BATON ROUGE – A disabled veteran working for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections says the state unlawfully terminated her in retaliation for her disabilities and for taking leave.
NEW ORLEANS – A Texas company that was brought in to complete a state construction contract is suing the original builders for alleged defects it was required to correct.
BATON ROUGE — Attorney General-Elect Jeff Landry recently sent a letter to current state Department of Justice at-will employees, informing them that they need to apply for positions under his new administration.
NEW ORLEANS – BP will pick up at least some of the legal bills the state of Louisiana incurred as part of a five-state settlement for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to recent court order.
GRETNA – A state employee who was allegedly injured when an elevator malfunctioned at her work is suing the company responsible for maintaining the elevator.
GRETNA – The surviving family members of a man who died in the custody of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office are suing a local hospital for not appropriately providing him medical care before he as jailed.
GRETNA – A car insurer is suing a local hospital and an ambulance driver who allegedly ran a red light and totaled a vehicle. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, as a partial subrogee of James Langford, filed suit against Jason Bergeron, Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District No. 2, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana and East Jefferson General Hospital in the 24th Judicial District Court on June 23.
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans woman claims her son was seriously injured after being hit by a train. Tabrina Huntington, on behalf of her minor child, filed suit against the State of Louisiana through the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, New Orleans City Park Improvement Association, Michael T.
NEW ORLEANS – A seaman is suing two boat captains he claims were intoxicated when they ran a vessel aground in Lake Pontchartrain resulting in him being overboard for eight hours before being rescued by the Coast Guard. Michael Dempsey filed suit against ABC Marine Towing LLC, Huge Eymard Towing Co. Inc., Kirby Berg (Bourg) and Paul Schmick on April 14 in the Orleans Parish Civil District Court. Michael Dempsey claims that on April 15, 2014 he was working as a seaman abroad M/V Todd Michael, a
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office has again hired a list of political allies for help with an antitrust lawsuit brought against Pfizer which mirrors similar actions taken against several other pharmaceutical companies. Louisiana Attorney General James “Buddy” Caldwell initially filed the lawsuit against Pfizer on behalf of the State of Louisiana in the 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge Parish on April 10.
NEW ORLEANS – A man claims he was denied due process when he was not given a taxicab permit by the Department of Safety and Permits Taxicab and for Hire Vehicles Bureau.
GRETNA – A construction company is being sued by the City of Gretna for allegedly destabilizing a canal while working on it.The City of Gretna filed suit against the State of Louisiana throughout the Department of Transportation and Development and Command Construction LLC in the 24th Judicial District Court on March 27.The City of Gretna contends that in April 2014 Command Construction began performing
