News from 2018
Cach LLC is seeking over $8,300 in sums due
GRETNA – A financial corporation is seeking more than $8,300 in sums due.
Lawsuit claims former student owes Delgado Community College over $1,000
GRETNA – A community college is seeking more than $1,000.
Delgado Community College seeks more than $1,000 from former student
GRETNA – A community college is seeking more than $1,000 in sums due.
Space Walk named as defendant in personal injury lawsuit
GRETNA – A woman is seeking damages for an injury she says took place on an inflatable slide.
'Lawsuit abuse climate' driving jobs out of state, harming state's future, think tank CEO says
Louisiana continues to be a challenging state when it comes to solving problems with the judicial landscape, according to the the chief executive of a New Orleans-based free market think tank.
Appeals court affirms ruling that film studio did not violate privacy rights regarding movie 'American Made'
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal recently affirmed a trial court ruling that found Universal City Studios did not violate the privacy of the estate of Barry Seal, a Louisiana native who died in 1986, whose life was used as the basis for the 2017 movie “American Made."
New Orleans bar loses bid to dismiss suit alleging it illegally broadcast Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans bar recently was denied a motion to dismiss a civil case that claimed the bar allegedly held an illegal viewing party of the 2015 pay-per-view boxing match of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
Cach LLC seeks sums due of more than $4,600
GRETNA – Cach LLC is seeking more than $4,600 in sums due.
Gulf Coast Bank says defendant failed to pay debt of over $280,000
GRETNA – A bank is seeking more than $280,000 in sums due.
Gulfco of Louisiana seeks damages for sums due
GRETNA – A loan company is seeking damages for sums due.
Edwards signs bill concerning interruption of prescription
Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed House Bill No. 5, amending an existing article to address how settlements impact voluntary dismissals and interruption of prescription.
Louisiana taxi drivers claim Uber unfairly competes
Mega ride share service Uber will face a group of Louisiana taxi drivers in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, a federal judge ruled July 12.
Split Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommends disbarment for former Assistant U.S. Attorney
NEW ORLEANS — Harahan attorney and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Salvador Perricone faces possible disbarment following a split July 17 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) recommendation regarding allegedly inappropriate anonymous postings made over a five-year period on a local newspaper's website.
Budget Rent-A-Car seeks damages for allegedly stolen car
GRETNA – Budget Rent-A-Car is seeking damages for breach of contract when a rental car was stolen.
Louisiana watchdog group says more claims will follow Johnson & Johnson talc powder case
In the wake of the recent $4.69 billion court ruling against Johnson & Johnson over dozens of women claiming to have developed ovarian cancer after years of using the company's talcum powder products, a Louisiana watchdog group says similar cases will likely arise in the future.
Bonding company accuses Sun Industries of breach of contract regarding road project in Ascension Parish
BATON ROUGE – Sun Industries LLC based in West Baton Rouge Parish was named in a federal lawsuit recently filed by a bonding company accusing Sun Industries of breach of contract involving a Louisiana Department of Transportation intersection improvement project in Ascension Parish.
Voluntarily disqualified Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judge faces sexual harassment lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) – Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Byron C. Williams, who has been under investigation for almost a year on sexual harassment allegations and who recently agreed to an interim suspension, now faces a lawsuit filed by court clerk who claims the judge harassed her, according to news reports.
Louisiana governor signs bill allowing courts to take judicial notice of laws elsewhere
BATON ROUGE (Legal Newsline) — Gov. John Bel Edwards recently signed a bill that allows Louisiana courts to take judicial notice of laws in other states.
Black farmers from the Mid-South allege bogus soybean sale in federal court
A group of black farmers from Louisiana and the Mid-South are taking on the largest genetic seed trait manufacturer in the world.
Capital One claims it is owed more than $24,000
GRETNA – Capital One claims it is owed more than $24,000 in sums due.