News from April 2014
Linen service suing Buffalo Wild Wings for $31K claiming breach of contract
GRETNA – A local restaurant is being sued by a linen service company that claims breach of contract.
Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro sued by man over trip and fall in parking lot
Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro
Homeowner sued by shoring company for alleged non-payment for home elevation
GRETNA – A shoring company is suing a customer it claims did not pay for a home elevation.
Financial services company settles breach of contract lawsuit with currency exchange
NEW ORLEANS – A financial services company that claims a New Orleans-based currency exchange firm breached a contract has settled a lawsuit.
Legacy lawsuit fix falls short in Senate Natural Resources Committee
Louisiana State Capitol
Breach of contract suit brought against contractors in Yacht Harbor project
NEW ORLEANS – A subcontractor is suing its contractor g- smii they failing on Yacht Harbor project. Industrial and Mechanical Contractors, Inc. filed suit against Precision Construction & Maintenance LLC and Employers Mutual Casualty Company in the Orleans Parish Civil District Court on Jan. 23.
Man sues after allegedly being crushed by house
NEW ORLEANS – A local man is suing a local construction company and one of its employees after a house fell on him.
Landscape subcontractor claims breach of contract after allegedly being taken off project before construction began
GRETNA – A landscaping subcontractor is suing a construction company on breach of contract claims.
Wal-Mart sued by woman claiming injury after falling in hole
GRETNA – A retail giant is being sued by a woman who claims she was seriously injured after stepping in a hole on the premises.
Jury in southwest Louisiana federal court awards man $9 billion in bladder cancer case
LAFAYETTE – A jury in southwest Louisiana has ordered pharmaceutical corporations Takeda and Eli Lilly to pay total of $9 billion in punitive damages for allegedly covering up cancer risks of the diabetes drug Actos.
Doctor sued for allegedly performing improper neck surgery
NEW ORLEANS – A patient is suing her former doctor after she learned her neck surgery was allegedly improperly performed.
Family of man who choked to death on sausage sues healthcare facility
GRETNA – The family of a man who died after choking on a piece of sausage is suing the healthcare facility where the incident allegedly took place.
Trucking company and owner sued for breach of contract on $30K trailer sale
GRETNA – A woman who claims she entered into a contract to sell a refrigerated trailer to a trucking company and its owner in which they would pay her $30,000 in installments, claims breach of contract.
Family of motorcyclist who died in fiery accident, sues moving company
GRETNA – The family of a man who died after his motorcycle allegedly caught on fire when he was struck by a moving van is suing.
Rotolo’s Pizzeria sued by woman who claims serve injury in trip over piece of plywood
GRETNA – A local pizzeria is being sued by a customer who claims she was injured in a trip and fall over a piece of wood.
Plumber sued over alleged water damage after water line bursts
GRETNA – A plumber is being sued by a property insurance company who claims a customer’s property was damaged after a water line burst.
Financial services company sues over loan default
GRETNA – A local financial services company is suing a customer whom it lent $32,000 for a car that was repossessed because of default and sold at auction.
Home Depot sued by man who claims he was injured in trip and fall over sign
GRETNA – A corporate hardware store is being sued by a customer who claims he was injured in a fall over a sign.
Woman dispossessed of Section 8 housing prevails as decison overturned by court of appeals
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a district court’s ruling in favor of a Slidell resident who lost her Section 8 housing voucher because she failed to attend a re-certification proceeding.