Guy McInnis, the new president of St. Bernard Parish, recently signed a contract on behalf of the parish with a law firm whose partners made the largest possible contributions to his election campaign, $5,000 each.
NEW ORLEANS – A Houston support firm for oil and gas exploration is suing Texas-based Northstar Offshore Group over a dispute involving a leased well in Plaquemines Parish.
NEW ORLEANS – Three Louisiana fishermen are suing their former employer, DeQueen Inc., over injuries they allegedly sustained aboard a vessel in waters near Plaquemines Parish.
A construction company based in Mississippi is looking to get out of an agreement with a Plaquemines Parish-based woman and her executor over the development of a plantation.
A Texas-based electrical maintenance company is suing a New York contractor over alleged unpaid fees in connection with the construction of a new air traffic control facility in Plaquemines Parish.
Three Orleans Parish residents, who were also deckhands, are suing their former boat captain and demanding a jury trial for injuries allegedly suffered during a crash on waters near Plaquemines Parish.
A Plaquemines Parish-based boat and ship rental company is suing a Texas-based geochemistry and environmental chemistry corporation, alleging breach of contract over boating rental fees of more than $500,000.
An oil industry worker is suing BP, alleging alleging negligence and breach of duty in the Deepwater Horizon spill that he says led to the plaintiff’s permanent injuries.
An oil industry worker is suing a major oil company alleging negligence and breach of duty in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill allegedly leading to the plaintiff’s permanent injuries.
NEW ORLEANS – A law firm that has been banned from representing Deepwater Horizon claimants is facing multiple clawback requests including one worth $221,000.
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans law firm that has a growing list of clients who based their BP Deepwater Horizon claims on false tax returns is facing yet another fee clawback, according to court records.
NEW ORLEANS- A Plaquemines Parish man is suing his physician and the West Bank Surgery Center for allegedly breaching standards of care by leaving a medical sponge inside him following a surgical procedure.
NEW ORLEANS – A court filing last week by BP PLC included what the company deemed a suspicious claim filed by a senior plaintiff’s lawyer as evidence that Claims Administrator Patrick Juneau is unsuitable to oversee the massive oil spill settlement program.
NEW ORLEANS – A Plaquemines Parish man and his wife are suing several fitness companies after a workout machine at the U.S. Marine Corps Support Facility allegedly malfunctioned and injured him.
GRETNA – A law firm is being sued by a former client it represented in a workplace accident, but allegedly failed to gather proper evidence resulting in the case being dismissed.
