News from 2014
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
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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.
Property owner sued by roofer allegedly injured in fall off broken ladder
GRETNA – A roofer is suing a local property owner for injuries he allegedly received in a fall off a ladder that broke while he was climbing it.
Bill aimed at limiting venue in asbestos cases passes House committee
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