News from June 2014
Rain sodden carpet at Home Depot allegedly causes customer’s slip and fall
GRETNA – A corporate hardware store is being sued by a customer who claims she was injured in a slip and fall on a rain sodden carpet.
Property insurer sued for allegedly not providing proper claim on fire damage rental
GRETNA – The owners of an apartment building that was damaged in a fire are suing over the estimate provided by their property insurer.
BP files emergency appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in suspension of claims payouts
U.S. Federal Judge Carl Barbier
Man sues alleging driver ran him over in elementary school parking lot
GRETNA – A man is suing a driver he alleges ran into him with her vehicle as he helped students into vehicles in an elementary school parking lot owned by the Jefferson Parish school system.
Appeals court rules against man who defaulted on investment property
U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Insurance company sued over Hurricane Isaac damages
Satellite image of Hurricane Isaac in Aug. 2012
Man whose auto insurance was canceled before accident sues title company that was working as insurance agent
GRETNA – An auto title company and one of its employees are being sued by a customer for allegedly failing to transmit payments he was making to them to his auto insurance agency, which resulted in his policy being canceled before he was involved in a hit and run accident.
Patient who allegedly had surgical mesh improperly implanted sues doctor and hospital
GRETNA – A patient who received a surgical mesh implant that was allegedly improperly done is suing her doctor and the hospital where the surgery occurred.
Macy’s sued by customer for alleged injuries in trip and fall over merchandise
GRETNA – Macy's is being sued by a customer who claims she was injured in a trip and fall over merchandise that was left on the floor of a local store.
Uninsured driver sued by auto insurer for alleged hit and run accident
GRETNA – State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is suing an uninsured driver who allegedly caused a serious auto accident with one of its customers who then tried to flee the scene and responding law enforcement officers.
Antitrust lawsuit by Baton Rouge baseball bat manufacturer against NCAA dismissed on appeal
NEW ORLEANS – A federal appeals court has turned down an appeal by a baseball bat manufacturer that claimed its business was negatively affected after two national high school sports associations disallowed use of its product.