News from August 2018
Schindler Elevator sued after alleged malfunction caused "freefall"
NEW ORLEANS – A man is seeking damages after an elevator fell when he was in it.
American Express is seeking more than $52,000
NEW ORLEANS – American Express is seeking $52,123.57 plus interest from a customer, alleging that the defendant has failed to pay off his debt.
Bank of America is seeking more than $300,000 in past due payments
GRETNA – Bank of America is seeking more than $300,000 in sums due.
Wendy's Restaurant sued after alleged slip-and-fall accident
GRETNA – A man is seeking damages alleging that he fell in a Wendy's Restaurant.
Endo Health Solutions and Endo Pharma Inc. move opioid abuse pharmaceutical case to U.S. District Court
Endo removed the case arguing that the U.S. District Court should have jurisdiction because the opioid suit exceeded $75,000 in damages between parties that have varying citizenship in different states.
Court upholds damages in ambulance crash involving West Jefferson Medical Center
NEW ORLEANS - A judge has refused to change the damages in a personal injury case appealed by both sides: the West Jefferson Medical Center and a family injured in an ambulance accident.
JDPHE Finance 1 files lawsuit to recover $1,910 owed on Best Buy account
GRETNA – JDPHE Finance 1 LLC is seeking more than $1,900 allegedly owed by a customer on a Best Buy account.
Midland Funding seeks payment of $5,630 owed on Ann Taylor account
GRETNA – Midland Funding LLC claims it is owed more than $5,000 on an Ann Taylor account.
JHPDE Finance 1 accuses customer of defaulting on credit card
GRETNA – A financial company is seeking nearly $3,000 allegedly owed on a Doublecash credit card.
Jefferson Capital Systems claims customer owes $3,754 on credit card
GRETNA – Jefferson Capital Systems LLC is seeking more than $3,500 allegedly owed on a consumer credit card.
Unifund CCR looks to recover more than $2,200 owed on credit card
GRETNA – Unifund CCR LLC is seeking more than $2,200 allegedly owed on a credit card account.
Man claims Reef Geeks breached $15,965 contract
GRETNA – A man is seeking nearly $16,000 in damages from an alleged breach of contract.
Appeals court rules 'public intimidation' law is too broad, unconstitutional
NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana's attorney general is unlikely to pursue legal action that led to the striking down of a decades-old "public intimidation" law, according to the the attorney representing the plaintiffs in two cases.
Lawsuit claims woman's medical implant leaked battery acid
NEW ORLEANS - A woman claims a high-tech medical device implanted in her left buttock leaked battery acid, causing discomfort including redness, pain and swelling in the area of the implant.
Alleged attack of Hispanic worker prompts EEOC to file lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – While working at a dry cleaners in Metarie, a worker was continually harassed and was the object of insulting comments concerning her race and national origin, according to a complaint filed by the EEOC in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Judge reinstates terminated employee who was gambling at work
A man who was terminated for gambling on the New Orleans' Sewerage and Water Board property after 21 years of employment, successfully appealed his dismissal to the Court of Appeal, 4th Circuit in Louisiana.
Jefferson Parish family sues Disney over bedbugs in resort
NEW ORLEANS – A Jefferson Parish family of three is suing The Walt Disney Co. after finding bedbugs in their hotel room.
Housing Authority of New Orleans denied exemption from court
NEW ORLEANS — A Lousiana court has denied a state-owned housing company's request to be exempted from an appeal bond that requires it put up money as collateral while an appeal matter is being decided.
Former state agency employee loses discrimination lawsuit
Court finds no evidence that former employee was discriminated against in being denied promotions
LUGENBUHL WHEATON PECK RANKING & HUBBARD: Fifteen Lugenbuhl Attorneys Included in 2019 ‘Best Lawyers’ Edition
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard announces that 15 lawyers have been recognized in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America©, the oldest peer-review guide to the legal profession worldwide and a highly respected industry publication.