News from 2017
Former luxury home owners must pay Realtor's commission, attorney's fees, appeals court rules
NEW ORLEANS — Former owners of a luxury home will have to pay their Realtor $114,000 in commission and $45,000 in attorney's fees after cutting them out of a sale in a breach of contract, a court has ordered.
Judge suing judge case is not run-of-the-mill
LAFAYETTE — A legal-ethics expert says a pending case challenging the competency of a federal judge in Louisiana has several components that are outside the norm of a typical civil lawsuit.
Louisiana AG office works at clearing up complaints toward it regarding flood-related fraud
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office has spent the last month clarifying the department’s role in fraud cases for flood victims.
Firm seeks $12,000 over product lease
A Sacramento, Calif., company claims that it was not paid for a product lease.
$8,000 credit card balance prompts Capital One suit
Capital One is seeking damages for an open account of more than $8,000.
Discover Bank alleges unpaid credit card debt
Discover Bank is seeking payment of a customer's open account.
Capital One customer faces lawsuit over debt
Capital One is seeking to recover a customer's credit card debt.
Past-due credit card account prompts Discover Bank lawsuit
Discover Bank is seeking damages for an overdue credit card debt.
Discover Bank sues over open account
Discover Bank is seeking damages from an open account.
Capital One sues to recover credit card debt
Capital One Bank is seeking damages for an open account stemming from a credit card debt.
First NBC Bank seeks damages over unpaid mortgage
First NBC Bank is seeking damages for an unpaid mortgage balance.
Lawsuit filed over overdue credit card balance
A Colorado-based lender is seeking damages for an unpaid credit card balance.
Bank of America files suit over promissory note
Bank of America is seeking damages for sums due.
American River Transportation Co. LLC employee alleges he was injured on Louisiana Belle
NEW ORLEANS – A seaman alleges he injured his left knee in an accident while working.
Seaman alleges Moncla Cos. failed to provide safe place to work
NEW ORLEANS – A seaman alleges he was injured because his employer maintained an unseaworthy vessel.
Rig electrician alleges he was injured during transfer to vessel
NEW ORLEANS – A Jackson County, Mississippi man and his wife allege the man was injured while working as a rig electrician.
Man alleges Entergy refused to accommodate disability
BATON ROUGE – A former security shift supervisor alleges he was terminated from his job at the Entergy Nuclear Plant in West Feliciana because of his disability.
Consumer accuses Wiener Weiss & Madison, Community Management LLC of deceptive collection practices
BATON ROUGE – A consumer is suing two debt collectors alleging false and deceptive representation.
Louisiana Supreme Court says district judge has to pay fine
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Supreme Court has denied a request to hold a new hearing to determine if District Court Judge Darryl Derbigny will have to repay more than $10,000 in reimbursed health-care expenses the Court had previously deemed improper.
Local archaeologist on what floods may mean for future of coastline
NEW ORLEANS — The cities of Walker and Denham Springs filed a lawsuit against the state and its contractors — similar to the one filed in March by Tangipahoa Parish resident Levi Robertson — alleging that an Interstate 12 concrete barrier acted as a flood wall and was to blame for historic flooding in 2016.