News from 2015
Avondale Home elevation company sues customer for non-payment
GRETNA – A local homeowner is being sued by a company that elevated her home for alleged non-payment.
Copeland’s restaurant patron sues claiming mirror fell off wall, landed on her back
GRETNA – A patron of a local restaurant claims she was injured when a mirror fell off a bathroom wall and struck her in the back.
JP Morgan Chase Bank for allegedly not meeting terms of agreement to release insurance claim funds to homeowners
GRETNA – JP Morgan Chase Bank is being sued by a pair of homeowners who claim the bank has failed to return funds owed to them for an insurance claim, despite already having made a settlement with the bank regarding payment of the funds.
GM sued by family of man who allegedly died after airbag malfunctioned in accident
GRETNA – The family of a man who died in a car accident while driving a Saturn car is suing its manufacturer claiming his death may have been prevented if an air bag had deployed instead of malfunctioning.
Louisiana AG supports House’s ObamaCare lawsuit
Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell
Louisiana AG political contributors reap lucrative legal contracts in BP litigation; Biggest contractor, caught napping in court, has reaped $12M
Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell
Attorney sues over alleged fraud, misleading statements of life insurance sales professionals
GRETNA – A Metairie attorney is suing a life insurance company and broker he claims misled him into a buying life insurance with extremely high premiums he could not keep up, resulting in the loss of his investment.
Customer alleges she suffered seizures after Walgreens denied her prescription for narcotics they wrongfully sold to someone else
GRETNA – A Walgreens pharmacy is being sued by a woman who claims she suffered seizures after being denied a refill of her narcotic medication after someone else purchased it from the pharmacy without her permission or knowledge.
Access Home Insurance Company sued over alleged breach of contract for not covering hailstorm damages
GRETNA – A property insurance company is being sued by a homeowner claiming breach of contract after it allegedly failed to cover damages to her home in a hailstorm.
Metairie salon sues former employee alleging breach of non-compete clause in contract
GRETNA – A salon and spa is suing a former employee who allegedly breached a non-compete clause in her employment contract by working for a competitor before a two year period had elapsed.
Gretna homeowner sues property insurer over alleged failure to cover hailstorm damage
GRETNA – A Gretna homeowner is suing his property insurer claiming it failed to properly adjust and pay for damages to his home following a hailstorm.
Floorhand sues employer over hand injuries
Spagnoletti
Five years after Deepwater, victims still struggle to receive claims
Melissa Landry, executive director of Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch
Couple seeks $1 million from city and law enforcement officials over alleged wrongful arrest
A St. Lafourche Parish couple brought a lawsuit against their municipal employer and several individuals for an alleged civil rights violation in 2014.
Seaman sues employers over back injury
A Louisiana man brought a lawsuit against his maritime employers for alleged negligence in connection with a 2014 incident.
Disabled worker sues employer’s insurance carrier over claim denial
James F. Willeford
Parking enforcement firm sues state police over allegations of abuse
An Orleans Parish company and its principals brought a lawsuit against the Louisiana State Police, Department of Public Safety and individual personnel for an alleged civil rights violation in 2014.
Vineyard sued by wine distributor for breach of contract
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans wine distributor is suing a vineyard that it allegedly had a good business relationship with for giving too short of notice of the contract's termination, leading to revenue loss.
Construction company sued for $66K for allegedly defaulting on a business loan agreement
NEW ORLEANS – A construction company is being sued for allegedly failing to repay a bank loan of more than $66,000.