News from August 2018
LVNV Funding is seeking more than $1,300 on open account
GRETNA – A funding company alleges it is owed more than $1,300.
A food equipment company is seeking more than $4,300
GRETNA – A food equipment company is seeking more than $4,300 in sums due.
Sea Supply absolved of negligence in employee's fall
An employee failed to prove his employer was negligent after a fall on the job , which required him to have several surgeries.
Homeowners' suit over insurance policy to return to state court
Homeowners who claim they were misled regarding their insurance policy were granted their motion to remand the case to state court recently.
Attorneys and political cronies - not state or plaintiffs - winners in coastal litigation, critics say
BATON ROUGE – More than a year after the release of a paper describing the many lawsuits against the energy industry by a "handful of powerful plaintiffs' firms" over coastal erosion, two experts in the field say that so far the winners are the attorneys and political cronies.
Benzene contamination lawsuit moves back to state court
Judge rules that the case should never have been removed to federal court in first place.
Capital One seeks over $5,300 on open account
GRETNA – Capital One Bank is seeking more than $5,300, alleging that a customer failed to pay off sums due.
Penske Truck Leasing claims it is owed more than $72,000
GRETNA – A truck leasing company claims it is owed more than $72,000.
American Sprinkler Co. seeks more than $33,000 in sums due
GRETNA – American Sprinkler Co is seeking more than $33,000 in sums due.
Woman claims she was injured in a Sam's Club
GRETNA – A woman is seeking damages after she says a carpet fell on her head in a Sam's Club.
CenturyLink shareholder brings lawsuit against board members
A CenturyLink shareholder accuses the company's former and current board members of inflating stock prices in a recent lawsuit.
Capital One files court action seeking over $8,200
GRETNA – Capital One is seeking more than $8,200 in sums due.
Unifund CCR seeks over $9,600 in sums due
GRETNA – Unifund is seeking more than $9,600 in sums due.
Capital One seeks over $2,700 from account holder
GRETNA – Capital One is seeking more than $2,700 in sums due.
Bank of America claims open account of over $9,700
GRETNA – Bank of America is seeking more than $9,700 in sums due.
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Judge agrees to transfer dispute over soil contamination cleanup in Metairie to federal court in Illinois
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently ruled that a soil contamination case involving KFC and Iron Rooster can be transferred to the federal court in Illinois.
Ken Carter remembered as a 'larger-than-life New Orleanian'
NEW ORLEANS – Gov. John Bel Edwards was among state and local leaders honoring Ken Carter, a local attorney and businessman who was one of the city’s first African-American tax assessors, who died Aug. 3 at the age of 74.
Royal Smit loses appeal against freight companies, railroad
Royal Smit and insurers believed that Central Oceans' contracted carriers were responsible for damaged transformers shipped to St. Gabriel, Louisiana from Netherlands
Former Annie Sloan Chalk Paints distributor loses appeal
Jolie Designs & Decor claims it was in the right to sell products outside the U.S.