News from June 2018
Outback Steakhouse diner alleges food on floor caused fall
GRETNA – An Orleans Parish woman claims that she was caused to slip and fall on food at an Outback Steakhouse restaurant.
120 West Partners alleges couple defaulted promissory note
GRETNA – A Jefferson Parish couple is alleged to have failed to pay a promissory note.
Louisiana Community and Technical College System seeks more than $1,500 from individual
GRETNA – A community college is seeking more than $1,500 from a student.
Man alleges he was injured in fall at Boomtown Belle Casino
GRETNA – A man claims that he was injured in a slip and fall at a Jefferson Parish casino.
Max Beauty Supply alleges leak in roof caused thousands in damages
GRETNA – A beauty supply company claims that its landlord failed to fix the roof on the property and that a leak caused more than $38,000 in damages.
Woman alleges Magnolia Community Services terminated her over false allegations she stole candy from client
GRETNA – A Jefferson woman alleges she was wrongly accused of stealing from a client by her former employer.
American Express alleges individual owes more than $30,000 on two cards
GRETNA – American Express alleges a Jefferson Parish resident defaulted on two credit cards.
Customer claims that fuel hose ruptured at Retif Oil & Fuel station, caused injuries
GRETNA – A man alleges he was injured while filling up his truck at a Jefferson Parish fuel station.
Louisiana Community and Technical College System alleges former student owes more than $1,000
GRETNA – A community college claims a Jefferson Parish resident failed to pay tuition.
Patterson Structural Moving and Shoring seeks more than $27,000 from individual
GRETNA – A company alleges it was not paid in full for work performed on a property.
Patterson Structural Moving and Shoring alleges it is owed for work
GRETNA – A shoring company claims that a customer owes nearly $30,000.
Worker sues Baywater Drilling claiming he injured his back while working aboard barge
NEW ORLEANS – A drilling barge worker recently filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans Division, claiming he was injured while working aboard a vessel owned and operated by Baywater Drilling in waters off of the Louisiana coast south of Lafitte.
Appeals court upholds trial court’s ruling concerning settlement of medical malpractice claims
SHREVEPORT – Chief Judge Henry N. Brown Jr. of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal recently affirmed the decision of a trial court in granting the peremptory exception of res judicata filed by Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO) regarding a settlement agreement in a case involving medical malpractice claims.
Disbarred former New Orleans Attorney now permanently disbarred following repeated disciplines
NEW ORLEANS — Disbarred former New Orleans Attorney Edward Bissau Mendy is now permanently disbarment following a May 25 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding.
LADB recommends disbarment for ineligible New Orleans attorney over drug arrests, other counts
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans attorney Shelley Ann Martin faces possible disbarment following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation to the state Supreme Court in part over her 2009 and 2013 drug-related arrests.
Lafayette attorney faces disbarment over allegations of violating rules of professional conduct
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Lafayette attorney Chantelle M. Boutte faces disbarment following a split recommendation by the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) to the state Supreme Court regarding allegations of violating rules of professional conduct in two client matters.
Appeals court modifies jury awards in injury suit stemming from 2013 gas well explosion
SHREVEPORT – The Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal recently amended monetary damages awarded to two workers by a trial court in a personal injury case involving serious burn injuries they incurred in a gas well explosion.
Magnolia Financial Group awarded $3 million after court finds former client committed fraud
NEW ORLEANS – A financial group was awarded approximately $3 million after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana determined one of its clients committed fraud, according to court documents filed on May 14.
Court ruling reinstates 2014 Unbridled Stakes race winner at Louisiana Downs
The Second Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a district court ruling reversing a Louisiana State Racing Commission determination that racehorse Coalport’s foul did not alter the outcome of the 2014 Unbridled Stakes Race at Louisiana Downs and that the horse should be reinstated as the winner of that race, according to a May 23 opinion.
Tennessee man claims drug companies ignored Xarelto bleeding risks
NEW ORLEANS – A Tennessee man is suing the companies that manufacture and distribute the drug Xarelto, claiming the firms ignored warnings that the drug could cause dangerous bleeding events of the kind that led to his own physical harm.