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Recent News About Metairie

• Former employee sues Whitney Bank alleging wrongful termination

  By Kyle Barnett | Wednesday, Mar 7, 2012 @ 1:43am

  Recile A Florida man is suing a local bank for wrongful termination for benefits he claims he should have received from the company merging with a another nearly a year after his termination.

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• Contractor sued by client claiming home repair left unfinished

  By Kyle Barnett | Wednesday, Mar 7, 2012 @ 1:37am

  NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans man is suing a Jefferson Parish contractor for allegedly breaching a home repair contract.

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• Chevys Fresh Mex sued for slip and fall

  By Kyle Barnett | Tuesday, Mar 6, 2012 @ 3:25am

  NEW ORLEANS – A Jefferson Parish man is suing a local restaurant for injuries he claims occurred on the restaurant's premises.

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• Doctor files personal injury suit against shopping center over trip and fall incident

  By Kyle Barnett | Monday, Mar 5, 2012 @ 2:00am

  NEW ORLEANS – A Jefferson Parish doctor is suing a local shopping center for injuries he claims he received in a fall on the premises.

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• City of Kenner sued for slip and fall at Pontchartrain Center

  By Kyle Barnett | Monday, Mar 5, 2012 @ 1:31am

  GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish woman is suing the owners and operators of a Kenner convention center for injuries she claims to have received on the property.

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• Jefferson Parish woman sues J&J over allegedly defective vaginal mesh

  By Michelle Keahey | Friday, Mar 2, 2012 @ 3:40am

  NEW ORLEANS - A Jefferson Parish woman has filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over an allegedly defective vaginal mesh which is used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.

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• Gas station sues Entergy for power surge

  By Kyle Barnett | Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012 @ 1:29pm

  NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans gas station is suing an area energy provider for damages it claims were caused by a power surge.

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• Express Employment Professionals sued for allegedly not checking background of temporary employees

  By Kyle Barnett | Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012 @ 1:18pm

  NEW ORLEANS – A St. Tammany construction company is suing a Metairie-based personnel service for allegedly not properly checking the background of temporary employees they provided.

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• Former dean at ITT Educational Services claims she lost job for trying to stop grade falsification

  By Michelle Keahey | Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012 @ 12:51pm

  Academic dean files lawsuit claiming her termination was due to refusal to falsify student records

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• Family Dollar sued by woman who claims she tripped on 'hump'

  By Kyle Barnett | Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012 @ 1:00pm

  NEW ORLEANS – A Jefferson parish woman is suing Family Dollar Stores for injuries she claims she sustained due to a fall in a store's parking lot.

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• Jefferson Parish political subdivision sues local business over development loan

  By Kyle Barnett | Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 @ 9:00am

  GRETNA – A local business and its owner are being sued by the economic development arm of Jefferson Parish for not repaying a loan.

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• Homeowner insurance provider sued for not paying on theft claim

  By Kyle Barnett | Friday, Feb 17, 2012 @ 7:54am

  GRETNA – The trust of a Jefferson Parish woman is suing its homeowner's insurance policy provider for not paying out a claim.

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• Woman sues Wal-Mart for wrongful termination following workers' compensation claim

  By Kyle Barnett | Friday, Feb 17, 2012 @ 7:22am

  GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish woman is suing Wal-Mart alleging she was fired after filing a workers' compensation claim.

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• Boat slip lessee sues levee board over development for breach of contract

  By Kyle Barnett | Monday, Feb 13, 2012 @ 2:41pm

  NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans woman is suing a local levee board for allowing commercial development next to her boathouse residence.

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• Woman suing former workplace over co-worker kicking her in butt

  By Kyle Barnett | Monday, Feb 13, 2012 @ 2:36pm

  NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans woman is suing a former co-worker for injuries she claims were caused by workplace violence.

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• Asbestos suit filed in federal court over mesothelioma death

  By Michelle Keahey | Monday, Feb 13, 2012 @ 2:17am

  NEW ORLEANS - Following the death of a 72-year-old man from an asbestos-related disease, a federal lawsuit has been filed that accuses five companies accused of not warning of the dangerous associated with asbestos and asbestos-containing products.

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• Building materials supplier files suit against developer for past due account

  By Kyle Barnett | Monday, Feb 13, 2012 @ 12:58am

  NEW ORLEANS – A Mississippi building materials supplier is suing New Orleans developer for a past due credit account.

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• Property owner sues city over public sale of blighted historic property

  By Kyle Barnett | Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012 @ 5:00pm

  NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans property owner is suing the city for attempting to sell the property to recover assessed fines.

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• Woman files lawsuit against HVAC company after she falls through ceiling of her own home

  By Kyle Barnett | Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012 @ 5:00pm

  Stephen M. Chouest NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans woman is suing a company that was giving her a repair estimate at her home claiming she received injuries for following the instructions of one of its employees.

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• Explosion results in lawsuit against Entergy

  By Kyle Barnett | Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012 @ 1:52pm

  Downing A Jefferson Parish property holding company is suing for property damages that were allegedly caused by an energy provider.

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