News from November 2014
Homeowner failed to pay $19K for work, alleges home elevation company
GRETNA – A home elevation company is suing a customer it claims failed to fully pay on a contract to lift his home.
Hotel sued after valet allegedly parked car in unsafe area facilitating theft of $77K in medical supplies
GRETNA – A medical supply salesman is suing a local hotel he claims parked his car in an unsafe neighborhood and over $77,000 worth of medical supplies were stolen from it as a result.
BP cites suspicious seafood claim as evidence of claims gone awry, fisherman maintains family consumed over 10,000 pounds of seafood each season
NEW ORLEANS – A court filing last week by BP PLC included what the company deemed a suspicious claim filed by a senior plaintiff’s lawyer as evidence that Claims Administrator Patrick Juneau is unsuitable to oversee the massive oil spill settlement program.
Football player sent to hospital with concussion, leg contusion sues for medical malpractice after improper diagnosis
GRETNA – A local hospital and its employees are being sued over the care received by a patient who was knocked out during a high school football game.
Gas station owner sues man for defamation over alleged comments concerning forgery of signature
GRETNA – A man who owns a chain of local gas stations as well as a gasoline and diesel distributorship is suing a man he claims defamed him by telling people he forged a signature on a fuel contract.
Gas stations sue property insurer over alleged breach of contract concerning Hurricane Isaac damage
GRETNA – Two gas stations are suing their property insurer for allegedly not providing proper payments following damage from Hurricane Isaac.
Family of deceased wheelchair bound woman sues van service after she was allegedly thrown to vehicle’s floor
GRETNA – The family of a deceased woman is suing a medical transport service where she was allegedly injured after being thrown from her wheelchair during transport.
Marullo qualifies for Nov. 4 election after three courts support eligibility
Judge Frank Marullo
Woman alleges she was injured by motorized cart at Costco
NEW ORLEANS – A woman allegedly suffered personal injuries after a Costco employee backed into her with a motorized cart.
Discount Zone sued over woman’s alleged injuries in slip and fall over exposed rebar
NEW ORLEANS – A Discount Zone patron allegedly slipped and fell over rebar while walking to her car.