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Citing maximum medical improvement, judge dismisses relief captain's personal injury lawsuit against Cenac Marine Services
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has granted a motion from Cenac Marine Services to dismiss claims it faced from a relief captain who alleged he suffered injuries while working on vessels owned by the company.
Court rules mesothelioma victims can continue asbestos-related litigation against Ford Motor Co.
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has partly denied a motion from the Ford Motor Co. to have a wrongful death lawsuit dismissed. The court ruled, however, that the plaintiff’s wrongful death employer liability claim is barred under law.
District court denies reconsideration for individual to sue International Paper Co. over alleged 'black liquor' eruption
NEW ORLEANS – In a continuing case of lawsuits levied against the International Paper Co. (IPC) regarding an alleged eruption of “black liquor” at the Bogalusa Paper Mill that plaintiffs claim caused multiple injuries and property damages, a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana judge has denied consideration of a civil court trial for one of the plaintiffs.
Court grants Liberty Mutual’s motion in lawsuit against builder
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has ruled in favor of Liberty Mutual insurance company’s motion to lift a stay on an ongoing lawsuit between Parkcrest Builders and the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO).
Court allows class action against International Paper Co. over alleged 'black liquor' injuries, versus individual claims
NEW ORLEANS – A judge for the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has granted multiple plaintiffs’ requests to include their personal injury lawsuits against the International Paper Company (IPC) in a class action lawsuit.
Court rejects motion to dismiss Cotton Exchange Hotel's lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has rejected a motion from Commercial Renovation Services to have a lawsuit levied by the owners of the Cotton Exchange Hotel dismissed.
Judge dismisses majority of patient's defective product claims against medical products manufacturers
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has dismissed the majority of complaints from a plaintiff regarding alleged defective products administered by Covidien LP and Medtronic, expect for his “construction or composition defect claim.”
Motion for summary judgment in injury lawsuit against Illinois Central Railroad Co. dismissed
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has dismissed a motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability against the Illinois Central Railroad Co.
Judge sustains insurance company’s counterclaim of staged accident in response to $1 million lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – In a key development in a lawsuit in which three plaintiffs sued the Canal Insurance Co. for negligence regarding a purported motor vehicle accident between a semi-truck and the plaintiffs’ passenger vehicle, a U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana judge has denied the plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the insurance company’s counterclaim.
Plaintiffs offered 30 days to file proof of service in car accident lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – Responding to a motion submitted by an insurance company is facing a lawsuit from multiple plaintiffs regarding a car accident, a judge representing the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has given 30 days to file proof of service.
District court judge throws out wrongful death lawsuit levied against the federal government
NEW ORLEANS – Responding to a motion submitted by the U.S. government to dismiss both an expert's testimony and a lawsuit regarding a purported wrongful death and multiple claims of the Federal Tort Claims Act, a judge within the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana granted each motion, thus ending the lawsuit.
District judge recalls previously dismissed defendant in offshore drilling injury lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – A U.S. District Court judge has granted defendant Spartan Offshore Drilling's motion to recall a third-party defendant, Gordon Reed, regarding a workplace injury lawsuit.
Judge rules on motions to exclude evidence accumulated in lawsuit over alleged auto accident
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has issued multiple decisions regarding motions to exclude evidence collected in the discovery period of a lawsuit arising from a motor vehicle accident in April 2017.
Judge tosses insurance company's complaint against Reliance Worldwide over ACE Hotel water damage
NEW ORLEANS – A federal court has granted pipe fitting manufacturer Reliance Worldwide Corp.'s motion to dismiss an insurance company's amended complaint and some cross-claims against it in a case over water intrusion at the ACE Hotel in New Orleans.
Judge denies Waypoint’s request to contact juror in breach of contract lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana recently denied Waypoint NOLA's motion to contact a juror in a lawsuit filed against Waypoint by construction company Team Contractors regarding a contract dispute.
Court denies calls for partial disbursement of attorneys’ fees in Chinese drywall case
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently denied multiple parties’ motions seeking attorneys’ fees and other miscellaneous fees regarding Chinese drywall product liability in lawsuits claiming defective drywall was used to renovate homes damaged by Hurricanes Rita and Katrina.
Court rules against AMC’s motion for retrial in injury lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has ruled against the American Marine Corporation, responding to the company's motion for a retrial regarding medical fees it was ordered to pay plaintiff Henry Luwisch.
Court rules in favor of Mayer Yacht for a second time
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has ruled in favor of Mayer Yacht to receive over $100,000 in awards from Donald Calloway, who was listed as a third-party defendant in a lawsuit over unpaid invoices.
Judge rules against grocer's claims that employee forged doctor's note
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has ruled against Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) regarding the company's claims that plaintiff Michael Piazza perjured himself.
Court rules in favor of Harrah’s Casino in patron's lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has ruled in favor of Harrah’s Casino, which had faced a lawsuit regarding an alleged accident suffered by a casino patron.