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J&C Oilfield Rentals LLC alleges Oklahoma business damaged equipment
ALEXANDRIA – An equipment rental company alleges an Oklahoma company damaged equipment subleased to it.
Former employee alleges PAC Stainless did not honor contractual obligations
NEW ORLEANS – A St. Tammany Parish man alleges his former employer did not pay commissions and bonuses promised to him.
Disabled individual alleges Ascension Plaza LLC has barriers that restrict access
BATON ROUGE – A disabled St. James individual alleges a property owner has discriminated against him by failing to modify the barriers at its facilities.
Employee alleges Westport Linen Services owes unpaid wages
BATON ROUGE – A worker has filed a class-action lawsuit against a laundry company over allegations that it did not fairly compensate employees.
Worker alleges he was injured by Associated Terminals of St. Bernard front loader
NEW ORLEANS – A man alleges he was injured when he was struck by a front loader while unloading cargo from a ship.
Men allege railcar overloaded with chemical caused injuries
NEW ORLEANS – Two railroad switchmen allege that an overloaded railcar caused them injures.
Brookside Properties Inc. of Tennessee property allegedly has barriers to disabled patrons
BATON ROUGE – A disabled St. James man alleges that an Ascension Parish shopping center operator has discriminated against him by denying him a safe and full access the its property.
Flight Services & Systems Inc. alleged to have made unlawful deductions from paychecks
NEW ORLEANS – Several individuals have filed a class action against an employer over allegations of unlawful pay practices.
Midstream buoy system owners claim cargo ship caused more than $190,000 in damage
NEW ORLEANS – The owners of a midstream buoy system allege it was damaged by a cargo vessel.
Moran Food LLC employee alleges she has been denied positions because of her age
NEW ORLEANS – An Orleans Parish woman alleges she has been denied promotions at a grocer because of her age.
Louisiana Marine Operators LLC employee alleges he was injured on job
NEW ORLEANS – A Texas seaman alleges he was injured on the job because of his employer's unsafe vessel.
Hartford Life & Accident Insurance accused of wrongfully denying benefits to Lafayette man
NEW ORLEANS – A Lafayette man claims he is disabled and was unlawfully denied disability benefits.
Locomotive engineer alleges J. Levens Builders Inc. employee entered crossing, caused accident
NEW ORLEANS – A locomotive engineer alleges he was injured after a tractor-trailer driver entered a railroad crossing and caused an accident.
Marion State Bank seeks coverage from Everest National Insurance for monetary losses
MONROE – A lending institution has filed suit against its insurer over allegations it would not cover losses caused by fraudulent transfers.
Man alleges Lincoln National Life wrongfully terminated disability benefits
ALEXANDRIA – An Avoyelles Parish man alleges his disability benefits were wrongfully terminated by his insurer.
Wolf Petroleum Services employee alleges he is owed unpaid wages
ALEXANDRIA – A rig operator working for a Minden company in North Dakota alleges he is owed unpaid wages and has filed a class-action suit.
FedEx driver's negligence caused injures in collision, couple alleges
NEW ORLEANS – An Orleans Parish resident alleges she was injured in an accident with a FedEx delivery driver at an intersection.
Shell Offshore Inc. alleges Eni Petroleum did not pay for well abandonment
NEW ORLEANS – A Houston-based company alleges parties in a unit operating agreement have not paid their share for the decommissioning of four wells.
Prudential Insurance Co. accused of wrongfully terminating woman's disability benefits
NEW ORLEANS – A Kenner woman alleges her disability benefits were wrongfully terminated.
Deckhand claims muddy deck caused him to slip and fall
NEW ORLEANS – A Mississippi man employed as a deckhand alleged he was injured because the deck of the vessel had not been cleaned.