NEW ORLEANS – A Plaquemines Parish resident alleges that Vietnamese and Cambodian-Americans were discriminated against by BP's Vessels of Opportunity program to clean up the Deepwater Horizon spill.
NEW ORLEANS — A group that owns the remains of a Quarantine Bay oil and gas well taken out by a flotilla of a tug and barge in September seeks millions in losses from the towing company that owned the tug.
NEW ORLEANS – A Plaquemines Parish veteran and owner of the Rouge House alleges her constitutional rights were violated in her application for an alcohol permit for her business.
NEW ORLEANS — One of the side effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster is that a plethora of allegedly fraudulent claims have emerged that seem to be attempting to take advantage of the victim's compensation fund set up by British Petroleum to reimburse Gulf Coast businesses for their losses after the oil spill.
NEW ORLEANS – A Florida subcontractor alleges it was damaged because an access road was not timely or properly designed in order for it to complete its work and is owed $5 million.
NEW ORLEANS — A Plaquemines Parish fishing lodge business is suing a cabin manufacturer and an insurance provider, alleging they misrepresented and concealed defective manufacturing activities.
This past Thursday the District Attorney for the 15th Judicial District, Keith Stutes, announced the filing of litigation against 49 oil and gas defendants on behalf of Vermilion Parish.
NEW ORLEANS — An African-American man is suing the parish of Plaquemines and other government entities, alleging they violated his civil rights by arresting him unlawfully.
BATON ROUGE – Concern over the effects of oil and gas drilling on Louisiana's coastline has led to a number of lawsuits from coastal parishes -- all of which were recently taken over by the state's attorney general.
CHALMETTE — The St. Bernard Parish Council is expected to vote on Tuesday on whether to allow St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis and a controversial law firm to potentially file a lawsuit on behalf of the parish against oil and gas companies for alleged coastal damage and land loss.
