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Man files lawsuit after alleged injury on construction job
GRETNA – An individual is suing a construction company, alleging that he was electrically shocked while on the job.
Couple sues health clinic that allegedly missed cancer diagnosis
GRETNA – A couple is suing a medical team alleging that a clinic's failure to diagnose cancer in a timely fashion led to the aggressive spread of the disease.
Lawsuit alleges breach of contract in sale of boat
GRETNA – A man is suing another individual who sold him a boat and then repossessed it without warning or cause.
Staffing service faces lawsuit for alleged breach of contract
GRETNA – A service provider is suing a client alleging that their contractual agreement was breached.
BP is denied discretionary review in appeal of Deepwater Horizon settlement
NEW ORLEANS – In one of the remaining ongoing litigations from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit affirmed a ruling concerning costs in a settlement agreement that BP appealed.
Court denies insurance broker's request to have case dismissed
Judge finds that the homeowner's can amend their claim against Bowles & Associates
Pelican Institute on their plan for regulatory reform in Louisiana
On April 30, the Pelican Institute published a paper suggesting solutions for Louisiana to rid itself of its classification of a “legal swampland,” through a plan for regulatory reform as well as legal reform.
LFEI on approval of auto insurance bill and their hopes for lower rates
The Louisiana House of Representatives recently approved a bill which many business interest groups hope will bring lower auto insurance rates to the Pelican State.
Environmental group seeking to complicate oil transport in controversial pipeline, LMOGA responds
In early 2019, the Bayou Bridge Pipeline was the subject of a great deal of controversy as an energy company sought to attain use of private land in order to complete a 163-mile-long pipeline which would bring oil from Texas to Vacherie; now, opponents of the pipeline are seeking to put a hold on the pipeline’s operations.
Federal judge sends whistleblower case back to civil court
NEW ORLEANS – Judge Lance M. Africk of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana remanded a whistleblower case back to state court on April 22.
Hospital granted summary judgment in discrimination case
NEW ORLEANS – A U.S. District Court ruled a deaf woman was not able to prove that the discrimination she claimed in her lawsuit was intentional when it granted the defendant a motion for summary judgment on April 22.
Federal court grants attorneys' fees and costs after FLSA settlement
NEW ORLEANS – A joint motion for Approval of Attorney’s Fees and Costs was green-lighted for a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana April 22.
Court rules on lawsuit involving man who picked up wet electrical cord
NEW ORLEANS – On April 23, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana granted in part and denied in part Alliance Offshore, LLC and Alliance Liftboats, LLC’s motion for partial summary judgment in a personal injury lawsuit against them.
Firm's motion for attorneys' fees denied in post-Katrina Chinese drywall case
NEW ORLEANS – Attorneys’ fees for interest earned following a Chinese drywall issue during the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina were denied in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on April 26.
Federal court grants motion for summary judgment in maritime case
NEW ORLEANS – On April 26, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ironed out a complex case of a deal between maritime companies gone wrong, and granted a motion for summary judgment.
Woman seeks damages from City of Kenner after chair collapses on her at convention center
GRETNA – A woman is suing the City of Kenner, alleging that she was caused to fall when a metal chair she was sitting on at a municipal event broke under her.
Woman claims she tripped over a clothing rack in a Dillard's store
GRETNA – A woman is suing a department store, alleging she was caused to trip over a clothing rack and injure her wrists.
Federal court grants summary judgment in favor of couple that sold French Quarter condo
NEW ORLEANS – A federal court sided with a Louisiana couple sued over allegations of negligent and intentional misrepresentations, granting them their motion for partial summary judgment on April 2.
Court again denies class-action certification in FLSA lawsuit against Associated Wholesale Grocers
NEW ORLEANS – On April 25, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana denied a class action’s second motion for conditional certification and another motion for reconsideration that granted an employer its motion to dismiss opt-in plaintiffs in its Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit.
Lawsuit alleges The Pilates Loft studio is responsible for member's injuries
GRETNA – A man is suing a pilates training center, alleging he was injured while using one of the establishment's workout machines.