News from 2018
'NCIS: New Orleans' extra sues for negligence after film shoot goes awry
NEW ORLEANS – A University of New Orleans student who was working as an extra for the TV series "NCIS: New Orleans" recently filed a federal suit against CBS and the production company for the series after a police confrontation during the filming of a staged robbery.
New Orleans attorney faces possible suspension
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Stephen Michael Smith faces possible suspension following a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee recommendation reached about a month ago and recently released.
Midland Funding alleges that it is owed more than $3,900
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking more than $3,900.
Disaster Recovery Unit files lawsuit seeking $79,000
GRETNA – The state of Louisiana is seeking $79,000.
Louisiana seeks $150,000 in unpaid disaster recovery funding
GRETNA – The state of Louisiana is seeking more than $150,000.
State's Disaster Recovery Unit claims it is owed over $30,000
GRETNA – The state of Louisiana is seeking more than $30,000.
Borrower allegedly owes Midland Funding over $9,600
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking more than $9,600.
Midland Funding is seeking over $6,500 on open account
GRETNA – A funding company is seeking over $6,500.
Lawsuit claims Disaster Recovery Unit is owed $30,000
GRETNA – The state of Louisiana is seeking over $30,000.
Hancock Whitney Bank is seeking over $28,000
GRETNA – A bank is seeking over $28,000.
Federal judge upholds $14 million judgment in 2015 collision on the Mississippi
NEW ORLEANS — Owners of a carrier involved in a collision on the Mississippi River in 2015 will not be required to fund a settlement reached with some underwriters in the more than $14 million judgment handed down by a federal judge last summer.
Cavalry SPV I files lawsuit seeking more than $2,500
GRETNA – A collection agency is seeking more than $2,500.
State seeks over $108,000 from unpaid disaster relief loan
GRETNA – The state of Louisiana is seeking more than $108,000.
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.
Capital One claims customer owes more than $2,300
GRETNA – Capital One is seeking more than $2,300 in sums due.
Capital One is seeking more than $4,300 from a customer
GRETNA – Capital One is seeking more than $4,300.
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.
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.