News from 2018
Capital One files court action seeking over $2,200
GRETNA – Capital One claims that they are owed more than $2,200 from a customer.
Capital One claims open account of over $2,900
GRETNA – Capital One is seeking more than $2,900 in sums due.
Nunez Community College seeks more than $1,200 from former student
GRETNA – A community college is seeking more than $1,200 in sums due.
New Orleans association claims Realtor misrepresented properties
GRETNA – A Realtor's association claims that a Realtor misrepresented properties.
New executive director of Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch vows to make a difference
Lana Sonnier Venable wants to raise awareness about lawsuit abuse and change the perception of what the state of Louisiana stands for.
U.S. Asset Management is seeking more than $45,000
NEW ORLEANS – An asset management company is seeking more than $45,000 in sums due.
Midland Funding seeks over $5,700 in sums due
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking more than $5,700 in sums due.
In lawsuit, Architectural Concepts claims debt of over $29,000
GRETNA – An architectural company is seeking more than $29,000 in sums due.
C&D Plumbing & Mechanical claims it is owed more than $65,000
GRETNA – A plumbing company is seeking more than $65,000 in sums due.
Appeals court backs dismissal of firefighter groups' accounting malpractice suit because it was filed prematurely
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court's decision to dismiss a malpractice suit against accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP brought by the Firefighters’ Retirement System, Municipal Employees’ Retirement System of Louisiana and the New Orleans Firefighters’ Pension and Relief Fund.
New Orleans attorney faces possible suspension following sexual encounter with cab driver
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Jennifer Elaine Gaubert faces possible suspension following a recommendation issued July 9 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over her criminal conviction stemming from a sexual encounter with a cab driver in 2012.
Former New Orleans public defender readmitted following suspension over alleged stalking incident
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney and former public defender Trisha Ann Ward has been conditionally readmitted to practice law in Louisiana following a July 3 Louisiana Supreme Court decision and more than four years after her arrest in an alleged stalking incident.
Tenant blames Wynhoven Apartments for fall
GRETNA – A woman is seeking damages after she allegedly slipped and fell at a retirement complex.
Guest claims she was injured by Baymont Inn & Suites bed frame
GRETNA – A woman is seeking damages for an injury allegedly suffered in a Baymont Inn & Suites Hotel.
University of New Orleans files lawsuit for payment of $889 owed on account
GRETNA – The University of New Orleans is seeking payment of nearly $900 allegedly owed by a former student.
University of New Orleans seeks payment of $1,138 from former student
GRETNA –The University of New Orleans claims it is owed more than $1,100 by a former student.
Customer seeks damages following fall at Marco's Pizza
GRETNA – A woman is seeking damages for an alleged slip and fall at a Crescent City Pizza LLC Marco's Pizza location.
Mother's medical device lawsuit likely to be fact-intensive, attorney says
Attorney Timothy Sansone knows about product liability cases, such as the recent lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana by the mother of minor girl against the makers of a medical device used to control the temperature of patients undergoing cardiac surgeries.
Appeals court affirms dismissal of prison trusty's injury suit against Claiborne Parish Police Jury
SHREVEPORT – A three-judge Louisiana appeals court panel recently turned down the appeal of a prison trusty, Lindsey French, who had been seriously injured while mowing grass along Louisiana highways.
ConocoPhillips petitions to move pollution damage case to federal court
MONROE – An oil company recently asked a federal court to assume jurisdiction in a case centering on claims that land was contaminated by the activities the company and several other companies named as defendants.