News from December 2018
American Metal Fab files lawsuit seeking over $63,000
GRETNA – A metal company is seeking more than $63,000 in sums due.
Hancock Whitney Bank seeks legal action on loan of over $39,000
GRETNA – A bank is seeking more than $39,000 in sums due.
Midland Funding is seeking over $6,400 in sums due
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking more than $6,400 in sums due.
Cavalry SPV I files lawsuit seeking over $20,000
GRETNA – A collection agency is seeking more than $20,000 in sums due.
State's Disastaer Recoevry Unit seeks over $66,000
GRETNA – The State of Louisiana is seeking damages for sums due of more than $66,000.
State claims disaster recovery recipient owes over $79,000
GRETNA – The State of Louisiana is seeking more than $79,000 in sums due.
Court says it cannot set date for New Orleans to pay out $1.8 million claim in damage suit
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana recently granted a motion by the City of New Orleans to dismiss a claim demanding that the city pay a more than $1.8 million judgment to a man who was struck and injured by a municipal police cruiser.
Court dismisses suit seeking $3 million from Penske regarding rental truck's seizure
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana recently dismissed a lawsuit seeking $3 million filed a man who allegedly lost items following the seizure of a truck he was renting from Penske.
Jefferson Parish School Board District 5 runoff challenger sues incumbent over alleged defamation
The candidate challenging District 5 Jefferson Parish School Board Member Cedric Floyd in the upcoming runoff election has asked a Jefferson Parish court to make the incumbent stop making "misleading and/or defamatory" campaign statements about him.
Use of eminent domain for Bayou Bridge Pipeline is unconstitutional, attorney says
Owners of a 38-acre portion of land in the Atchafalaya Basin are infuriated as their land is now being challenged, not by the government, but by a pipeline company, a posting on katc.com said.
Coastal suits threaten a key job creator in state, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry says
After a series of coastal lawsuits was filed against the gas and oil industry in Louisiana, an attempt in October by the Plaquemines Parish Council fell one vote shy of the tally needed to withdraw from the lawsuits, and the battle may be far from over.
LADB recommends suspension of Gretna attorney for alleged failure to return fees
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Gretna attorney Kevin Michael Steel faces possible suspension following a Nov. 30 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over a failure to return unearned fees to clients.
LADB hearing committee recommends retroactive suspension for disgraced juvenile judge
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Slidell attorney and former Orleans Parish Juvenile Court judge Yolanda Julie King faces possible retroactive suspension following a recommendation issued Nov. 30 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee.
Louisiana Chemical Association monitors LaPlace chemical plant lawsuit
The Louisiana Chemical Association is awaiting the outcome of a lawsuit that has been filed by plaintiffs who are alleging the LaPlace chemical plant is causing health complications for those who live in the range of its emissions.
Midland Funding is seeking over $6,400
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking more than $6,400 in sums due.
Midland Funding files court action seeking over $3,800
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking more than $3,800 in sums due.
Midland Funding is seeking over $2,600
GRETNA –A funding company is seeking more than $2,600 in sums due.
Riverland Federal Credit Union seeks over $14,000 in sums due
GRETNA – A credit union is seeking over $14,000.
Riverland Federal Credit Union says borrower owes over $12,000
GRETNA – A credit union is seeking more than $12,000 in sums due.
Chase Bank seeks more than $78,000 on unpaid mortgage
GRETNA – A bank is seeking more than $78,000 on an unpaid mortgage.