News from April 2010
Injuries claimed in rear-end accident
Susanne Baber filed a lawsuit against Tara Gibbs Riley, Khanh Nguyen, Allstate Insurance and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance on April 20 in Orleans Parish District Court, claiming head and neck injuries from a rear-end accident.
Lawsuit claims air conditioning unit caused fatal fire
A Louisiana family claims that defects in their mobile home's air conditioning unit caused a fire that killed two of their children.
Vessel was unseaworthy, worker claims in Jones Act suit
While working aboard the Clara B vessel, a seaman claims he aggravated a previous injury rendering him permanently disabled.
Jewelry store owner who staged fake heist sues over false imprisonment
The owner of a Covington jewelry store is suing police for interrupting a staged robbery that was being filmed for a school project.
Lawsuit holds company liable for not securing airplane during storm
A man who was trying to sell his Cessna 150J is suing the company that was going to buy it for failing to protect the aircraft during a storm.
Class action claims medical centers overcharged for X-rays
Centola, III A class action suit filed April 20 in Orleans Parish District Court alleges that a group of Louisiana medical centers have been overcharging patients for the handling and copying of their medical records since 2001.
Accident caused injuries, suit claims
Louis Fazende filed a personal injury lawsuit against Mohammed Mohsen Ali, Southern United Fire Insurance, doing business as American Service Insurance, and Progress Paloverde Insurance Company on April 21, in the Civil District for the Parish of Orleans.
Transit Management sued over wheelchair occupant's injuries
In a petition filed in the Civil District for the Parish of Orleans, Transit Management of Southeast Louisiana and the Regional Transit Authority are being sued over a wheelchair occupant's injuries.
Wal-Mart customer blames employee for injuries
A Wal-Mart customer claims she was struck in the back by a metal display rack that was being moved by an employee, according to a suit filed in Orleans Parish District Court on April 21.
South Claiborne accident is subject of suit
An accident that occurred in May 2009 near South Claiborne Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard in New Orleans resulted in severe and disabling injuries to Malkia Collins, a passenger in the car.
School and state sued over student's injuries
The Louisiana State Department of Education and the Recovery School District are being blamed for injuries sustained by an elementary school student in June 2009, according to a suit filed in Orleans Parish District Court on April 5.
ATM company sues Bourbon Street music club
Sistrunk A suit filed in Orleans Parish District Court alleges that a music club on Bourbon Street violated a contractual agreement with ATMs of the South Inc. by replacing the company's ATM machine.
Lawsuit alleges weight loss product caused liver damage
A 32-year-old man claims he had to be hospitalized after using a dietary supplement.
Mississippi man sues Dutch company over asbestos exposure
A Mississippi resident claims he inhaled asbestos particles and metal dust while working aboard a vessel in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and claims the foreign company is liable under the Jones Act.
Ackel Construction sues E. Baton Rouge sheriff for $4 million
Ackel Construction Co. owner George Ackel is seeking more than $4 million in damages over alleged civil rights violations in a suit against East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid J. Gantreaux.
Class action filed same day as chemical spill at Dow plant
A class action lawsuit over a hazardous chemical spill was filed on the same day the accident occurred at a Dow plant in Norco, St. Charles Parish.
Shrimp boaters sue after vessel hits pilings, throws them into water
Occupants of a shrimp boat claim they were tossed from their vessel after it became entangled in pipe and underwater pilings in the Bay Sainte Elaine Gas and Oil Field last year.
Customer slips on grapes, sues Sav A Lot
A New Orleans Sav A Lot customer claims he slipped on grapes and violently fell to the floor, according to a suit pending in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Sheetrock workers sue over unpaid wages
Three New Orleans laborers are seeking more than $7,000 in unpaid wages from sheetrock work they completed in August 2009, according to a suit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court on April 8.
Passenger claims injuries in gangway accident
Perry Boat passenger Herman Bustamante filed a lawsuit against Hapag-Lloyd America, Inc., Livorno Express, XYZ Insurance, and EFG Insurance Co. on March 16 in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, claiming injuries in a gangway fall.