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Engineer sues ASAP hundreds of hours of overtime pay
Mott NEW ORLEANS - A manufacturing engineer has filed a lawsuit that claims he was not paid for hundreds of hours in overtime compensation while working at a machine and fabrication business.
Baptist Church files suit over water damage caused by coupling
Preuett-Armour NEW ORLEANS - After suffering extensive water damage, a Baptist church in New Orleans has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of an allegedly defective water supply line coupling.
Former LSU employee files disability discrimination
NEW ORLEANS - A former LSU Health Science Center pre-doctoral coordinator has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit that claims she was terminated for no reason after she returned from medical leave.
Seaman sues after being hit by high pressure hydraulic fluid
Boudreaux NEW ORLEANS - A seaman has filed a lawsuit against his employer claiming that while working on a defective hydraulic pump he was injured when he was thrown six feet after being hit by high pressure hydraulic fluid.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill workers file class action for overtime wages
Earles NEW ORLEANS - Independent contractors who worked the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have filed a class action lawsuit against a response company for failing to pay overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Seaman sues vessel owner after injuring his back while lifting vessel parts
deGravelles NEW ORLEANS - After injuring his back while attempting to lift heavy vessel parts, a seaman has filed a lawsuit against the vessel's owner.
Sleep Inn sued after woman slips in shower
NEW ORLEANS - A Florida woman has filed a lawsuit against a Kenner hotel claiming that she was injured when she slipped on the hotel's shower floor.
Audubon Nature sued for gender discrimination
NEW ORLEANS - Claiming she was a victim of gender discrimination, Tia Hayes filed a lawsuit against her former employer Audubon Nature Institute Inc. and Audubon Nature Institute Foundation.
Welders sue after personnel transfer basket slams into boat deck
Gordon NEW ORLEANS - After their personnel transfer basket slammed into the deck of a boat, two welders have filed a personal injury lawsuit claiming that they should not have been transferred during rough seas.
Seaman sues for $1.8 million after falling out of personnel basket
NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana seaman has filed a lawsuit against his employer after the employer's personnel basket was jerked from underneath him and he fell, sustaining injuries to his back and left leg.
Sears sued after woman severs fingers catching falling hedger
Gaines NEW ORLEANS - A lawsuit has been filed against Sears after the handle on a hedger broke causing the user to catch the tool and the user's fingers to be cut in the process.
Class action alleges Simply Orange is not pure juice
Moreland NEW ORLEANS - A federal class action alleges that Coca-Cola is falsely advertising its Simply Orange orange juice as all pure and natural, when the juice is actually heavily processed and flavored.
Jefferson Parish man sues over injuries allegedly caused by I-Flow pain pump
Giordano NEW ORLEANS - A Jefferson Parish man has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of a pain pump that allegedly caused injuries after it was implanted in his shoulders.
St. James Parish Hospital sued for disability discrimination
NEW ORLEANS - Hospital employee Anissa G. Allen filed suit against St. James Parish Hospital on June 22 in federal court in New Orleans claiming she was terminated for not hearing a page over the intercom.
Family sues Carnival Cruise claiming false imprisonment; 87-year-old allegedly interrogated before boarding
Fagan NEW ORLEANS - After being detained for a few hours and not being allowed to board a cruise ship, a New Orleans family has filed a lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Lines for false imprisonment and illegal detention.
Medical malpractice lawsuit claims patient paralyzed after nurses fracture spine
Simien Jr. NEW ORLEANS - Suffering from paralysis from the waist down, Curtis Hamilton has filed a lawsuit against Ochsner Health Systems Inc. d/b/a Ochsner Medical Center and Ochsner Clinic Foundation that claims his spine was fractured when nurses attempted to pick him up from a recliner.
Woman sues claiming Zocor drug caused kidney problems
Lemmon NEW ORLEANS - Claiming she is now suffering from kidney problems, a Thibodaux woman has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of the prescription drug Zocor, a cholesterol lowering medication.
Mother claims child's birth defects caused by Zoloft
Hingle
NEW ORLEANS - A Jefferson Parish mom has filed a lawsuit that claims her son's birth defects were the result of her using the antidepressant Zoloft during pregnancy.
Lawsuit filed over fatal boat accident at Back Levee Canal
Engelhardt
NEW ORLEANS - The family of a deceased boater has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against another boater for traveling too fast on a blind turn in the Back Levee Canal.
Truck driver sues after suffering injuries during unloading of truck
Jolivette-Brown NEW ORLEANS - A truck driver has filed a personal injury lawsuit that claims he suffered serious injuries when a customer prematurely released his truck's load.