News from 2011
Security guard sues after losing job following on the job injury
A former security guard at the Alliance Refinery in Belle Chasse has filed a lawsuit against her employer after she was terminated following an on-the-job injury.
Target sued after shopper slips in red liquid
A Target shopper is suing after injuring his knee when he slipped and fell.
Office Depot sued after customer trips during grand opening
Gill A customer has filed a lawsuit against Office Depot after tripping on boxes during the store's opening day.
Seaman blames unskilled co-workers for his injuries
Claiming unskilled employees caused him to sustain injuries, Sunnie Listern Johnson filed suit against his employer Omega Protein Inc. on April 14 in federal court in New Orleans.
Widow sues over benzene exposure at Shell Norco refinery
The wife of a deceased Shell Norco refinery worker has filed a lawsuit that argues her husband's death was a result of years of exposure to benzene-containing products.
Lawsuit filed over manufacturer's alleged 'over-promotion' of Fosamax
Arsenault A Lafourche Parish resident has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the manufacturers of the drug Fosamax regarding over-promotion of the drug for alleged non-approved or "off-label" uses.
Wal-Mart shopper sues after slipping in water
A Wal-Mart shopper has filed a lawsuit against the store after she slipped in water that was dripping from the store's ceiling.
Guest punctures lung in bathtub slip at Omni Royal, suit says
Caruso A New Orleans hotel is being sued for more than $700,000 after a hotel guest slipped while getting out of the shower and suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.
Kmart shopper wants $900,000 after slip and fall accident
Silbert A Kmart shopper is suing for more than $900,000 after she slipped in water and fell.
Transocean worker claiming injuries before explosion sues in federal court
Bourque A worker on Transocean's Deepwater Horizon who claims he was injured just a few days before the rig exploded last year in the Gulf of Mexico has filed a lawsuit against the company for not providing a safe place to work.
Mardi Gras floatmaker will appeal judges ruling forcing him to transfer company ownership to son
Reese The attorney for the embattled owner of the world-famous Mardi Gras World said that his client will appeal an Orleans Parish Civil District Court judge's ruling that he must transfer control of the company to his son.
Woman suing a construction company after falling in front of her hom
Cates A New Orleans woman is suing a construction company that was renovating her house, alleging she fell on sand placed by workers to cover a hole in the sidewalk in front of her home.
Next two oil spill MDL hearings rescheduled
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier issued two orders rescheduling the next two status conferences in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) surrounding the Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion and Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
BP to pay $1 billion for Gulf Coast restoration
Federal officials announced today that BP will pay $1 billion to fund various activities to help restore Gulf Coast habitats and wildlife.
Defendants file suits against each other in oil spill MDL
Defendants in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) surrounding the BP oil spill have filed counter-claims against each other in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
British paper publishes BP internal meeting notes
The United Kingdom's Guardian newspaper has published meeting notes between BP executives regarding the BP oil spill recovery in the Gulf of Mexico.
BOP manufacturer says device did not cause Deepwater Horizon disaster
Cameron International, the company the built and owned the failed blowout preventor (BOP) used on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig, said its device did not cause the April 2010 disaster that cause the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Barbier reins in Florida real estate developer
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier rebuked owners of Florida real estate developer St. Joe Company, who tried twice to escape his jurisdiction in litigation over the Deepwater Horizion explosion.
Oil spill lawyers grapple for fees in Barbier's court
Barbier NEW ORLEANS – Former teammates in oil spill litigation grapple for $1,166,125 in fees, and U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier will handle it in secrecy.
Dispute over Gulf of Mexico oyster beds affected by BP oil spill heats up
Utsler Amid claims that BP had promised Louisiana oyster harvesters at least $15 million to replenish oyster beds, the oil company says it is not responsible for the payments.