News from 2018
CenturyLink shareholder brings lawsuit against board members
A CenturyLink shareholder accuses the company's former and current board members of inflating stock prices in a recent lawsuit.
Capital One files court action seeking over $8,200
GRETNA – Capital One is seeking more than $8,200 in sums due.
Unifund CCR seeks over $9,600 in sums due
GRETNA – Unifund is seeking more than $9,600 in sums due.
Capital One seeks over $2,700 from account holder
GRETNA – Capital One is seeking more than $2,700 in sums due.
Bank of America claims open account of over $9,700
GRETNA – Bank of America is seeking more than $9,700 in sums due.
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Judge agrees to transfer dispute over soil contamination cleanup in Metairie to federal court in Illinois
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently ruled that a soil contamination case involving KFC and Iron Rooster can be transferred to the federal court in Illinois.
Ken Carter remembered as a 'larger-than-life New Orleanian'
NEW ORLEANS – Gov. John Bel Edwards was among state and local leaders honoring Ken Carter, a local attorney and businessman who was one of the city’s first African-American tax assessors, who died Aug. 3 at the age of 74.
Royal Smit loses appeal against freight companies, railroad
Royal Smit and insurers believed that Central Oceans' contracted carriers were responsible for damaged transformers shipped to St. Gabriel, Louisiana from Netherlands
Former Annie Sloan Chalk Paints distributor loses appeal
Jolie Designs & Decor claims it was in the right to sell products outside the U.S.
State claims discovery of marijuana in man's home
GRETNA – The state of Louisiana is seeking damages for the possession of an illegal substance.
State seeks civil damages in alleged drug possession case
GRETNA – The State of Louisiana is seeking damages after discovering drugs in the possession of a woman.
Discovery of heroin cited in civil suit
GRETNA – The state of Louisiana claims that they discovered a man with heroin.
Louisiana files lawsuit in marijuana possession case
GRETNA – A man is being sued for possession of marijuana.
Federal judge rejects class action request in lawsuit alleging tea product was tainted
NEW ORLEANS – A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently denied a motion to certify the class by plaintiff Pam Fradella in a suit against the Coca-Cola Company, ruling Fradella hasn’t met all the requirements for a claim to qualify as a class action lawsuit.
Louisiana Supreme Court candidate speaks out on tax returns, address allegations
Richard Ducote, a candidate for associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, wants to set the record straight.
Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch director wants wetland damage suits consolidated
Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch (LLAW) Executive Director Lana Sonnier Venable said it is a shame that a national panel of federal judges recently rejected a request by oil and gas companies to consolidate several wetland damage lawsuits brought by a half-dozen Louisiana parishes.
State of Louisiana seeks civil damages in narcotics case
GRETNA – The State of Louisiana is seeking damages for discovery of narcotics.
Massman Construction seeks more than $360,000 in damages from PAI Ready Mix cement company
A Louisiana company that produces ready-mix concrete is alleged to have supplied defective concrete to repair a railroad bridge in the state.
Appeals court agrees AAA Cooper is to blame for fatal Lafayette crash
LAFAYETTE — An appeals court in Louisiana has rejected a trucking company’s request to be declared ‘less culpable’ in a fatal traffic accident that happened four years ago.