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Mobile device business sues property owner over offensive odors and flooding issues
Charles G. Hamilton III
Man sues former employer for enforcing allegedly invalid non-compete clause
NEW ORLEANS – A man is suing his former employer for threatening litigation and enforcing an allegedly invalid agreement clause.
Man sues agent of Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control claiming assault and battery
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans attorney alleges he and his client have suffered death threats, murder contracts and an assault in connection with a case being pursued by the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control.
Company sues over property damage allegedly sustained during construction
W. Scarth ClarkNEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans company is suing claiming property damage to its roof, porch and exterior walls sustained during construction.Storybook Ventures filed suit against Robert Turner, Robert Turner’s Foundation Repairs and Colony Specialty Insurance Company in the Orleans Parish Civil District Court on Sept. 4.The plaintiff claims it is owed damages in connection with a contract
Appeals court stays district court’s injunction overturning Texas abortion laws
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court’s judgment that went against two Texas state laws governing abortion providers.
Appeals court upholds validity of 'robosigned' mortgage documents
NEW ORLEANS –A district court’s decision to dismiss a case filed by two mortgagors who claim that the note and deed of trust associated with their Texas property should be considered invalid because they were “robosigned” was upheld by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.When the plaintiffs, the Reinagels, defaulted on their note sometime in 2009 or 2010, Deutsche Bank attempted to assert its right
Appeals court rules for mayor in suit brought by police chief over retaliatory firing
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently submitted a decision on appeals from both plaintiff and defendant in connection to their retaliation claims.
Plaintiffs sue construction company for slip and fall on wet grass
George R. Blue Jr.
Shell Oil, ExxonMobil among 31 defendants named in asbestos suit
NEW ORLEANS – A man has filed suit against a host of companies for his alleged exposure to asbestos, which he attributes to living in close proximity to asbestos manufacturing plants and from exposure through his father.
Estate of beloved New Orleans musician Assunto sues for royalty rights
Frank J. Assunto in his early days with the Dukes of Dixieland
Construction worker sues employer over injuries from scaffolding
Richard TonryNEW ORLEANS – A construction worker is suing his employer for injuries he claims he sustained after falling off unsafe and unsecure scaffolding.Jeremy Lafontaine filed suit against Woodward Design and Build LLC, their subcontractors and insurance companies in the Orleans Parish Civil District Court on Sept. 3.The plaintiff claims that he was injured when he fell through a wide gap in the
Questions of ethics arise as BP class action claims process gets second look
NEW ORLEANS – As the legal process for determining BP’s depth of liability for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill continues, claims against the company are racking up for personal injury, environmental injury, and economic injury.
Woman sues property owner over apartment ceiling collapse
NEW ORLEANS – A woman is suing the property owner that allegedly allowed a roof and ceiling to degrade to such a point that it collapsed in on her last August.
Suit claims seller failed to disclose heavy liens
Harry E. Cantrell Jr.