Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Lonnie GrecoNEW ORLEANS – A former employee of the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office is suing Sheriff Lonnie Greco claiming that after it was exposed that she had an affair with him she was fired.Carol E. Ruggles filed suit against Sheriff Lonnie Greco, individually and in his official capacities, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on May
NEW ORLEANS – In what some thought may be a reversal of an earlier decision to pursue a massive lawsuit against 97 oil companies over Louisiana’s coastal land loss, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East reaffirmed its intention to go forward with the lawsuit in a Dec. 5 meeting.
Labourdette NEW ORLEANS - A roustabout has filed a lawsuit that claims he was not warned about dangerous floor decking causing him to suffer injuries to his knee and hip when he stepped into a hole.
Steele NEW ORLEANS - After his leg was crushed between a lifeboat and an offshore drilling rig, a Plaquemines Parish seaman has filed a lawsuit that claims that he was not warned about dangers aboard the rig.
NEW ORLEANS - A Chinese national has filed a Jones Act lawsuit against several Louisiana shipping companies after he was injured when a mooring line broke loose and struck him.
NEW ORLEANS - A whistleblower has filed a lawsuit against his former employer, claiming that he was terminated from his position after he complained about the company falsifying documents regarding oil tanks.
NEW ORLEANS - After falling from a collapsed walkway, a wireline helper has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a well platform for failing to maintain the walkway's grating.
The wife of a deceased Brown & Root worker claims her husband died due to exposure to radioactive material and has filed a lawsuit against the oil companies that had equipment cleaned at the Belle Chasse facility.
McCall A lawsuit has been filed against a company for failing to have a handrail alongside its wooden stairs after a visitor slipped on wet steps and injured his knee.
