NEW ORLEANS — Two Jefferson Parish residents are suing a trucker and his company, alleging their negligence caused a crash that injured the plaintiffs.
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans Parish customer is suing Wal-Mart and an insurance company, alleging negligence caused her to suffer injuries at a New Orleans store.
BATON ROUGE – Although hardly anyone would argue against men and women earning equal pay, a new bill by state Sen. JP Morrell (D-Dist. 3) met opposition by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) and other state senators earlier this year.
NEW ORLEANS – A Orleans Parish judge has ordered the release of seven indigent defendants because the public defenders' office can’t afford to defend them.
NEW ORLEANS — An Orleans Parish judge ordered the release of seven indigent defendants last week because of the Public Defenders Office's inability to adequately represent them; however, the release was stayed pending appeal.
NEW ORLEANS – An insurance company has filed a declaratory judgment over claims a policy it issued to a credit union doesn't cover damages from a theft.
BATON ROUGE—Attorneys representing the Louisiana Department of Corrections have asked a Baton Rouge federal judge to lower the nearly $890,000 requested by the lawyers of three inmates who sued the state, claiming that the extreme heat in Louisiana State Penitentiary’s death row violated their constitutional rights.
BATON ROUGE – A national labor union for roofers and its pension fund is suing Gonzales-based Ascension Sheet Metal, alleging its owners formed another company to avoid being bound by a collective bargaining agreement.
NEW ORLEANS — A whistleblower suit was filed recently in U.S. District Court against the Gretna Police Department by former officer Daniel Swear, who alleges that the department instituted a quota system last December despite Louisiana law prohibiting such systems.
NEW ORLEANS — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), two independent bookstores in New Orleans and a publisher have teamed up to challenge a new Louisiana law designed to protect minors from inappropriate content on the Internet.
A Louisiana man is suing several companies, alleging he contracted a malignant condition from asbestos-containing products associated with the job sites where he worked.
