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Jellystone Park accused of exposing customer to E. coli
BATON ROUGE - Ruth and Brandon Braud, on behalf of their minor child A.B., filed a federal complaint on August 17 in the Middle District of Louisiana against Great Escapes Pelahatchie, LP d/b/a Jellystone Park Yogi on the Lake Pelahatchie for negligence. -
Woman sues when ship jolts as she made her way to the bar
NEW ORLEANS - Margaret Chastain filed a complaint on July 12 in St. Bernard Parish District Court against New Orleans Paddlewheels for personal injury. -
Wife sues excavator company, Home Depot for husband's death
Sharon Lavigne Perrilloux, and on behalf of her minor child A.P., filed a federal complaint on August 13 in the 21st Judicial District Court against Kubota Corporation, Kubota Tractor Corporation, Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation, Kubota Industrial Equipment Corporation and Home Depot for According to the complaint, Michael L. -
Former police officer sues city and NOPD for alleged sexual assault
NEW ORLEANS -- Kira Godcheaux-Boudreaux filed a federal complaint on August 12 in the Eastern District of Louisiana against the City of New Orleans and the New Orleans Police Department for sexual harassment/hostile work environment and retaliation. -
Man sues police department after running from cops, getting tased
LAKE CHARLES - Lake Charles police are alleged to have used excessive force on someone they approached about a break-in. -
Class action suit brought against T-Mobile for data breach
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit has followed T-Mobile's disclosure of a data breach. -
Man sues Delhi and officer for excessive force
MONROE - James E. Gray filed a federal complaint on August 11 in the Western District of Louisiana against Marie Williams, Nathaniel "Roy" Williams and the Town of Delhi for excessive force, false arrest, state law violations and vicarious liability and liability. -
Biden administration backpedals on oil and gas leasing ban
The Biden administration moved this week to resume the process of leasing oil and gas tracts in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore in the United States in the wake of a federal judge’s preliminary injunction against a Jan. 27 executive order. -
Woman wants $1 million from Plaquemine after officer tased her
BATON ROUGE -- Charmaine Jordan filed a federal complaint on August 10 in the Middle District of Louisiana against the City of Plaquemine, Mayor Edwin M. Reeves, Jr., Len Hall and Kenny Payne. -
'Old dog' alleges age discrimination at job he was fired from
BATON ROUGE -- Paul Copeland filed complaint on July 13 in East Baton Rouge Parish District Court against Becton, Dickinson and Company for unlawful termination. -
Mom adds new defendants to lawsuit against cops over fatal shooting of son
BATON ROUGE - Port Allen's police department and the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office will go to federal court to fight a lawsuit that accuses them of fatally shooting a man then covering it up. -
Pepsi sued for racial discrimination
BATON ROUGE -- Timothy Green filed a federal complaint on August 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana against Pepsico d/b/a Pepsi Beverages Co., Inc. for racial discrimination. -
Casino sued by former CFO
LAFAYETTE -- Montie Spivey filed a federal complaint on July 30 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, Cypress Bayou Casino, April Wyatt, Jacob Darden, Toby Darden and Jacqueline Junca. -
Lawsuit: Crossbow breaks user's thumb
NEW ORLEANS -- A crossbow maker wants to defend itself from a personal injury lawsuit in federal court. -
Oil and gas defendants fighting abusive coastal suits encouraged by Fifth Circuit jurisdictional ruling
The recent decision issued by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of oil and gas defendants fighting unfounded coastal lawsuits is encouraging, as it opens the door for these cases to be heard in federal court. That’s where they should be. -
Daughter sues over mother's declining health and injuries while at rehabilitation center
BATON ROUGE -- Missy Martin, as power of attorney for her mother Geraldine Martin, filed a complaint in July in Iberia Parish District Court against Nexion Health at New Iberia South, Inc., d/b/a New Iberia Manor South. -
Woman sues Walmart for wrongful death
NEW ORLEANS -- Ashante Dominque Segue sued Walmart for wrongful death in June in Orleans Parish District Court. -
Lawsuit says jail staff ignored sick man while he died
NEW ORLEANS -- A new lawsuit against the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office accuses it of ignoring a prisoner until he died. -
Appeals court ruling keeps Louisiana coastal erosion lawsuits under federal review
A federal appeals court ruling this month has buoyed Louisiana oil companies’ hopes that coastal erosion lawsuits brought by parish governments might be tried in federal rather than state courts. -
Former middle school principal sues district after being forced into janitorial service and quitting
NEW ORLEANS -- A former principal is suing her school board because of alleged discrimination and insufficient staffing.