Ochsner Health System
Recent News About Ochsner Health System
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Woman claims that Ochsner refused to hire her due to her history with the EEOC
NEW ORLEANS – A lab technician is taking Ochsner Health Systems to court over what she claims was a hiring bias against her due to prior Equal Employment Opportunity Commission activities. -
Ocshner hospital, doctor sued over patient’s complications allegedly due to robotic surgery
GRETNA – A local hospital and doctor are being sued by a patient who claims she suffered severe complications during a surgery. -
Fitness club sued by member over alleged chemical burns
GRETNA – A fitness club member is alleging he received chemical burns all over his body after his towel soaked up cleaning solutions that he used to dry himself. -
Mother of hospital patient sues over trip over electrical cord, claims permanent disability
GRETNA – A mother visiting her son in a local hospital is suing over alleged injuries from a trip and fall over an electrical cord that she claims has left her permanently disabled. -
Patient sues Ochsner claiming injuries from a fall
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Fitness center sued after machine allegedly breaks and injures patron
GRETNA – A man who claims he was injured when a piece of fitness equipment broke is suing a local gym.Ivy Batiste filed suit against Elmwood Fitness Center and Ochsner Health Systems in the 24th Judicial District Court on July 21.The plaintiff asserts he was working out at Elmwood Fitness Center located at 200 W. Esplanade Ave. in Metairie on July 24, 2013 when a piece of fitness equipment broke and -
Hospital sued by patient allegedly injured after being struck by facility vehicle in parking garage
GRETNA – An area hospital is being sued by a woman who claims she was injured after being run over by an employee in a company vehicle in its parking garage. -
Fitness center sued by mother of girl who broke leg in slide accident
GRETNA – The mother of a child who broke her leg after sticking a wall at the bottom of a slide is suing. -
Hospital sued by woman who claims she was injured in slip and fall after cesarean section
GRETNA – A local hospital is being sued by a woman who claims she was severely injured after a shower chair collapsed beneath her. -
Ochsner Hospital sued by woman who slipped on spill while visiting patient
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans woman is suing after slipping and falling while visiting a patient in a Jefferson Parish hospital. -
Hospital sued by woman struck by door
GRETNA – A Baton Rouge man is suing a local hospital after being knocked to the ground by an employee who opened door into her. -
Ochsner hospital and doctor sued for wrongful death of woman
GRETNA – The daughters of a deceased woman are suing a doctor and hospital for her alleged wrongful death. -
Woman claims paralysis after being moved improperly from wheelchair
Laurence E. Best GRETNA – A local hospital and healthcare workers employed and formerly employed there are being sued by a woman who claims she was paralyzed in an allegedly botched lift from her wheelchair. -
Ochsner Hospital sued by woman who claims she contracted staph infection from contaminated IV
GRETNA – A St. Tammany Parish woman is suing a hospital for allegedly engaging in practices that caused her to contract a life threatening infection. -
Medical malpractice lawsuit claims patient paralyzed after nurses fracture spine
Simien Jr. NEW ORLEANS - Suffering from paralysis from the waist down, Curtis Hamilton has filed a lawsuit against Ochsner Health Systems Inc. d/b/a Ochsner Medical Center and Ochsner Clinic Foundation that claims his spine was fractured when nurses attempted to pick him up from a recliner. -
Woman claims medical malpractice after falling off procedure table while sedated
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans woman filed a lawsuit against her healthcare providers alleging she received preventable injuries while in their care. -
Former Ochsner Health employee seeks severance pay
A former employee of Ochsner Health System is suing in an effort to obtain severance pay. -
Supreme Court sides with Liberty Mutual -- discounts don't break law
Barrasso Liberty Mutual Insurance didn't violate workers compensation law when it discounted bills through a preferred provider organization, the Supreme Court of Louisiana decided on Nov. 30. -
Insurers and providers battle over work comp discounts at Supreme Court
Barrasso NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana's Supreme Court must settle a fight between insurers and health care providers over tens of millions of dollars. -
Worker claims reasonable accommodations not made after disability leave
Williams A Jefferson Parish resident has filed a discrimination lawsuit against her employer after she was allegedly terminated for exhausting her leave under the Family Medical Leave Act.