News from July 2013
Dillard University faces lawsuit from former tenured professor
Dillard University
Second phase of BP oil spill trial delayed
Carl Barbier
Numerous businesses sued by woman who alleges she fell in hole at shopping center
D. Patrick Daniel Jr.
Prosthetics company sued by patient whose hip replacement was allegedly defective
NEW ORLEANS - A man who underwent a hip replacement surgery is suing the company that manufactured his prosthetic after the device allegedly failed due to defects.
BP’s request to put emergency stop on claim process during fraud investigation denied
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Federal Judge Carl Barbier has ruled against a temporary stop to claims payments stemming from the 2010 Gulf oil spill while an investigation is underway into potential wrongdoing in the office of Claims Administrator Patrick Juneau.
Plaintiffs’ attorneys respond to NY Times columnist’s biting critique of BP claim process
NEW ORLEANS – Two attorneys on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee have responded to New York Times’ columnist Joe Nocera’s op-ed published on July 8, alleging that the claims process awarding damages to those affected by the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill is not just flawed, but likely evidence of corruption within Louisiana’s legal profession.
United Healthcare sued over non payment of emergency medical care
Gregory J. Chiartano
Homeowners lose appeal claims in foreclosure case over claims of "robo-signing"
NEW ORLEANS - Homeowners seeking to avoid foreclosure lost an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit against the Deutsche Bank National Trust Company.
Daiquiri shop sued after slip and fall
Charles ThomasNEW ORLEANS – An Orleans Parish resident is suing a daiquiri shop and its insurance company for injuries she allegedly received after she slipped and fell.Terrysine Sims filed suit against Club Daiquiris Inc. and their insurer in the Orleans District Court on May 21.Sims claims she slipped and fell in a large puddle in one of the establishment’s passageways. She claims she injured her
Barbier grants motion for hearing on temporary suspension of BP claims program
U.S. Federal Judge Carl Barbier
New Orleans homeowner suing home elevation company for breach of contract
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans woman is suing a home elevation company and its insurer for alleged breach of contract claiming they took five months to complete the elevation of her home and that the result was unacceptable.
Man wins appeal against the IRS for attorney’s fees for FOIA request of audit
Internal Revenue Service
Firearms dealers lose appeal over ATF’s tracking of semi-automatic firearm purchases
NEW ORLEANS – Two firearms dealers who disobeyed an order to report semi-automatic firearms sales lost an appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.Robby Betts, doing business as Golden States Tactical, and 10 Ring Precision INC appealed a demand issued by the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in its effort to combat illegal trafficking of firearms from the United States
BP sets up fraud hotline only a week after arguing claims process in appeals court
NEW ORLEANS – British Petroleum has announced the creation of a fraud hotline that will allow anonymous callers to turn in those pursuing false claims due to the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill.
Dillard University being sued over tenure dispute
NEW ORLEANS – A former sociology professor is suing Dillard University after being fired from an allegedly tenured position.Winona Somervill filed suit in the Orleans Parish Central District Court on May 21, claiming the university breached their contract with her by firing her.Somervill alleges that in May 2012, after 15 years of tenured service, she received a message from a university official stating