News from June 2011
Hospital employee files FMLA lawsuit after losing job shortly after taking medical leave
A hospital employee has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against St. Tammany Parish Hospital after she was terminated shortly after her scheduled medical leave.
Seaman files lawsuit after falling off of pickup truck into water
After falling off of a pickup truck's tailgate, seaman Perry Rousse filed suit against H&S Towing Inc. on June 8 in federal court in New Orleans.
Class action: 'Dial Complete' deceptively claims it outperforms other soaps
Becnel Jr. A class action has been filed against Dial Corp. claiming the company has a misleading marketing campaign over its product "Dial Complete."
Visually impaired professor sues Our Lady of Holy Cross on disability discrimination claims
A professor at a New Orleans Catholic college has filed a discrimination lawsuit against his former employer claiming he was terminated due to his visual impairment.
Widow settles claims against BP, Transocean and others
Bickford Deepwater Horizon widow Natalie Roshto, who sued rig owner Transocean and BP a day after the explosion, has settled her claims.
Barbier dismisses citizens' master complaint
Haycraft Citizen suits for injunctions against Deepwater Horizon defendants stopped when the oil spill stopped, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ruled on June 16.
Judge extends deadline for completion of BOP testing protocol in BP MDL
U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan issued an order June 20 extending the deadline for the completion of blowout preventer (BOP) testing protocols from June 20 to June 22.
Start time for August status conference in BP MDL reset
A status conference for the multi district litigation surrounding the 2010 BP oil spill has been moved up one hour from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Barbier dismisses environmental claims in BP MDL
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier dismissed a large pleading bundle of environmental damage claims in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation.
Lawsuit claims Dollar Rent-A-Car liable for collision involving rented Jeep
An Orleans Parish man is suing Dollar Rent-A-Car and the driver of one of their Jeeps after a hit-and-run accident that occurred in January.
Man sues Sewerage and Water Board after car accident
A New Orleans man is suing the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans after a two-car accident in 2010.
Truck driver sues after losing job for serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom
A Louisiana truck driver, who was activated for Operation Iraqi Freedom, has filed a lawsuit against his employer after he was terminated for fulfilling his military service.
Seaman sues Intermoor, Tidewater Marine, Chevron over injuries
A Louisiana seaman has filed a lawsuit against several companies for failing to provide a safe place to work and appropriate equipment after he suffered an injury to his right leg.
Tuoro Infirmary served blood-tainted water, suit claims
Guilbeau A couple from Orleans Parish is suing Touro Infirmary, claiming that they were "exposed to a quantity of what appeared to be blood" after drinking water provided to them by hospital staff.
Cameron and Dril-Quip argue for jury trials in oil spill litigation
Wittmann Two lonely little voices plead for U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to hold jury trials in litigation over the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
Thirty years after asbestos exposure man dies, lawsuit claims
More than thirty years after his exposure to asbestos, a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over a man's mesothelioma-related death.
Oil rig worker sues after falling four feet to derrick floor
An oil-rig worker has filed a lawsuit against his employer after a piece of equipment knocked him out of his stand and he was injured.
Railroad worker sued after injuring his knee
Miller A railroad worker is suing his employer after he took a misstep and injured his knee.
Second seaman sues BP over accident between oil spill cleanup boats
A second lawsuit has been filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court in relation to an accident between two ships that were hired by BP to help with clean up of last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Downman Supermarket claims vibrations from construction site caused damage to store
Irpino A New Orleans supermarket is suing Hill Brothers Construction, claiming "excessive vibrations" form a worksite caused the store to "sustain irreparable structural damages."