Kyle Barnett News
Blue Cross Blue Shield sued by local hospital for $85K in patient care
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish hospital is suing the health insurance agency of a woman to whom they provided costly care.
Contractor sued for allegedly stealing from homeowner
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish homeowner is suing a contractor for allegedly stealing money she provided for renovations to her home.
Engineering company suing over property destroyed by bore drilling
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish engineering firm is suing a Texas-based subcontractor after it allegedly tore through a vent pipe at a gas station while drilling for bore samples.
Former co-owner of gourmet food line accused of taking money from business
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish gourmet food producer is suing his former business partner for allegedly using the business's money for personal use.
State Farm sues construction company over home damaged during elevation
GRETNA – An insurance company is suing a home elevation company that allegedly dropped a home during its elevation and severely damaged it.
Fired tow truck service employee sues for $22K in wages
GRETNA – A tow truck service is being sued by a former employee who claims he is owed thousands of dollars in wages following his termination.
Company that allegedly accepted embezzled funds faces suit
Phyllis C. Coci
Southern University Law School alums to receive prestigious honor
BATON ROUGE – Two alums from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge are to be honored on the Nation’s Best Advocates list at the National Bar Association (NBA) annual conference in July.
Legacy lawsuit reforms mostly ignored by judges, say energy industry advocate and legal reform group
Don Briggs, President, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association
Man who invested in film claims production company defrauded him of $45K
John W. RedmannGRETNA – A New Orleans man is suing a Jefferson Parish film production company for defrauding him of tens of thousands of dollars he invested in a film that was never made.Douglas M. Schmidt filed suit against Katherine Wicks Kennedy, Gary Owen Saslaw and Toothpick Productions LA LLC in the 24th Judicial District Court on May 1. Schmidt claims in 2004 he entered into a contractual agreement
Home Depot customer alleges injuries after cane struck by cart
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish woman recovering from spinal surgery claims she was injured at a Home Depot store when an employee ran into her cane with a cart.
Man claims prostate cancer was caused by exposure at pipe cleaning job
Jeremiah A. Sprague
Landlord sued by tenant who jumped out of second story window to escape fire in adjacent apartment
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish woman is suing her landlord after claiming she was injured after she jumped from her second story window when her neighbor’s apartment caught on fire.
Company that sold building sued for allegedly not disclosing property defects
Preston L. HayesGRETNA – The current owner of a building is suing its former owner for allegedly not disclosing property defects before closing the bill of sale.3101 7th Street LLC filed suit against Pontchartrain Properties LLC in the 24th Judicial District Court on April 30. 3101 7th Street LLC claims they closed on the purchase of a commercial property from Pontchartrain Properties on April 20,