Iberville Parish
Recent News About Iberville Parish
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Lawsuit: Iberbille Sheriff Stassi gave beneficial treatment to nursing home because of campaign donation
The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office and Iberville Sheriff Brett Stassi were brought to federal court in for allegedly defaming a nursing home after receiving a large campaign donation from a different nursing home. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF LOUISIANA: Louisiana-Based Licensed Clinical Social Worker Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud Scheme
A Louisiana-based licensed clinical social worker pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicaid. -
Education funding ruling is groundbreaking, attorney says
New Orleans-based advocacy lawyer Jay M. O’Brien believes education, private or public, should be funded fairly to every student in the state. -
Supreme Court reverses decision in charter school-funding case
A complaint against the state education system has been reversed based on a ruling brought down by four Louisiana Supreme Court judges. -
Tractor-trailer driver alleges injuries after accident on Interstate 10 with Heartland driver
BATON ROUGE – A Texas tractor-trailer driver alleges he was injured in an accident on Interstate 10 that was caused by another tractor-trailer driver. -
William Olefins Geismar to appeal $13.6 million explosion verdict
PLAQUEMINE – Williams Olefins Geismar plans to appeal a recent verdict that awarded four men injured in a 2013 explosion at its Geismar, Louisiana plant a total of $13.6 million in damages. -
No law prevents suspended judges from other 'public service,' legal ethics expert says
NEW ORLEANS – There are no state laws barring a judge from collecting a check for doing municipal work while serving out the terms of a misconduct suspension, says a legal ethics expert as just such a case is occurring. -
Dale's Welding & Fabricators alleges it was not paid for work completed
GRETNA – An Iberville Parish business is seeking damages, claiming that it was not paid in full for delivered services and merchandise. -
Iberville Parish man accuses Plaquemine police chief of false imprisonment
BATON ROUGE — An Iberville Parish man is suing the Plaquemine Police Department police chief, alleging false arrest. -
Lawsuit threatens public funding for charter schools in Louisiana
The fight for control of public education money in Louisiana will have another round in court now that the state teachers union and local school board members have challenged a district court ruling. -
Former Allen Correctional Center inmate sues operators for alleged denial of medical care
LAFAYETTE – An inmate previously confined at Allen Correctional Center is taking the center's operator to court after allegedly suffering an injury when a ceiling tile fell on him. -
Appeals court reverses and remands decision regarding punitive damages under maritime law
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Big Lots named in slip and fall lawsuit
DONALDSONVILLE – An Iberville Parish woman is suing a discount department store for injuries she claims she received on its premises. -
Contract worker claims he was exposed to benzene at Dow Chemical plant
An Iberville Parish resident claims he was exposed to benzene at the Dow Chemical plant and has filed a lawsuit against the company after he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. -
Med mal ruling in East Baton Rouge highlights verdict report
The February issue of the Louisiana Jury Verdict Reporter highlights four cases that top the million dollar mark, including a $4.5 million award to the family of an Independence woman who suffered a stroke after emergency room doctors allegedly ignored her symptoms.
