News from May 2015
Man pleads guilty to fraud, falsifying BP claim worth $192K
NEW ORLEANS – A Slidell shrimper is facing a possible 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding the Deepwater Horizon claim center of $192,000 by providing false income statements.
Man alleges police beating during traffic stop
An Orleans Parish man is suing a local police jurisdiction and several officers claiming he was injured during a traffic stop.
Builder claims breach of agreement by contractor
A construction company is suing over claims it has not been paid for work done on five projects.
Postal worker claims dog bit her, sues owner
BATON ROUGE – A U.S. postal worker is suing a Baton Rouge homeowner whose dog allegedly attacked her while delivering mail.
Carnival operator sued by mother who claims foot run over by ride
GRETNA – A mother who claims she was placing her son into a carnival ride when its operator started the machine in motion and ran over her foot is suing.
Woman sues for malpractice after leg clot misdiagnosed
NEW ORLEANS – A woman is suing Touro Infirmary claiming that after coming in to the ER and exhibiting stroke-like symptoms her physicians could not find anything wrong with her.
Sam’s Club sued by woman who claims foot was hurt by pallet
GRETNA – Sam's Club is being sued by a customer who claims her foot was caught in a pallet and crushed.
Ochsner sued for allegedly not providing post-operative instructions to man following hip replacement surgery
GRETNA – A local hospital is being sued by a patient who claims he suffered complications and had to undergo an emergency surgery because hospital personnel did not provide him with proper postoperative instruction on how to handle his recovery from a hip replacement.
Delgado goes after former student for $5K in allegedly unpaid tuition fees
BATON ROUGE – A former student is being sued by Delgado Community College for alleged non-payment of tuition.
Tulane Lakeside Hospital sued for allegedly ignoring patient's blood clot, destroying records
NEW ORLEANS – A man undergoing a knee replacement at Tulane-Lakeside Hospital is suing his surgeon and the hospital claiming that his doctor failed to recognize post-surgical damage to his artery and that staff at Tulane-Lakeside altered or deleted his medical records to make it look like tests were conducted that was in fact not true.
Homeowner claims property insurer did not provide proper payment for hailstorm damages
GRETNA – A home insurer is being sued by a local homeowner who claims the company did not provide her with sufficient payment following damage to her home from a hailstorm.
Attorney barred from representing Deepwater Horizon claimants sues BP, Associated Press for defamation
LAFAYETTE – An attorney who was disciplined earlier this year after it was revealed he was complicit in secret payments to a claims center attorney in an alleged attempt to influence BP claims is suing the oil giant for defamation.
Elderly woman files lawsuit claiming disabilty after being knocked to the ground by carts at Wal-Mart
BATON ROUGE – An elderly woman is suing a local Wal-mart claiming she was seriously injured after being knocked to the ground by a stack of carts being pushed by employees.
Slidell frozen yogurt shop sued over alleged breach of lease
NEW ORLEANS – The owner of a commercial building in Slidell is suing Skinny Berry, a local yogurt shop, for allegedly neglecting to pay its rent for two years.
Security company sued for alleged assault at French Quarter Fest
NEW ORLEANS – A man is suing First Insurance Company and FESS Security for allegedly assaulting him and further causing harm to his son.
Justice Hughes asked to recuse himself in several cases involving large campaign contributor
Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes
Allstate sued for allegedly not covering hail damage to home
GRETNA – A property insurer is being sued by a customer over a hail damage claim.