Louisiana
Recent News About Louisiana
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Elderly couple sue Proctor & Gamble over Actonel
NEW ORLEANS - An elderly Louisiana man has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the osteoporosis drug Actonel, claiming that the drug aggravated his vertigo. -
Pfizer sued by parents claiming Zoloft use caused birth defects
NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana couple has filed a lawsuit against Pfizer claiming that its antidepressant drug Zoloft causes birth defects while taken during pregnancy. -
Lake Charles attorney one of the first to receive anti-bribery specialist accreditation
Mary Shaddock Jones A Louisiana attorney has become the first woman in the U.S. to complete an accredited anti-bribery and anti-corruption compliance training program. -
Mandeville landscaper sued for failing to pay credit account
DONALDSONVILLE – An oil supply company is suing a landscaping provider for failing to pay a credit account. -
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Louisiana plantation sued after Californian woman trips and breaks ankles
A California woman has filed a lawsuit against a Louisiana plantation after she tripped and fell, breaking both her ankles. -
Lawsuit Lunacy: Legal watchdog group asks people to vote on craziest lawsuits of 2011
Landry In recognition of Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week legal watchdog Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch is asking readers to vote on the strangest lawsuits of 2011. -
What's the most ridiculous Louisiana lawsuit?
Landry When someone is truly wronged, a lawsuit can bring needed justice, but when our legal system is abused, we all pay and we all lose. -
Oil well worker claims company violated whistleblower act
An oil well worker claims he was unjustly fired for reporting that his company was allegedly committing environmental and safety violations that could have resulted in an oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico. -
Mississippi seaman seeks $1.2 million after being hit in face with tongs
A Mississippi seaman has filed a lawsuit against his employer after he was hit in the face by a set of tongs. -
Control of popular Catholic high school sought in federal court dispute; St. Augustine last school in country to use corporal punishment
St. Augustine New Orleans' society of Josephite priests have filed a federal injunction seeking to stop what they perceive is an attempted takeover of the historic St. Augustine High School in Gentilly. -
Lawsuit accuses Medtronic of hiding ICD risks and causing Louisiana man's death
Shorty The manufacturer of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads is facing a federal lawsuit which argues the device was misrepresented and defective and those defects led to a Louisiana man's untimely death. -
Fast food CEO looking for a quick exit from 'Judicial Hellhole'
The head of a restaurant company, Andrew F. Puzder of CKE Restaurants (the parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's), recently announced he's considering moving the company's headquarters from California to Texas. -
Woman awarded damages in suit against debt collector
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal court judge has awarded a Louisiana woman a $1,500 default judgment in her Fair Debt Collection Practices suit against a New York collections agency. -
Louisiana company accused of refusing to hire African-Americans
A Louisiana corporation is accused of racial discrimination in a suit filed Dec. 22 in federal court in New Orleans. -
Seaman's injuries allegedly caused by lack of proper supervision
A Louisiana seaman is suing his employer claiming he was injured due to a lack of proper supervision. -
Woman loses job after 29 years of employment, files lawsuit
A Louisiana woman has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against her employer St. Anthony Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center claiming she lost her job to a younger individual. -
Disabled man sues Churchill Downs for better accommodations
A disabled man has filed a lawsuit against Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Co. in an effort to obtain better access to the casino. -
U.S. attorney says testing of failed BOP device proceeding in 'slow but sure' process
Barbier Speaking at a status conference for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Multi-District Litigation (MDL) at the Eastern District of Louisiana, assistant U.S. attorney Mike Underhill said that testing has begun on the failed blowout preventer (BOP) and the well cement used on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.