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Seaman sues claiming back injury due to pulling tackle aboard vessel
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Roustabout sues after slipping while exiting the shower
NEW ORLEANS - A roustabout is suing his employer for injuries he claims he received while exiting a shower.
Surgical tech files racial discrimination lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS - A surgical technician has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit claiming she was terminated for complaining about the failure to receive differential pay.
Security worker sues after being terminated for being 'too old'
NEW ORLEANS - A Jefferson Parish company is being sued for allegedly terminating a worker who was told she was too old for her job.
Seaman sues employer after falling down stairs
NEW ORLEANS - After falling down stairs and being knocked unconscious for 30 minutes, a seaman has filed a lawsuit against his employer for failing to provide adequate lighting and non-skid materials on the stairs.
Wife sues over husband's asbestos-related death
NEW ORLEANS - Claiming her husband died from asbestos exposure, Carol Phillips and the Estate of Robert Lee Phillips filed suit against ABB Combustion Engineering Inc., Centerpoint Energy Inc., Associated Electric Cooperative Inc., Nebraska Public Power District, and City of Grand Island in St. John the Baptist District Court.
Ritz-Carlton concierge files age discrimination lawsuit after termination
NEW ORLEANS - A former Ritz-Carlton concierge has filed an age discrimination lawsuit claiming she was terminated from her position due to her age and not because she left her shift two hours earlier than scheduled.
Seaman files lawsuit after slipping and falling on vessel’s wooden floor
NEW ORLEANS - A seaman has filed a Jones Act lawsuit claiming that he sustained disabling injuries when he slipped and fell on the vessel’s wooden floor.
Sheraton guest sues claiming slip and fall result of plumbing problem
NEW ORLEANS - A business guest of a New Orleans hotel claims he slipped and fell in the restroom due to plumbing problem.
Orleans Parish woman sues Wendy's after slipping and falling
NEW ORLEANS - An Orleans Parish woman has filed a lawsuit against a LaPlace fast-food restaurant claiming she slipped in a foreign substance and sustained serious injuries.
Ohio woman sues Royal House restaurant for $425K after slipping on floor
NEW ORLEANS - An Ohio woman has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $400,000 from a New Orleans restaurant claiming it failed to warn her that an employee had just mopped the floor.
