News published on Louisiana Record in July 2015

GRETNA – A pool installation company is being sued by a training academy who claims they contracted with them to install a pool that was never completed and five months after the job was supposed to be done the price was tripled.

GRETNA – A former furniture rental store manager is suing her former employer claiming they put her in dangerous situations when collecting debts that resulted in her being injured and suffering from severe mental distress, including panic attacks.

A Jefferson Parish worker is suing his fomer employer, alleging it refused to honor his benefits following a workplace injury.

A lawyer is suing her former Metairie-based employer’s business consortium, alleging her treatment was racially motivated.

GRETNA – A homeowner is sung her property insurer and a renovation company after her home was severely damaged in a fire.

NEW ORLEANS –BP PLC has reached a tentative, $18.7 billion settlement with the federal government and five Gulf Coast states for damages related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, court records show. The settlement by was brokered by BP’s U.S.

GRETNA – A local motorist is suing Jefferson Parish claiming they negligently left an open water meter in a roadway which he caused him to be injured after he ran it over.

NEW ORLEANS- A man is suing a construction company claiming he was not paid for his services. Miguel Salazar filed suit against Big Yellow Construction, LLC on April 15th in the Orleans Parish District Court.

A Jeff Davis Parish resident and maritime worker is suing his employer and an equipment manufacturer, alleging injuries suffered from a fall into water.

NEW ORLEANS – Two attorneys who banded together to form a law firm specializing in Deepwater Horizon claims in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill have repaid legal fees they received as part of a fraudulent claim that began an in-depth investigation into the claims program.

GRETNA – A group of over 300 homeowners have filed a class action lawsuit against the developers of a Harvey gated community built over filled in marshland after their homes allegedly experienced foundation and structural damage that was not covered by insurance polices they purchased with their homes.

GRETNA – A contractor is being sued by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office who claims criminal prosecutions and convictions may be in jeopardy after a wall in their forensics lab allegedly failed due to damage from Hurricane Isaac in 2012. Law Enforcement District of Jefferson Parish filed suit against MAPP Construction LLC, Travelers Casualtly & Surety Company and Sizler, Thompson, Brown Architects Project Design Group LLC in the 24th Judicial District Court on May 13.

NEW ORLEANS – A group of shrimpers and associated seafood companies they operate are accused of filing a series of fraudulent Deepwater Horizon claims worth $2.3 million, according to document filed last week by court officers.