Bringing the legal system to light. Our weekly newsletter sheds light on the lawsuits, people, and organizations that continually clog the legal system in Louisiana.
GRETNA – A patient is suing her doctor who allegedly ignored abnormal preoperative test results and went ahead with a medical procedure that later led to severe complications requiring major follow-up procedures.
GRETNA – A man who claims he was severely injured in a fall when a fellow employee pulled a chair out from under him at an employer-sponsored awards ceremony is suing.
GRETNA – The family of a woman who allegedly died after suffering a brain injury when she hit her head on a pavement after being knocked to the ground by a defective electric door is suing the hospital where the incident allegedly took place.
GRETNA – A local discount gas station is being sued by a woman who claims she was disabled in a trip and fall on a rug placed at the entrance of the premises.
GRETNA – A local homeowner is suing a neighboring restaurant for allegedly not providing proper parking for customers resulting in congestion on area streets and for producing noise pollution.
NEW ORLEANS – A local woman is suing to recover $8,000 because she quit her job when offered a contract employment position in New York, only to have the contract rescinded days later.
NEW ORLEANS- A Jefferson Parish husband and wife are suing an orthopedics company and the manufacturer of a knee implant which the plaintiffs claim was defective.
NEW ORLEANS- A Louisiana stucco corporation is suing a construction company for allegedly failing to pay for work performed at the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Department.
NEW ORLEANS – An equipment rental company is suing a construction company for allegedly failing to pay back several thousand of dollars worth of rented equipment.
NEW ORLEANS – A St. Tammany Parish woman is suing the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans, a doctor, and two registered nurses over an improperly inserted feeding tube.
NEW ORLEANS – A man claims the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals obtained an illegal search warrant in the seizure of his hens and roosters.
GRETNA – A pair of New Orleans attorneys are suing an auto insurer claiming they were never paid for legal services provided to a pair of shared clients who later removed them from the legal proceedings.
GRETNA – A grandmother who claims to have purchased a life insurance policy in her granddaughter’s name alleges she was not paid when her granddaughter later died.