News from 2012
Wells Fargo pursues large judgment from past Idaho case
Mark L. Barbre DONALDSONVILLE – A international bank is seeking to recover a large judgment from an Ascension Parish company.
Pizzeria sued after man falls out of wheelchair in parking lot
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish man is suing a local pizzeria for injuries he allegedly received on their premises.
Workers' compensation insurer sues box manufacturer
Christie L. Laporte GRETNA – A workers' compensation insurer is suing a box manufacturer for medical benefits paid to a worker who was allegedly injured while handling one of their boxes.
Dentist sued for alleged partial tooth extraction
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans man is suing a New Orleans dentist for injuries he claims he suffered under her treatment.
Women who fell at daughter's graduation ceremony sues
UNO Lakefront Arena NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans woman has filed suit against a local university for injuries she claims she received on their premises.
Tulane University gets key win in legal battle over new stadium
Only a month after Tulane University filed suit against the City of New Orleans for creating an Interim Zoning District (IZD) to halt plans to construct a new football stadium the City Planning Commission has voted in favor of Tulane's plans.
Asbestos attorneys plotting another appeal of fraud ruling
Reavley NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Asbestos attorneys found to have committed fraud appear to be preparing to ask for a full panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to hear their appeal.
Treasure Chest Casino sued by man who bumped head on monitor
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish man is suing a local casino for injuries he claims occurred on the premises.
Man sues daiquiri bar after slipping on bottle in parking lot
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish man is suing a daiquiri bar for injuries he claims he sustained on its property.
Woman sues home builder claiming home was abandoned before complete
Project blueprints. DONALDSONVILLE – An Ascension Parish woman is suing a home builder she claims abandoned her incomplete home.
New Orleans hotel sued after priest slips and falls in shower
Kovalcin NEW ORLEANS - A Las Vegas Roman Catholic priest has filed a lawsuit against a New Orleans hotel claiming he was not properly warned of the dangers associated with the hotel's shower and, as a result, he slipped and fell.
Equipment rental company sued after drill jerks and injuries worker
NEW ORLEANS - A construction worker has filed a personal injury lawsuit against an equipment rental company that claims he suffered disabling injuries when the rented drill he was using suddenly jerked.
Partially blind worker files disability and age discrimination suit
Feldman NEW ORLEANS - A worker who has failing eyesight and is partially blind has filed a disability and age discrimination lawsuit against her former employer after she was terminated from her position.
Contractor sued after incomplete work allegedly allows storm damage in home
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish woman is suing a St. Landry Parish contractor for allegedly abandoning a home repair job.
Iberiabank seeking to foreclose on multiple condominiums worth millions
Stephen P. Strochschein BATON ROUGE – A regional bank is suing a Baton Rouge-based developer for allegedly defaulting on a $50 million loan.
Boater sues after hitting his head on beam at marina
Howard NEW ORLEANS - After hitting his head on a beam at a Tchefuncta River marina, a Texas boater has filed a lawsuit claiming that the marina employees should have warned him of the beam and its dangers.
Mississippi woman sues after tripping on sidewalk crack
Lemmon NEW ORLEANS - A Mississippi woman has filed a lawsuit against a Louisiana gas station that claims she suffered injuries in a trip and fall incident as a result of the store's lack of maintenance on its sidewalks.
Behavioral health center sued by man claiming false termination
DONALDSONVILLE – The former directors of a mental health facility from East Baton Rouge Parish are suing over wrongful termination.
Seaman seeks more than $5 million claiming ladder falls on top of him
Zainey NEW ORLEANS - A seaman has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $5 million claiming that he suffered disabling spinal injuries when a ladder fell on top of him.
Lowe's named in patron injury suit
DONALDSONVILLE - An Ascension Parish woman is suing a national hardware store for injuries she claims occurred on its premises.