News from 2011
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.
Woman awarded $436K in slip and fall bench trial against Entergy
A 76-year-old New Orleans woman was awarded more than $469,000 in a lawsuit against Entergy of New Orleans Inc., after she broke her arm as a result of falling on a piece of plywood covering an Entergy work site in December 2003.
Resident seeks injunction against commercial property after she was allegedly threatened
A New Orleans woman is seeking injunctive relief in Orleans Parish Civil District Court against business entities located in a commercial building next door.
Feinberg provided extra security at BP meeting with Alabama residents
Feinberg Extra security was on hand at Tuesday's meeting between Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) administrator Kenneth Feinberg and Alabama residents affected by the BP oil spill, according to a report by the The Associated Press.
Barbier says RICO and class action complaints must be filed by Jan. 24 in BP MDL
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier issued an order Jan. 18 stipulating deadlines for the filing of the plaintiff's consolidated class action and any RICO complaints in BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL).
State AGs resist plaintiff steering committee in BP litigation
McDaniel NEW ORLEANS – Fifteen states join Louisiana and Mississippi in resisting representation by the plaintiff steering committee U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier picked to lead litigation over the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.
Sub-contractor claims construction group breached $5 million contract
A Chalmette construction firm claims that the company that hired it to work on a New Orleans high school has broken a $5 million contract, according to a suit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Construction worker claims he was fired after injury
A former construction worker claims that he was fired by his employer after suffering an workplace injury that the employer refused to provide workers' compensation for, according to a suit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Judge denies injunction that would have prevented work on New Orleans floodwalls
Reese Orleans Parish Civil District Judge Kern Reese has denied an injunction filed by homeowners along the 17th Street Canal in New Orleans to halt construction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to strengthen floodwalls.
First wrongful death suit in BP MDL settles
Barbier The first settlement in a wrongful death case has been reached in the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL), according to court documents filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Power struggle emerges over oil spill claims procedures
Becnel Leaders in litigation over the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill grabbed for power over $17 billion without making sure their followers would back them up.
Woman sues for access to neighbor's courtyard to repair condo wall
Landrieu An Orleans Parish woman is suing to gain access to her neighbor's courtyard in order to make repairs on her condominium, according to a suit filed Jan. 10 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.