies want stay vacated so drilling can begin
Feldman On March 15, four days before U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman would have required him to issue permits to oil and gas explorers, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and won a stay.
Wal-Mart shopper seeks more than $50,000 after tripping in parking lot
A woman is suing Wal-Mart for $50,000 in damages after she tripped over metal rods in the parking lot and fell.
CSX conductor sues after train robbery and murder
Miller A train conductor is suing his employer after an assailant entered the train, killed the engineer and robbed him.
OPSB files suit against Louisiana over property purchase
Barriere The Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) is suing the State of Louisiana and the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors, claiming that the state did not pay full value for a campus it bought from the school board.
Transocean claims best year for safety in SEC filing
Transocean said it had its 'best year in safety' in its latest filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Delivery man sues Wal-Mart after pallet jack stops working
A delivery man is suing Wal-Mart after a loaded pallet jack stopped working and caused him to suffer a back injury when he attempted to stop the pallet from crushing him.
Seaman sues after falling off of boat
A seaman has filed a lawsuit against his employer seeking $1.5 million after he slipped off a boat and fell into the water.