U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
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Fired employee sues Shreveport over allleged ADA violation
A former Shreveport Fire Department employee has sued the city claiming her firing violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
South Carolina man sues RV manufacturer, citing defects in $120,000 unit
A South Carolina man has sued a recreational vehicle maker and two other businesses in federal court for allegedly selling him a defective product. -
Former economic development director sues Shreveport alleging racial discrimination, retaliation
Shreveport's former economic development director has sued the city for racial discrimination and retaliation. -
Worker sues employer after allegedly suffering severe chemical burns on the job
LAKE CHARLES – A worker has filed a negligence lawsuit against Packaging Corporation of America, claiming that he was severely burned by a chemical spray after a co-worker instructed him to engage an incorrect valve. -
Vermilion Parish NAACP claims Abbeville is reusing 2010 electoral district maps, violating voting laws
LAFAYETTE – The Vermilion Parish NAACP has sued the City of Abbeville for violating the Fourteenth Amendment's "One-Person, One-Vote" requirement by reusing 2010 electoral districts despite a 19% population deviation. The lawsuit seeks to declare the Enacted Map unconstitutional and to establish a new district plan for the Abbeville City Council. -
Man sues companies over exposure to Paraquat
A Louisiana man has sued two companies, claiming he was harmed by exposure to the weed killer Paraquat. -
Man says Greenwood police officers falsely arrested him
SHREVEPORT — A Greenwood man is suing the Greenwood Police Department and three officers for false arrest and excessive force. -
Journalist sues Bossier City for allegedly threatening public comments at council meetings
A website owner and journalist is suing Bossier City officials for violations of the First Amendment, Louisiana Constitution and the state’s open-meeting law, arguing that recent City Council rules and actions quash free speech by those with disfavored viewpoints. -
Walmart employee sues for discrimination, hostile work environment
LAKE CHARLES – A Walmart employee has filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging sexual harassment, discrimination based on sex and disability, failure to accommodate her disability, and retaliation. She claims that she was subjected to a hostile work environment at a Walmart Supercenter in Sulphur, causing her emotional distress which eventually forced her to take a medical leave of absence. -
Louisiana lawsuit alleges tribunal that adjudicates COVID-19 injury claims violated Constitution
A little-known federal agency charged with assessing claims of those who have suffered serious injuries after taking the COVID-19 vaccine is “a kangaroo court” that routinely rejects allegations of adverse medical events, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Louisiana. -
Judge's order in property insurance claim upends embattled MMA law firm's contingency fee contracts
Recent federal court decisions have ratcheted up financial pressures on McClenny, Mosley & Associates, the Houston law firm facing federal disciplinary proceedings related to a mass-filing about 1,600 property-claims lawsuits in western Louisiana last year. -
Lawsuit claims Pelicans star Zion Williamson and his family failed to repay $2 million loan
NEW ORLEANS – A California-based Web3 and blockchain infrastructure services company has filed a lawsuit against New Orleans Pelicans basketball star Zion Williamson and his family members claiming that they allegedly failed to fully repay a $2 million loan that was given under the condition that the basketball player would agree to promote the company. -
Court rejects hedge funds' petition to intervene in MMA disciplinary case
A judge has denied a bid by Florida hedge funds to intervene in federal disciplinary proceedings in Louisiana against a Houston law firm accused of unethical and illegal actions for mass-filing hurricane-damage claims in the Bayou State. -
U.S. Supreme Court stays 5th Circuit order enjoining White House from coercing social media platforms
The case alleges that Youtube, Twitter and Facebook acted as arms of the federal government -
2 hedge funds seek to intervene in MMA law firm disciplinary proceedings
Two Florida hedge funds have filed motions in the Western District of Louisiana to become intervenors in disciplinary proceedings against a Houston law firm accused of participating in a litigation-harvesting scheme involving Louisiana hurricane-damage victims. -
Louisiana woman sues Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly over Ozempic, Mounjaro side-effects
A Louisiana woman is suing the makers of Ozempic and Mounjaro, pharmaceuticals used to treat type-2 diabetes and obesity, alleging the drug companies failed to adequately warn of severe gastrointestinal side-effects that left her with permanent injuries. -
Federal insurance litigation in Louisiana tops in U.S., new report finds
In the wake of a series of severe hurricanes and a single law firm’s mass filings, the Western District of Louisiana handled the most insurance cases of any federal district court in the nation during the past three years, according to a report released this week. -
Federal judge set to rule on social media censorship lawsuit's preliminary injunction
The preliminary injunction seeks to enjoin the federal government from colluding with social media companies to censor speech , -
Biden White House accused of silencing opposing views online with 'censorship enterprise'
Lawsuit: "Federal 'Censorship Enterprise' is voluminous and overwhelming" -
Louisiana couple sues preterm formula manufacturer, alleging negligence
A Union Parish couple has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Abbott Laboratories of failing to provide warnings that its Similac Alimentum preterm baby formula can increase the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis and other digestive ailments.