News from January 2011
Icon Sports has yet to answer suit brought by Adrenaline Broadcasting
Defendants in a lawsuit between a media production company and a sports fitness business have yet to answer service or pay a nearly $90,000 default judgment rendered in June 2010.
Trial set for man suing Hampton Inn over bathtub slip
A two-day jury trial is set to begin Feb. 15 involving a man suing the Hampton Inn Metairie after he allegedly slipped and fell in his room's bathtub.
Executive assistant sues after boss allegedly took pictures of cleavage
Claiming sexual harassment and constructive discharge, Wendy Solomon filed suit against Tidy Building Services Inc. on Jan. 23 in federal court in New Orleans, claiming her boss took pictures of her cleavage.
Landowners suing to stop Corps of Engineers from dredging private canal
Owners of 14,000 acres of property in St. Charles Parish are suing to stop the Corps of Engineers from dredging a private canal.
AGs want New GM to continue mercury program
Caldwell BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on Friday that she has joined attorneys general and agency heads from eight other states in asking General Motors to continue in a National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program.
Deckhand falls down stairs, sues employer for lack of supervision
Pfleeger A deckhand is accusing his employer of failing to provide appropriate supervision after he fell down 12 stairs.
Oil platform worker sues after chainsaw breaks and strikes him
Kelly An oil platform worker has filed a personal injury lawsuit against his employer for failing to take proper safety precautions.
Pre-impact fright damages sought from truck driver in accident suit
Pivach A Plaquemines Parish resident has filed a lawsuit against a truck driver and the truck driver's employer seeking damages for pre-impact fright and mental anguish after the tractor-trailer rear-ended his vehicle.
Seaman sues after refrigerator falls on him
Gordon A seaman has filed a lawsuit against his employer after an impact with another barge caused a refrigerator to fall on him.
'By God's Grace We Live' sign holder sues NOPD claiming 18 false arrests
Shorty A man who sits on the corners of Metairie Road and Interstate 10 and Washington Avenue and Interstate 10 in New Orleans is suing the New Orleans Police Department for falsely arresting him 18 times in the past five years.
ADM sued by deckhand claiming captain was intoxicated or impaired
Steele A deckhand has filed a lawsuit against his employer after the vessel he was working aboard collided with a barge, causing him to be thrown overboard.
Barbier expected to rule on Feinberg and GCCF this week
Feinberg U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier said he will likely render a ruling on a plaintiff motion to monitor ex parte communications between BP and oil spill claims administrator Ken Feinberg this week.
DOJ says BOP and cement testing still under way
Justice Department attorney Michael Underhill said that a forensic report on the failed blowout preventor (BOP) which led to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent Gulf of Mexico oil spill should be finished in March.
Barbier clarifies pre-trial order coordinating government claims
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier clarified a pre-trial order meant to coordinate state and federal government counsel during a status conference for the BP multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Barbier says no to separating state and federal government claims from private suits
Caldwell U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier rejected pleas from the federal government and 15 states to separate their suits over the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill from private civil suits.
Private security firm claims Warwick Hotel owes $60k for services
Blackhawk Protection Services is suing the owners of the Warwick Hotel in New Orleans for allegedly failing to pay for more than $60,000 in services, according to petition filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Lucky Dollar player sues after falling from chair
A Lafayette woman is suing the Lucky Dollar Casino and Madison Auto Truck Plaza in New Orleans after she fell from a chair, according to a suit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Three attorneys drop out of 'Who Dat' litigation
Barbier Three attorneys working for the plaintiff in a suit over the rights to the term "Who Dat" have withdrawn as counsel of record, according to filings in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Feinberg says payments for final and interim claims to begin Feb. 18
Feinberg Speaking before a U.S. Senate subcommittee on Jan. 27, oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg announced that payments for final and interim claims would begin around Feb. 18.
Occidental Chemical sues transformer manufacturer after fire
Friend A Louisiana chemical company has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of a transformer after it ruptured and started a fire.