News from July 2018
LADB recommends suspension for New Orleans attorney after former client's complaint
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Hilliard Charles Fazande III faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court over a complaint filed against him by a former client.
LADB recommends disbarment for Covington attorney over multiple allegations
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Covington attorney Raymond Charles Burkart III faces possible disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court regarding multiple allegations in a consolidated matter.
Pedestrian blames Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans for fall
NEW ORLEANS – A woman claims that she fell in a hole in a poorly maintained portion of sidewalk, causing her to be injured.
Customer accuses Save-A-Lot of negligence in slip-and-fall case
NEW ORLEANS – A woman claims that she slipped and fell because of a puddle at a Save-A-Lot in Baton Rouge.
Woman seeks damages for a slip and fall at Staybridge Suites New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – A woman filed a lawsuit seeking damages from Hotel Management Advisors Inc. and The Phoenix Insurance Co. in connection with an alleged slip and fall at the Staybridge Suites New Orleans.
Judge blames dismissal of Medtronic, Covidien product defect case on lack of argument, opens door for changes
NEW ORLEANS – Judge Sarah Vance of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana said in a June 20 opinion that her decision to dismiss a defective medical products lawsuit was based more on the plaintiff's attorneys' failure to construct a convincing argument and a lack of detail than on the merits of the plaintiff's claims.
Sorin Group heart-lung machine allegedly failed during cardiac surgery
NEW ORLEANS - A mother filed a lawsuit June 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, claiming that Sorin Group Deutschland GMBH and Sorin Group USA Inc., which does business as Liva Nova PLC, were to blame for an allegedly faulty medical device that was used on her daughter during heart surgery at the Children's Hospital in New Orleans.