Recent News About Avondale
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity on April 8 in the suits below:
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activities in the suit brought by James Grant Gooding against Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company on April 8.
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After claiming he was exposed to asbestos at work, and at home by his family members who worked for the same company, an Avondale Shipyward worker’s motion to remand the case was held in abeyance as the case was administratively closed on Oct. 25 until an earlier case that could affect the worker's motion is adjudicated.
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The following cases categorized as "asbestos" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Aug. 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity on Aug. 29 in the suits below:
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activities in the suit brought by Carrie Mae Caballero against Anco Insulations Inc on Aug. 29.
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NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit recently affirmed a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana’s decision to remand a case in which a man was exposed to asbestos and contracted mesothelioma back to state court.
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A man’s motion to remand his case after allegedly being exposed to asbestos by his employer was granted on Jan. 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – The Louisiana Supreme Court recently upheld a decision to dismiss ethics charges against former Jefferson Parish prosecutor Ken John Dohre in the wrongful conviction of an Avondale man who then spent more than 15 years in prison before he was exonerated in the 1996 stabbing death of Waggaman woman.
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NEW ORLEANS— A motion to remand was recently denied by the Eastern District of Louisiana’s U.S. District Court in an asbestos litigation and survival suit filed by plaintiff Judith Punch Rivera on behalf her deceased mother.
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A Louisiana judge has ruled that documents related to a settlement claim over asbestos-related cancer can be obtained.
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A lawsuit brought by a man who claims that he was exposed to asbestos while working at a shipyard is heading back to Orleans Parish District Court, according to a decision filed on May 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — The Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) has dismissed charges against Covington attorney and Jefferson Parish prosecutor Ken John Dohre in the wrongful conviction of an Avondale man who spent 15 in prison before he was exonerated.
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GRETNA – A man claims that he was injured when he drove into a 2-foot-deep hole at work.
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GRETNA – A woman claims she was caused to trip and fall in a negligently managed Winn Dixie.
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A lawsuit against a private shipyard company accused of exposing a former employee’s daughter to asbestos which allegedly caused her to die of cancer has been sent back to state court.
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GRETNA — A financial services company is seeking more than $1,000 on an open Walmart account held by an Avondale woman.
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GRETNA – A man claims that he slipped and fell in water at a Wendy's.
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GRETNA – A debt collector seeks more than $1,000.
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GRETNA – A debt collector claims it is owed more than $3,000.
