News from October 2018
State seeks over $108,000 from unpaid disaster relief loan
GRETNA – The state of Louisiana is seeking more than $108,000.
Cavalry SPV I files lawsuit seeking more than $2,500
GRETNA – A collection agency is seeking more than $2,500.
Capital One is seeking more than $4,300 from a customer
GRETNA – Capital One is seeking more than $4,300.
Capital One claims customer owes more than $2,300
GRETNA – Capital One is seeking more than $2,300 in sums due.
Driver says he was rear-ended by a City of Gretna police car
GRETNA – A man alleges that he was rear-ended by a police car.
Woman seeks damages, claiming she fell in a Winn Dixie
GRETNA – A woman is seeking damages for a fall in a Winn Dixie.
Tort reforms needed to curb costs, save jobs, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says
Louisiana can never be its best self in the face of an over-exuberant civil court system, Lana Venable, executive director of Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch (LLAW), recently told the Louisiana Record.
Leader of state oil and gas association laments costs of excessive litigation
The president of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (LMOGA) is fearful of what the costs and lost jobs stemming from excessive litigation mean for the state's economy.
Lawsuit against pub that allegedly stole signal to show title fight moves forward
NEW ORLEANS — A North Carolina-based event and promotion company's lawsuit over the airing of a boxing match in 2014 against a now-closed St. Charles Avenue pub is still alive following a federal judge's ruling this month.
Court reverses part of finding in $2 million rebate ownership dispute
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in New Orleans recently reversed part of an order issued last summer, finding there exists after all "a material issue of fact" in a $2 million rebate ownership dispute between a Colorado restaurant company and a shareholder.
Federal judge strikes claims of Constitutional protection over anti-Trump mural
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has struck down part of a real estate developer's lawsuit filed against the City of New Orleans after he was ordered to remove a pictograph mural detailing President Donald Trump's infamous taped comments.
II-Worth Elevator Service is seeking over $7,100 on open account
GRETNA – An elevator company is seeking more than $7,100.
Man says a ceiling tile fell on him at Wire Tech
GRETNA – A man alleges he was injured when a ceiling tile fell on him.
Home buyer seeks damages after oak tree dies
GRETNA – A man is seeking damages after a tree died in his yard.
Almost a decade old, lawsuit over $1.3 million deposit heads back to Jefferson Parish
NEW ORLEANS — An almost decade-old lawsuit over the alleged mishandling of a $1.3 million deposit has been sent back to a Jefferson Parish district court, following a ruling by a federal appeals court this month.
State seeks over $55,000 on unpaid disaster recovery loan
GRETNA – The state of Louisiana is seeking more than $55,000.
State claims couple owes over $60,000 on disaster recovery loan
GRETNA – The state of Louisiana is seeking more than $60,000.
Crescent City Surgical Centre claims patient owes over $31,000
GRETNA – A surgical company is seeking more than $31,000.
Crescent City Surgical Centre is seeking over $31,000
GRETNA – A surgical company is seeking more than $31,000.
Federal appeals court affirms most of ruling in Delta Charter School discrimination case
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has affirmed almost all of a district court's remedies to get Delta Charter School to accept more African-American students and stop violating a consent decree with Concordia Parish School District.