News from April 2013
Security worker sues after being terminated for being 'too old'
NEW ORLEANS - A Jefferson Parish company is being sued for allegedly terminating a worker who was told she was too old for her job.
Seaman sues employer after falling down stairs
NEW ORLEANS - After falling down stairs and being knocked unconscious for 30 minutes, a seaman has filed a lawsuit against his employer for failing to provide adequate lighting and non-skid materials on the stairs.
Wife sues over husband's asbestos-related death
NEW ORLEANS - Claiming her husband died from asbestos exposure, Carol Phillips and the Estate of Robert Lee Phillips filed suit against ABB Combustion Engineering Inc., Centerpoint Energy Inc., Associated Electric Cooperative Inc., Nebraska Public Power District, and City of Grand Island in St. John the Baptist District Court.
Patron allegedly injured at entrance of Entergy Centre sues
Kevin M. Wheeler
Harvey McDonald’s sued by woman over son's playground head injury
Jody Forester Jackson
Marine company sues former employee alleging breach of non-compete clause
R. Daneil Serio Jr.
Exxon Mobil sued by former contractor allegedly exposed to radioactive material
Jeremiah A. Sprague
Woman allegedly injured after slipping and falling on piece of lettuce at Lakeside Mall sues
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish woman is suing a local shopping mall for injuries she claims to have received in a slip and fall on a lettuce leaf.
Appeals court upholds decision against cop who sued over slip and fall incident
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Tchoupitoulas Wal-Mart accused of negligence
NEW ORLEANS – A local retailer is being sued by a patron who allegedly slipped and fell on the store's premises.
Appeals court revises opinion on offshore drilling prohibition case
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has withdrawn its original opinion in a case that pitted oil and gas exploration companies against the federal government.
Man who allegedly received wrong medication sues Walgreens pharmacy
Robert J. Caluda
Med mal suit brought against Ochsner Clinic Foundation and physician
NEW ORLEANS – A West Bank hospital is being sued along with one of its physicians is involved in a medical malpractice suit filed by a woman claiming her surgical procedure was improperly performed.