News from 2017
Claimants with unpaid claims from BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill to take cases to court
A federal judge recently decided to allow claimants with unpaid claims stemming from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the six-month federal drilling stoppage after the spill to take their cases to court.
Aids Healthcare Foundation sues City of Baton Rouge over AIDS program funding
The Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana against the City of Baton Rouge for not renewing the organization's federally funded Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program contract.
IberiaBank seeks more than $30,000 for home equity loan
GRETNA – A bank is seeking damages for an unpaid line of credit.
Southeastern Louisiana University alleges woman owes nearly $3,000
GRETNA – A university is seeking damages for sums due.
Louisiana State claims Orleans Parish resident owes $4,000 for promissory note
NEW ORLEANS – A university is seeking $4,000 from Orleans Parish resident.
PennyMac Loan Services seeking over $100,000
GRETNA – A loan company is seeking damages for sums due on a promissory note.
Performance Contractors Inc. alleged to have not informed employee of FMLA rights
LAKE CHARLES – A Lake Charles man alleges his Baton Rouge employer terminated him after missing work to care of his daughter.
Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office employees allege commissions weren't renewed because of Strain support
NEW ORLEANS – Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office employees allege that their First Amendment rights were violated by the current sheriff.
Union Pacific locomotive engineer seeks damages from insurers after truck-train accident
NEW ORLEANS – A Tangipahoa Parish man alleges he was injured while working as a Union Pacific locomotive engineer.
Pre-trial detainee files suit against Orleans Parish Sheriff after alleged assault by cellmate
NEW ORLEANS – A pre-trial detainee at the Orleans Justice Center alleges he was sexually assaulted by an inmate.
New Orleans mayor defends city's stance on immigration enforcement
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu recently fired back at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over claims that New Orleans is a sanctuary city.
U.S. Bank Trust claims man owes over $340,000
GRETNA – A bank is seeking damages for sums due on a promissory note.
Capital One claims Jefferson Parish resident owes more than $4,500
GRETNA – Capital One is seeking more than $4,500 in sums due.
Jefferson Parish woman claims she fell in puddle at Applebee's
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish woman allegedly was caused to slip and fall in an Applebee's.
Jefferson Parish man accuses Home Depot of negligence after fall
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish man slipped in a Home Depot.
GMFS claims woman failed to pay off promissory note
GRETNA – A company is seeking more than $130,000.
Harvey man allegedly failed to pay Chevron Texaco account
GRETNA – A debt collector is seeking more than $1,600.
Orleans Parish woman seeking damages after she fell while shopping in a HomeGoods
GRETNA – A woman was caused to fall in a HomeGoods.
Jefferson Parish man claims that standard of care was breached
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish man is seeking damages, claiming that he should have been treated for hepatitis C but was not.
Group claims it was never paid for New Year's performance
NEW ORLEANS – A group is seeking payment for a performance that it completed.