News from June 2018
Customer blames Chic Nails Studio for hand injury
GRETNA – A woman is seeking damages after she was allegedly injured in a nail salon accident.
Barclays Bank claims customer owes $3,211 on Visa card account
GRETNA – Barclays Bank Delaware is seeking payment of more than $3,000 allegedly due on a Visa card.
Alliance for Good Government awarded attorney's fees in trademark infringement case
NEW ORLEANS – A recent ruling by a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in a trademark dispute involving two nonprofit political groups leaves one party paying the other's attorney's fees.
Barclays claims customer owes more than $2,500 on Mastercard
GRETNA – Barclays Bank Delaware filed a lawsuit June 25, alleging that Melanie Wilson owes $2,510.74 on a Mastercard account.
Capital One claims credit card customer owes more than $5,800
GRETNA – Capital One Bank (USA) NA is seeking more than $5,800 it claims is owed on a consumer credit card.
Bank of America seeks payment of $12,387 owed on credit card
GRETNA – Bank of America NA is seeking more than $12,000 allegedly owed on a credit card.
Trump nominates New Orleans lawyer for U.S. attorney post
NEW ORLEANS – President Donald Trump recently nominated New Orleans attorney Peter Strasser as his choice for U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Crescent City Surgical Centre files lawsuit seeking over $23,000
GRETNA – A surgical center is seeking more than $23,000.
Campus Federal Credit Union seeks over $9,700 in sums due
GRETNA – A credit union is seeking more than $9,700 in sums due.
Vigor Marine seeks more than $14,000 on open account
GRETNA – A company is seeking more than $14,000 in sums due.
Capital One Bank files lawsuit seeking over $3,500
GRETNA – Capital One Bank claims it is owed more $3,500.
Woman seeks damages following alleged fall at Budget Saver
GRETNA – A woman claims that she was caused to slip and fall in a retail store.
Capital One claims it is owed more than $5,100
GRETNA – Capital One is seeking more than $5,100.
LMOGA president lauds dismissal of climate change lawsuits
BATON ROUGE — The president of the Louisiana Midcontinent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA) praised a California federal judge's decision to throw out lawsuits filed against big oil for allegations of climate change.
Hammond attorney disbarred, two others on disability inactive status
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Suspended Hammond attorney Michael L. Thiel has been voluntarily disbarred and the status of two other attorneys has changed following June 25 Louisiana Supreme Court filings.
Bank of America claims credit card customer owes nearly $4,000
GRETNA – Bank of America NA is seeking payment of nearly $4,000 allegedly owed on a consumer credit card account.
Capital One seeks payment of $3,750 alleged owed on credit card
GRETNA – Capital One Bank (USA) NA is seeking more than $3,700 allegedly due on a customer's credit card.
Director of Louisiana lawsuit watchdog group calls climate change lawsuits against big oil misguided
BATON ROUGE — The executive director of Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch said the decision this week by a federal judge in California to throw out climate change lawsuits against big oil companies was not a surprise.
Bisso Marine claims Dawn Services, others breached agreement on lawsuit help
NEW ORLEANS - A dispute over an indemnity clause included in a master subcontractors agreement (MSA) resulted in Bisso Marine LLC filing a lawsuit against Dawn Services, Syndicat 457 at Lloyd's and ABC Excess Insurer, according to the complaint filed June 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
LADB recommends suspension for former East Baton Rouge DA following domestic battery arrest
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — Baton Rouge attorney and former East Baton Rouge District Attorney David Gardner deBlieux faces possible suspension following a June 20 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee recommendation after his arrest last year for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife and another man.