News from June 2015
Local business sues property insurer for failing to cover hailstorm damage
GRETNA – A local business is suing their property insurer for allegedly not properly adjusting and paying a property insurance claim after their building and its contents were damaged in a hailstorm.
Contractor sues claiming injury after styrofoam stairs collapse beneath him on job site
GRETNA – A contractor is suing a construction company and a pair of homeowners after a set of temporary stairs constructed out of styrofoam collapsed beneath him, causing him to fall and be injured.
Police officer sues health insurance company for withholding premiums from his paycheck for his ex-wife
BATON ROUGE – A police officer is suing an insurance company for allegedly wrongfully withholding premiums from his paycheck on the behalf of his ex-wife.
Radio Shack sues landlord claiming flooding destroys over $700K of electronics
NEW ORLEANS – Radio Shack is suing the owners of the building where they previously had a store saying they are at fault for more than $700,000 worth of damages from a flood. Radioshack Corporation filed suit against Canal Royal, LLC, Astor Crowne Plaze, LLC, and Starwood Capital Group Global, L.P., in the Orleans Parish Civil District Court on May 8, 2015.
Receptionist sued by dental clinic for allegedly stealing $132K in cash
GRETNA – A dental clinic is suing an employee for allegedly stealing over $132,000 from them.
Wal-Mart job applicant sues claiming injury after chair collapsed beneath her
GRETNA – A corporate retailer is being sued by a woman who claims she was injured when a chair collapsed beneath her when she visited a local store seeking a job.
Contractor suing Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office for over $700K in breach of contract
NEW ORLEANS – A contractor involved in the building of a new intake processing center for inmates is suing the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office for failing to pay for the labor as agreed-upon per the contract. Fisk-Frischertz, A Joint Venture, filed suit against The McDonnel Group LLC, Archer Western Contractors LTD., Law Enforcement District of Parish of New Orleans in the Orleans Parish Civil District Court on May 8. On July 28, 2011, The McDonnel Group entered into a construction contract fo
Construction company sued for allegedly not completing construction on new home
BATON ROUGE – A married couple is suing a local construction company for breach of contract for allegedly not completely finishing construction on their new home before allowing them to move in. Danny and Melissa Coleman filed suit against D.D.
Barbier grants two clawback orders by special investigator, 11 others still pending
NEW ORLEANS – Two Deepwater Horizon clawbacks of allegedly fraudulent claims worth a combined $330,000 have been granted by U.S.
Former pipe yard worker sues 47 companies over cancer, allegedly exposing him to radioactive materials
GRETNA – A man who contracted two forms of cancer years after working in drilling pipe cleaning yards where he alleges he was exposed to radioactive materials is suing. Jimmy Emerson filed suit against Exxon Mobil Corporation, Humble Oil Refining Company, Humble Oil Refining Corporation, Exxon Company USA, ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, Mobil Oil Company, Shell Oil Company, Swepi LP, Shell Offshore Inc., BP Products North America Inc., Amoco Oil Company, American Oil Company, Chevron USA Inc., Gul
New owners of home sue previous owner for allegedly not disclosing termite damage
GRETNA – A pair of homeowners are suing the couple who sold them their house claiming they did not know the home had extensive termite damage when they purchased it. Howard M.
Auto insurer sued for not covering total cost of stolen car
GRETNA – An auto insurance company is being sued by a customer who claims it wrongly denied his claim after his car was stolen. Charles Williams filed suit against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company in the 24th Judicial District Court on May 8. Williams contends that on May 20, 2013 his 2007 Infiniti G35 was stolen from in front of a Shell gas station located at the intersection of Banks and Broad Street in New Orleans.
Couple sued by New Orleans Redevelopment Authority for not properly developing land
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority is suing a couple and the City of New Orleans in attempt to reclaim a piece of property. New Orleans Redevelopment Authority filed suit against Bonnie Irving, Bruce Anthony Derbigny and the City of New Orleans on April 14 in the Orleans Parish Civil District Court. New Orleans Redevelopment Authority claims that on Aug. 26, 2011 the defendants acquired a piece of property in New Orleans from the Road Home Corporation, but that New Orleans R
Woman sues after sorority-related skirmish at Jax Brewery allegedly involving underage drinking
NEW ORLEANS – A woman who was a guest at Jax Brewery in the French Quarter is suing a stranger who allegedly approached her and repeatedly tried to incite her into a confrontation before seriously assaulting her. Rileigh H.
Man claims severe injuries after U-Haul employee ran forklift into car
GRETNA – A U-Haul store and one of its employees are being sued after allegedly injuring a customer after running a forklift into his car. Quincy Helton filed suit against Repwest Insurance Company, U-Haul Co. of Louisiana, U-Haul Co. of Arizona, Amerco and Shawn Vernon in the 24th Judicial District Court on May 7. Helton alleges he was at the U-Haul location at 4 Westbank Expressway in Gretna on Sept. 30, 2014 when a forklift driver, Vernon, employed by the defendants, ran into the rear of hi
Laborer suing after metal object allegedly falls on his head at worksite
GRETNA – A laborer is suing the contractors of a home he was working at after a piece of metal fell off the roof onto his head resulting in severe and disabling injuries. Jacob Eduardo Melendez-Ramos, and wife Kenia Lizeth Quijada Montufar, filed suit against Garcia Roofing LLC, Garcia Sheet Metal LLC, Garcia Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc., Garcia management Group LLC, Roofcorp USA LLC, Associated Industries Insurance Company Inc., Amtrust North America Inc., Miller Custom Homes LLC and Miller Buil
Woman sues Wal-mart claiming she was run over by line of carts
GRETNA – A local Wal-Mart is being sued by a woman who claims she was run over by a line of carts being pushed by a machine. Myrna Hosli filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in the 24th Judicial District Court on May 7. Hosli contends she was inside the Wal-Mart located at 8912 Veterans Memorial Blvd. in Metairie when a line of shopping baskets being pushed by a machine ran into her from behind.
Jefferson Parish accused of covering up dangers of asbestos, exposing employee who contracted lung cancer
GRETNA – The Parish of Jefferson is being sued by man who claims his lung cancer is due to being exposed to asbestos while employed by the Parish and construction companies. C.J.
Deepwater Horizon claims center insider pleads guilty to $257K fraud
NEW ORLEANS – A St. John the Baptist Parish man who worked for Deepwater Horizon claims center has pleaded guilty to defrauding his former employer of $257,400. Charlie English III, 33, of St. John the Baptist Parish, pleaded guilty to wire fraud last week for providing fraudulent documentation to support a a false claim showing he had decreased income due to the 2010 Gulf oil spill. English worked as an adjuster for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility in the aftermath of the oil spill helping clai
Man claims permanent disability after being attacked by couple’s pitbull
GRETNA – A couple is being sued by a man who claims he was permanently disabled after being attacked by their pit bull. Allen R.