News from January 2011
Oil rig worker seeks $950K after slip on anti-freeze
Sunseri An oil rig worker has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $950,000 after he slipped in anti-freeze and was injured.
75-year-old professor claims discrimination in suit against University of New Orleans
A University of New Orleans adjunct assistant professor has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit aafter he was not rehired due to budget cuts.
BP attorneys oppose plaintiffs' complaints involving Feinberg
Haycraft Attorneys for BP have filed a motion in opposition to a recent plaintiff filing asking that U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier supervise communications between defendants and the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) in the Gulf oil spill litigation.
Defense exception denied in lawsuit against Entergy
Frischhertz Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Herbert Cade denied a defense motion of exception for prescription in a suit filed against Entergy over a blown transformer that allegedly damaged a nearby Laundromat.
Four depositions taken in BP MDL
Barbier Four depositions have been completed relating to the BP multidistrict litigation (MDL) over the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill, with eight more scheduled for February, according to a status report filed by defense counsel.
Whistleblower sues Goodyear after losing job
A former Goodyear Tire & Rubber service manager has filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired in retaliation for reporting fraud and illegal behavior that involved technicians billing customers for work not performed.
Aramark cashier claims she lost job after telling coworkers to report harassment
A cashier working at Southeastern Louisiana University has filed a lawsuit claiming she was terminated for complaining about her supervisor's alleged inappropriate conduct with other female employees.
Union Pacific sued over drainage ditch problems
Waggaman property owners have filed a lawsuit against Union Pacific seeking repair to its storm water drainage facilities underneath the railroad's track.
Museum worker claims she was terminated for having six-pack of soda
A group of New Orleans museums is being sued on gender discrimination claims.
Worker dispatched to Afghanistan claims he was terminated for taking Prozac
A Tangipahoa resident who worked in Afghanistan for a private company claims he was terminated from employment at AECOM Inc. for taking the anti-depressant medication Prozac.
Summary judgment hearing in case against Morgan Stanley reset
A summary judgment hearing set for Jan. 21 in a lawsuit against Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management Inc. of New York has been reset to Jan. 28 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Home Depot customer claims he was injured by falling lumber
A Jefferson Parish Home Depot store is being sued by a customer who was allegedly hit in the head by falling lumber.
Med mal ruling in East Baton Rouge highlights verdict report
The February issue of the Louisiana Jury Verdict Reporter highlights four cases that top the million dollar mark, including a $4.5 million award to the family of an Independence woman who suffered a stroke after emergency room doctors allegedly ignored her symptoms.
Couple claims lawyer failed to inform IRS of their Chapter 7 case
A Jefferson Parish couple is suing their former bankruptcy attorney for nearly $400,000 after the lawyer allegedly failed to inform the Internal Revenue Service of the couple's Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according a suit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Med mal complaint filed against Metairie plastic surgeon
A Metairie plastic surgeon is facing a medical malpractice lawsuit for performing a birthmark surgical procedure on a four-year old which allegedly caused severe disfigurement.
Folgers Coffee accountant claims discrimination
Cates A New Orleans woman claims that she was harassed and then wrongfully terminated from her job as an accountant for Folgers, according to a suit filed Jan. 17 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Supreme Court rejects work comp claim
Louisiana Supreme Court Justices rejected a workers' compensation claim because they didn't believe the worker's story.
B&B sues church over fired that burned down both buildings
A bed and breakfast is suing a church and its bank after a six-alarm blaze that took down the church spread and destroyed the hotel next door, according to a suit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Settlements reached in FEMA trailer suits
Becnel A settlement has been reached between plaintiffs and the mobile home manufacturers named in a federal class action suit in relation to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trailers that allegedly exposed users to harmful fumes when they lived in them following Hurricane Katrina.
Bourbon Street bar patron injured while delivering blow to punching bag
A Lousiana woman is suing a Bourbon Street bar in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, claiming she injured her leg while playing the bar's punching bag game.