News from August 2013
Support Small Businesses, Stop Lawsuit Abuse
Melissa Landry, executive director of Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch
Phase two of BP trial to be shorter than phase one
Deepwater Horizon oil rig
IHOP sued after customer slips on freshly mopped floor
NEW ORLEANS - The IHOP restaurant on Belle Terre Boulevard in Laplace is being sued by a customer who slipped and fell due to a wet floor.
Metairie car dealership sued by former owner and son for over $772K
Nancy Scott Degan
Drilling-pipe cleaner sues oil companies over 'fear of cancer'
Jeremiah A. Sprague
Mortgage servicer sued for withholding over $12K from insurance payments
GRETNA – A Metairie couple is suing a mortgage servicer for allegedly withholding funds they received to repair their home following water damage in 2010 and damage from Hurricane Isaac last year.
Wholesaler sues tobacco store for alleged non-payment of $21K
Kevin R. Truxillo
Patient sues doctor, hospital alleging sponge left inside him during cancer surgery
West Jefferson Hospital
Salon sued by woman whose breasts were allegedly burned during massage
GRETNA – A salon is being sued by a woman who claims her breasts were severely burned during a massage.
Lawsuit Accusations Are Just That
Don Briggs, President, Louisiana Oil and Gas Association
Casino sued after woman allegedly slipped and fell in toilet stall
Michael G. Ginart Jr.
Individual sues after allegedly suffering health issues due to asbestos exposure
NEW ORLEANS – A man has filed a lawsuit against numerous companies he claims exposed him to asbestos that later resulted in his lung cancer diagnosis.
Independence firefighter sues town for unpaid wages
NEW ORLEANS - An Independence firefighter has filed a lawsuit against the town for alleged unpaid overtime wages.