BATON ROUGE — The signing by a Louisiana parish president of a contract with a law firm with a history of filing environment damage suits is “very disturbing,” according to the president of the state’s oldest industry trade association.
A group of four individuals is suing a Greek maritime employer doing business in Louisiana and its vessel, alleging damages in a 2014 offshore collision which the plaintiffs claim resulted in permanent injuries.
About a week before he was indicted on perjury and falsifying public records charges, St. Bernard Parish President David Peralta filed suit against the state attorney general, several assistant attorneys general, and the office in a complaint related to a 2012 matter.
NEW ORLEANS – A St. Bernard Parish man is accused of misrepresenting his income as a commercial shrimper to become eligible for nearly $200,000 in damages from the Deepwater Horizon claims center.
NEW ORLEANS – A motorcyclist is suing the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff and one of his deputies for allegedly mistaking him for another motorcyclist they were chasing and injuring him while taking him into custody.
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.
GRETNA – A St. Bernard Parish man is suing a local hospital for his deceased wife's injuries following an alleged failure by the hospital and its medical professionals to properly conduct a diagnostic test three years prior to her death.
GRETNA – A St. Bernard Parish woman is suing a local cosmetics company for severe injuries she claims to have received while under the care of one of its employees.