News from August 2011
Winn-Dixie shopper sues after shopping cart flips over
Shamis A Winn-Dixie shopper is suing the store for negligence after she was injured when her shopping cart hit a hole in the parking lot and flipped over.
Target sued after shopper suffers back injury in slip and fall incident
A Houma Target store is being sued by a shopper who claims she suffered a back injury during a slip and fall incident.
Nissan sued after grandmother's finger is partially amputated in car window
After her finger was partially amputated in a car window, a Lafayette grandmother has filed a lawsuit against Nissan for allegedly placing the car's aesthetics over safety.
Deckhand sues employer after two trip and fall incidents
After falling off a vessel and a separate trip and fall incident, a Jefferson Parish deckhand is suing his employer for failing to properly supervise and train him.
Employee sues for $1.4 million after slipping in mud and injuring knee
A Texas resident has filed a lawsuit for $1.4 million against his employer after he slipped in mud and injured his knee and leg.
Seaman files suit claiming arm entrapped during dive
A seaman who was injured while conducting commercial diving operations in the Gulf of Mexico has filed a lawsuit against his employer for failing to provide proper tools to accomplish the tasks he was assigned.
Claims can still be presented against BP, Barbier rules
Barbier NEW ORLEANS – Private parties suing over losses from the Deepwater Horizon explosion can continue litigating even if they haven't presented claims to BP as the Oil Pollution Act requires, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier decided on Aug. 26.
$2 million lawsuit filed against marine company after employee falls down steps
A welders' assistant has filed a lawsuit for $2 million against his employer after he fell down steps during rough seas.
Seaman sues employer for $2 million after becoming trapped by his tools
A Mississippi seaman has filed a lawsuit against his employer after he suffered injuries when he became trapped by his own tools.
Garbage bags too heavy, employee sues for unsafe work conditions
After injuring his back while attempting to throw heavy garbage bags, a deckhand has filed a lawsuit against his employer for allowing unsafe working conditions and for not warning that the garbage bags were heavy.
Worker wants $10 million after striking foot against milk crate
A Natchitoches resident is suing his employer for $10 million claiming he is permanently injured after he hit his foot against a milk crate.
Grady-White Boats sued over capsize, death in Gulf
The manufacturer of a recreational fishing boat is being sued after a February incident in which a fishing boat capsized and a Louisiana man died after an extended time in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Home Depot sued after customer trips over rod in shopping cart
A Tangipahoa Parish man has filed a lawsuit against a home improvement store after he tripped and fell over a rod that was left in a shopping cart.
Truck stop facility sues BP for not capping oil well
A Louisiana company that was in the process of building a truck stop facility has filed a lawsuit against BP for failing to properly cap an oil wellhead which allegedly resulted in delayed construction and increased environmental cleanup costs.
Dock worker sues for $1.2 million after injuring back during attempt to lift box
A dock worker is suing his employer for $1.2 million after he injured his back attempting to lift a heavy box without help from co-workers.
BP says Louisiana has responded to just five of 70 documents requests
Langan BP attorneys have formally complained about the State of Louisiana's "lack of compliance with BP's Phase One document requests" in a letter filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Payments for oyster harvesters increased under new GCCF guidelines
Pitofsky The Gulf Coast Claims Facility recently unveiled new guidelines for anyone filing a claim in connection to the 2010 BP oil spill. Now, some oyster harvesters in Louisiana are eligible to receive seven times the sum of their losses due to the spill.
Three class actions filed over black liquor spill into Pearl River
Thornhill Less than 10 days after a substance known as black liquor spilled from the Temple Inland paper mill in Bogalusa into the Pearl River, three class actions have been filed against the mill claiming the spill was a result of the mill's negligence.
Demoted employee files racial discrimination lawsuit against employer
After spending years working his way up through a company only to be demoted, an African American employee is claiming it was racial discrimination.
Legal reform in the Lone Star State; How it works and why Louisiana needs it
It is hard to imagine, but not very long ago, Texas was described by the Wall Street Journal as the "lawsuit capital of the world."