Tort reform a deciding issue as gubernatorial race approaches
As the gubernatorial race heats up, one divisive issue emerges that will certainly have a significant impact on the election: tort reform.
As the gubernatorial race heats up, one divisive issue emerges that will certainly have a significant impact on the election: tort reform.
A metal express company is being sued for alleged unpaid fees.
A Lafourche Parish boating company is suing an energy services corporation once headed by former Vice President Dick Cheney alleging that one of the defendant's barges crashed into one of its boats due to, among other charges, lack of due care, lack of training and improper navigation.
Some New Orleans real estate and landowners are suing BP Exploration and Production Inc. over damages they believe were inflicted to their respective properties by the explosion of the Deep Water Horizon oil rig.
A New Orleans film company is suing a state official, alleging breach of contract and loss wages.
As initial trial dates in the class action lawsuit against Xarelto’s drug manufacturer are set, the window narrows to file a claim for injury compensation.
NEW ORLEANS — An investigation released by a legal watchdog organization has found Louisiana’s trial lawyers are pushing hard to influence the outcome of political races at all levels of state government.
NEW ORLEANS – A man is suing a couple who he claims sold him a house with a faulty pool.
NEW ORLEANS – A South Carolina woman has brought suit against Marriott Hotels after she allegedly suffered injuries in a slip and fall during an “ice bucket challenge” event at the hotel.
NEW ORLEANS – A property insurer for a condominium association is suing a contractor for allegedly faulty roof replacement
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans woman has filed suit against Walgreens and its insurance company after sustaining injuries at a pharmacy.
A Beaumont, Texas man involved a car collision has filed suit against his insurer requesting monetary relief.
A group of people charged with criminal fees filed suit against in Orleans Parish on Sept. 17, claiming that the parish criminal court routinely issues arrest warrants for delinquent payments without allowing defendants their constitutional right to plead poverty.
A bank is suing a Beaumont couple faces, alleging defaulted mortgage payments that could result in foreclosure.
A local foundation is disappointed with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Marlin Gusman for failing to respond to a request for data on acutely mentally ill prisoners.
A welder who was working on a ship in dry dock is suing the owner of another ship that allegedly collided with the dock while he was working, causing the welder to be injured.
A Lafourche Parish resident, also on behalf of her newborn daughter, is suing a lab company over claims of negligence in allegedly failing to notify her of her HIV infection in a timely manner, which could have saved her newborn from getting the disease prior to delivery.
A St. Tammany Parish seaman is suing the owners of an operational derrick barge, alleging injuries suffered when asked to perform a normally two-man job by himself.
A group of workers is suing a Jefferson Parish-based construction company, alleging they were not paid overtime wages.
A Jefferson Parish-based commercial diving service provider is suing a Lafayette Parish company, alleging failure to pay for charter vessel services for at least six months.