U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Lake Charles Division
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LawsuitsSubcontractor violated a waste-hauling agreement, lawsuit claims
A Baton Rouge company faces a lawsuit over a contract dispute.
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LawsuitsWoman sues Golden Nugget, Lake Charles Police for alleged false arrest
Golden Nugget Casino and the Lake Charles City Police Department face a lawsuit over excessive force and false arrest.
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LawsuitsAllen Parish Sheriff's Office arrested the wrong woman, lawsuit says
Allen Parish Sheriff Doug Hebert and four deputies face a federal lawsuit from a woman who claims she was falsely arrested.
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LawsuitsColumbia Gulf Transmission looks to move pipeline construction lawsuit to federal court
LAKE CHARLES - Columbia Gulf Transmission LLC wants to have a lawsuit that claims one of its pipelines damaged a farm’s crops moved to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Lake Charles Division from a state court.
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Fired banker cites age discrimination in lawsuit
A Louisiana woman is suing the bank where she served as an employee for 19 years, alleging Sabine State Bank & Trust Co. terminated her without cause in part because of her age and a desire to bring in “new blood.”
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District Judge Minaldi retires to seek treatment for alcoholism
Patricia Minaldi, a U.S. district judge in Lake Charles, announced her retirement July 31 and is seeking treatment for severe alcoholism.
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Woman alleges crack in parking lot at Jennings post office caused fall
LAKE CHARLES – A woman alleges she fractured four ribs as the result of a fall at a post office parking lot.
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Couple claims defective design of Cobra Enterprises of Utah Inc. pistol caused it to fire when dropped
LAKE CHARLES – A Jonesville couple claims that the wife was shot in her leg by a gun she kept in her purse and that the gun was allegedly defectively designed.
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Performance Contractors Inc. alleged to have not informed employee of FMLA rights
LAKE CHARLES – A Lake Charles man alleges his Baton Rouge employer terminated him after missing work to care of his daughter.
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Man accuses Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, others of false arrest
LAKE CHARLES – A Sulphur man alleges he was falsely arrested by law enforcement in 2016.