News from March 2017
Casso's Wellness Store & Gym files class action over alleged junk faxes
NEW ORLEANS – A Metairie company alleges a New Jersey corporation sent it junk faxes and has filed a class-action suit.
Woman alleges she was wrongfully terminated by Offshore Specialty, Specialty Diving of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS – A Jefferson Parish woman alleges she was wrongfully terminated after reporting sexual harassment.
Man files suit against St. Tammany Parish judge alleging his rights were violated
NEW ORLEANS – A Franklinton man alleges a St. Tammany Parish judge violated his constitutional rights.
Consumers allege RV they purchased is defective, has water damage
NEW ORLEANS – Two Texas residents allege a recreational vehicle they purchased has been damaged by water and has been out of service for more than a year.
Christus St. Patrick Hospital accused of refusing to issue amount for refund check
LAFAYETTE – Four individuals allege they are owed the amount from a Medicare refund check that was incorrectly sent to a Baton Rouge health care facility.
Patient alleges medical device used in hip surgery was dangerous
NEW ORLEANS – An Orleans Parish woman claims she had to have revision surgery because of a dangerous medical implant.
BJ's Restaurant Inc. patron alleges she was injured in fall on premises
BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge restaurant patron claims she was injured in a fall because of a liquid substance on the restaurant's floor.
St. John the Baptist Parish couple seeks $20 million over allegations of medical malpractice
NEW ORLEANS – St. John the Baptist Parish couple is seeking millions in damages over allegations a veterans health care facility failed to timely diagnose the husband's epidural abscess.
Lawsuit-abuse watchdog to monitor state Taxotere litigation after lawsuit filings surge in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS — A recent, sudden surge in Taxotere lawsuit filings in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has caught Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch's attention.
Law raising minimum age for exotic dancers has to wait
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana law raising the minimum age for exotic dancers will not go into effect just yet.
Former East Feliciana Parish coroner and deputy arrested in fraud conspiracy
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana attorney general’s office has announced the arrest of the former East Feliciana Parish coroner and her deputy in connection with a scheme aimed at allegedly defrauding the East Baton Rouge Parish coroner’s office.
Minority judgeship lawsuit now in court
HOUMA — A federal judge has heard arguments regarding a minority judgeship case that strives to alter the at-large voting system to a district based method to create a minority district.
Woman sues parish prison for the death of her son in police custody
BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish prison system is offering about $27,000 to the family of a 25-year-old man who died in police custody two days after being booked.
Oral arguments begin in Ridgeway appeal against Stryker
CINCINNATI — Oral arguments have begun before an appeals court in the case of Stryker vs. Christopher Ridgeway, a former sales representative scheduled to appeal his $750,000 loss in a lawsuit.
Medicare fraud convictions and sentences upheld by Fifth Circuit Court
NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has found that fraud was
Arkansas court allows Louisiana sporting goods store to be sued in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Court of Appeals has ruled that an Arkansas woman can sue a Louisiana sporting goods store for damages in Arkansas court.
Louisiana attorney disbarred for alleged tax fraud
BATON ROUGE — Attorney Francis C. Broussard was disbarred by the Louisiana Supreme Court last month after charges of alleged tax fraud.
Auto-parts provider can't convince court that it qualifies as 'tourism business'
NEW ORLEANS — In a per curium order issued on Feb. 9, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court's denial of a company's claims against the Deepwater Horizon settlement program.
Monroe city officials quiet amid former employee's lawsuit
MONROE — Officials with the city of Monroe are remaining tight-lipped after a former city employee filed a lawsuit claiming that his political views cost him his job.
Doctors file suit over hospital acquisition in Louisiana
NEW IBERIA — A group of plaintiffs including more than 10 South Dakota doctors has filed a lawsuit over proposed investment in a Louisiana hospital.