News from January 2012
Property owner claims bayou dredging caused structural faults in building
DONALDSONVILLE – A Donaldsonville man claims dredging on a bayou by a neighboring parish resulted in the destabilization of a building on his property.
Mandeville landscaper sued for failing to pay credit account
DONALDSONVILLE – An oil supply company is suing a landscaping provider for failing to pay a credit account.
Finance company sues over funds paid in death of former city employee
DONALDSONVILLE – An Alabama-based finance company is suing the City of Donaldsonville claiming it was never reimbursed for a city employee's funeral and burial after being promised it would be repaid once the man's city-provided life insurance policy was paid out.
Energy company sued by former landlord over property damage allegations
DONALDSONVILLE – An Ascension Parish property owner is suing a former tenant for property damage.
JRP Construction sued twice in one week for past due accounts
DONALDSONVILLE – An Ascension Parish contractor has been sued twice in one week for overdue accounts with local building supply outlets.
Seaman files lawsuit after suffering shoulder injury while swinging
Delise NEW ORLEANS - A seaman has filed a lawsuit against his employer after he injured his shoulder while swinging from a swing rope from a platform.
Worker sues after walkway collapses on well platform
NEW ORLEANS - After falling from a collapsed walkway, a wireline helper has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a well platform for failing to maintain the walkway's grating.
Oil spill worker sues after being tossed about on deck of boat
NEW ORLEANS - After being tossed about on a deck of a boat and suffering injuries, an oil spill clean-up worker has filed a lawsuit against her employer for failing to provide a seaworthy vessel.
Couple files lawsuit against Triad claiming medical supplies were contaminated
NEW ORLEANS - An Ouachita Parish couple has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of recalled wipes, swabs and swabsticks that they claim were bacterially contaminated.
Recycling service sued for allegedly withholding terminated employee's final paycheck
Carmen T. Hebert A terminated recycling service employee is suing his former employer for allegedly withholding his final paycheck.
Gonzales business owners sued for allegedly not repaying loans
DONALDSONVILLE – An East Baton Rouge man is suing a pair of business partners for defaulting on a loan.
Scruggs gets hearing in effort to shave sentence
Scruggs ABERDEEN, Miss. – Tort king Dickie Scruggs has won a chance to shorten his prison sentence at a hearing much like the trial he waived.
Man sues after slipping and falling on floor that was being treated
NEW ORLEANS – A Meraux man is suing his employer alleging he was injured when he slipped on floor stripping solvent at the workplace.
Gonzales Marriott sued by former employee over sick leave dispute
Donna U. Grodner An East Baton Rouge Parish woman is suing a hotel where she was formerly employed for not granting multiple requests for sick leave.
Mother sues school after sons slips in water and falls down stairs
Lawrence J. Galle A New Orleans woman is suing a local school district for injuries her son sustained when he allegedly slipped and fell down three flights of stairs.
Woman sues home builder for alleged poor worksmanship
DONALDSONVILLE – An Ascension Parish woman is suing a St. Tammany Parish contractor who built her home after problems began to appear when she moved in.
Gas station owner sues Orleans Parish School Board over abandoned bus
DONALDSONVILLE – An Ascension Parish man is suing the Orleans Parish School Board over a bus he claims was abandoned on his property.
Janitorial service sued after man slips and falls on floor that was just mopped
NEW ORLEANS – A Jefferson Parish man is suing a janitorial company for injuries he sustained at work when he slipped on a floor that had just been mopped.
Two property holding companies sued for not repaying short-term loan
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans lender is suing two property companies for not repaying a loan.
Woman sues Walgreens after slip and fall
NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans woman is suing Walgreens for injuries she claims to have sustained from a slip and fall incident.