Recent News About Union
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Louisiana indigent defendants’ suit filed by ACLU dismissed by federal judge
NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge has said that Louisiana’s system of funding lawyers for indigent defendants is in crisis, but he dismissed a lawsuit asking the state to find a remedy. -
Credit union alleges customer owes more than $15,000
GRETNA – A credit union is suing a promissory note customer, alleging he owes more than $15,000. -
Credit union alleges couple owes more than $118,000
GRETNA – A credit union is suing a couple, alleging they owe more than $118,000 for a promissory note. -
Financial company alleges promissory note customer owes more than $135,000
GRETNA – A financial corporation is suing a promissory note customer, alleging she owes more than $135,000. -
Credit union alleges car buyer owes more than $26,000
GRETNA – A credit union is suing a car loan customer, alleging he owes more than $26,000. -
Woman says cart left in her path caused her to trip, fall at New Orleans Hyatt
NEW ORLEANS – A woman is seeking damages following a fall in a New Orleans Hyatt hotel. -
Bank alleges promissory note customer owes more than $35,000
GRETNA – A bank is suing a customer, alleging an unpaid promissory note. -
Constitutional challenge to Slidell's panhandling ordinance unavoidable, law professor and attorney say
SLIDELL — A St. Tammany Parish city that recently promised a judge it wouldn't enforce its allegedly unconstitutional panhandling-permit law should have expected a challenge, a Loyola University law professor and an attorney said in recent separate interviews. -
Credit union alleges customer failed to pay off car loan of nearly $4,000
GRETNA – A credit union is suing a car loan customer, alleging she owes nearly $4,000. -
Slidell's law requiring panhandlers to carry permits draws lawsuit from ACLU
NEW ORLEANS — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit against a New Orleans-area mayor charging his passage of an ordinance requiring panhandlers to have permits they wear around their necks while soliciting is a violation of free speech rights. -
Arizona Federal Credit Union alleges customer owes nearly $28,000
NEW ORLEANS – A credit union is suing an Orleans Parish woman, alleging the customer is behind on her payments by nearly $28,000. -
First Castle Federal Credit Union alleges it is owed more than $9,000
GRETNA – A credit union is seeking damages for more than $9,000 from a Jefferson Parish man. -
Woman blames motor oil in bank parking lot as cause of fall
NEW ORLEANS – A woman claims that she fell because of motor oil in a bank parking lot. -
Law professor: Appointing, not electing, judges not 'undemocratic'
NEW ORLEANS – If Louisianans are genuinely troubled by the huge amount of campaign funds being spent on judicial elections in the state, they could stop electing judges, a legal ethics expert at Loyola University said during a recent interview. -
Jefferson Financial Credit Union alleges it had to repay fraudulent deposits
GRETNA – A credit union alleges it had to repay unauthorized deposits made by a Jefferson Parish man. -
Arkansas Federal Credit Union alleges credit card is in default
GRETNA – A federal credit union is seeking damages for an allegedly open account. -
Two individuals claim that an escalator malfunction caused them to be injured
Two individuals claim that they were injured when an escalator malfunctioned. -
Asset Management Services Group among entities accused of violating collection law
SHREVEPORT — A Bossier Parish woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against debt collectors, citing alleged unfair and unconscionable means of collection practices. -
TransUnion LLC, government agency accused of violating credit law
LAFAYETTE — A former National Guard soldier is alleging wrongful debt collection. -
Law professor discounts postponement in protest case
BATON ROUGE – A federal judge's decision to postpone a hearing in a protest-related lawsuit against Baton Rouge area police in light of recent violence against local law enforcement could indicate all sides are communicating, said a Loyola University law professor.