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News from October 2012


Dwyer Road drainage improvement project subject of class action lawsuit

By Tia Benton |
John K. Etter NEW ORLEANS - Eight Orleans Parish residents filed a class action law suit on behalf of residents and property owners against several local entities alleging damages as a result of a local drainage improvement project.

Former COO of local company is suing over firing

By Tia Benton |
Alexandra E. Mora NEW ORLEANS – The former chief operating officer of Kingsley House is suing the corporation for alleged injuries and deprivation of his rights.

Survival action and wrongful death suit brought against medical centers, doctors

By Catherine Melancon |
Leslie A. Cordell BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge woman is suing medical centers and doctors on behalf of her deceased husband and surviving children for allegedly failed to meet the standard of care and failing to properly diagnose her husband in a timely manner, which ultimately may have caused his death.

Multiple defendants named in secondary asbestos exposure suit

By Catherine Melancon |
Barrett D. Burkart, Jr. BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge woman, a West Baton Rouge man and an Anderson County, Ky. man have filed suit claiming their mother was exposed to asbestos after washing her sons and husband's work clothes.

Hampton Inn sued by patron for alleged slip and fall in bathtub

By Tia Benton |
NEW ORLEANS – A Pensacola, Fla. woman is suing a local hotel for damages resulting from a bathtub slip and fall accident.

School system sued over alleged allergic reaction by student caused by vaccination

By Catherine Melancon |
Christopher B. Hebert BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge man is filing suit against a school system and healthcare provider after his daughter allegedly had an allergic reaction to a vaccination administered at school.

Pregnant employee with spina bifida accuses hospital of wrongful termination

By Kyle Barnett |
Daniel M. Redman GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish woman is suing her former employer for harassment and wrongful termination.

Shapiro and Daigrepont sued over handling of foreclosure matter

By Kyle Barnett |
GRETNA – An investment firm is suing a law firm over alleged legal malpractice.

Woman sues apartment building after falling in flower bed

By Kyle Barnett |
William E. Mura GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish woman is suing a local apartment building for injuries she claims to have received on its premises.

Pipe cleaning radiation exposure suit brought against numerous oil defendants

By Kyle Barnett |
Jeremiah A. Sprague GRETNA – A Texas woman is suing a number of oil companies and oil rigging companies for the alleged wrongful death of her father.

Pinata incident allegedly results in brain injury

By Kyle Barnett |
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish woman is suing the host and attendees of a party where she claims she was injured due to a blow to the head.

Suit brought against Orleans Parish School Board for not allowing out-of-parish student to attend

By Tia Benton |
Lusher Charter School New Orleans – The mother of a Lusher Charter High School student is suing the high school and the parish school board for damages.

Gentilly Medical Center sued by patient for alleged injuries

By Tia Benton |
Robert W. Hallack NEW ORLEANS – A Baton Rouge woman is suing a local women's medical facility alleging it is responsible for an infection she contracted following a mandatory medical procedure.

Neurosurgeon sued for allegedly causing permanent brain damage to patient in surgery

By Catherine Melancon |
Brent P. Frederick BATON ROUGE – An East Baton Rouge widow filed a malpractice and wrongful death suit against a Baton Rouge neurosurgeon after he allegedly caused permanent brain damage to her husband when he was a patient.

Condo association sues neighbors in attempt to remove tree from yard

By Kyle Barnett |
David R. Aden NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans-based condominium association is suing over damages created by a neighbor's trees.

Contractor sues City of New Orleans for alleged improper public works bidding procedure

By Kyle Barnett |
James M. Garner NEW ORLEANS – An Illinois-based contractor is suing the City of New Orleans for allegedly improper public works bidding procedures.

Construction worker sues after tripping over bolt and falling down flight of stairs

By Michelle Keahey |
NEW ORLEANS - After tripping over a mounting bolt and falling down a flight of stairs, a construction worker has filed a lawsuit that claims a grain facility was negligent in failing to properly maintain the area in a safe condition.

Company sued for $100K over alleged sexual harrassment

By Michelle Keahey |
NEW ORLEANS - A female worker has filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against her employer claiming the company permitted a co-worker to sexually harass her by not taking corrective action to prevent his harassing behavior.

Passenger sues vessel owners for failing to heed electronic data

By Michelle Keahey |
NEW ORLEANS - After the vessel he was aboard collided into another vessel, an East Baton Rouge Parish man has filed a lawsuit claiming the boat's owners failed to heed electronic data which indicated that a collision was imminent.

Alabama woman claims she contracted Legionnaire’s disease at New Orleans hotel

By Michelle Keahey |
NEW ORLEANS - An Alabama woman has filed a lawsuit against a New Orleans hotel claiming that she contracted Legionnaire’s disease due to a lack of chlorine in the hotel’s swimming pool and hot tub.