NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — A Houma-based tools company contractually relinquished any rights to damages from two of three companies being sued in a maritime case when it approved a bill of lading that contained a "Himalaya clause", a federal judge ruled earlier this month.
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has denied a deaf St. Tammany Parish man's request for injunctive relief in his lawsuit against a Kentwood mental health facility that he alleges failed to accommodate his disability.
A federal judge overseeing a complaint filed over a soured deal to build two schools in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has issued another order, this time denying a motion for attorney's fees and to amend or alter the final judgment in the case.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has certified a class-action motion filed March 16 against an Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judge over the amount of money set for bail.
COVINGTON – A five-year old legal suit against a Louisiana-headquartered distributor of pool products is over after the plaintiffs in the case decided to drop their appeal against a court decision in the company’s favor.
NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge has ruled a case must be heard against New Orleans criminal court judges, sheriff’s office and city government that were allegedly involved in a debt-to-prison pipeline stretching back several years.
NEW ORLEANS - A Jefferson Parish woman has filed a lawsuit claiming she suffered injuries after receiving a total knee replacement surgery with a device that was later recalled.Melenena K. Smith filed suit against Howmedica Osteonics Corp., d/b/a Stryker Orthopaedics, Stryker Sales Corp., and Stryker Corp. on Dec. 19 in federal court in New Orleans.In June 2011, Smith underwent a total knee replacement
NEW ORLEANS - A former Xavier University counselor has filed a lawsuit against she was fired for taking intermittent medical leave to take care of her mother.
NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans resident has filed a lawsuit against a debt collector claiming the company violated federal law by threatening to file a lawsuit.
NEW ORLEANS - A Southern University Law Center professor has filed a personal injury lawsuit against a Metairie grocery store claiming the store’s negligence resulted in a slip and fall accident.
NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana seaman has filed a lawsuit against his employers claiming they were negligent for allowing diesel to overflow the barge’s tank and causing him to slip and fall.
NEW ORLEANS - A utility man has filed a lawsuit claiming he suffered disabling injuries when parts of a crane broke free and fell, landing on top of him.
NEW ORLEANS - A seaman has filed a lawsuit against his employer claiming he suffered serious and permanent injuries to his back and neck when a platform grating shifted and he fell.
NEW ORLEANS - Several construction workers have filed a lawsuit against an East Texas house moving company claiming that they were not paid for all hours worked and were not always paid the federally-mandated minimum wage.
