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Court grants Liberty Mutual’s motion in lawsuit against builder
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has ruled in favor of Liberty Mutual insurance company’s motion to lift a stay on an ongoing lawsuit between Parkcrest Builders and the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO).
Court allows class action against International Paper Co. over alleged 'black liquor' injuries, versus individual claims
NEW ORLEANS – A judge for the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has granted multiple plaintiffs’ requests to include their personal injury lawsuits against the International Paper Company (IPC) in a class action lawsuit.
Court rejects motion to dismiss Cotton Exchange Hotel's lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has rejected a motion from Commercial Renovation Services to have a lawsuit levied by the owners of the Cotton Exchange Hotel dismissed.
Louisiana law protecting pipelines from protestors challenged, as oil group defends its passage
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) – A change to Louisiana's anti-protest law, now being challenged in federal court, didn't trouble the vast majority of lawmakers when it passed last year, the head of the group that proposed and drafted the amendment said during a recent interview.
Judge dismisses majority of patient's defective product claims against medical products manufacturers
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has dismissed the majority of complaints from a plaintiff regarding alleged defective products administered by Covidien LP and Medtronic, expect for his “construction or composition defect claim.”
Motion for summary judgment in injury lawsuit against Illinois Central Railroad Co. dismissed
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has dismissed a motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability against the Illinois Central Railroad Co.
Appeals court upholds ruling that fees are reimbursable in lawsuit over no-money-down bankruptcy filings
NEW ORLEANS – A bankruptcy court made the right decision when it said that “no-look fees” were not reimbursable, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit determined on May 13.
Court awards injured seaman more than $170,000 in negligence suit
NEW ORLEANS – After suffering injuries from an alleged accident, a seaman was awarded nearly $200,000 on May 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana through litigation against his former employer, marine transport company Kirby Offshore Marine, LLC.
Court denies motion to dismiss in trademark infringement lawsuit involving RooR trademarks
NEW ORLEANS – An ongoing trademark lawsuit resulted in a group of defendants' motion to dismiss getting denied on May 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Judge sustains insurance company’s counterclaim of staged accident in response to $1 million lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – In a key development in a lawsuit in which three plaintiffs sued the Canal Insurance Co. for negligence regarding a purported motor vehicle accident between a semi-truck and the plaintiffs’ passenger vehicle, a U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana judge has denied the plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the insurance company’s counterclaim.
Plaintiffs offered 30 days to file proof of service in car accident lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – Responding to a motion submitted by an insurance company is facing a lawsuit from multiple plaintiffs regarding a car accident, a judge representing the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has given 30 days to file proof of service.
District court judge throws out wrongful death lawsuit levied against the federal government
NEW ORLEANS – Responding to a motion submitted by the U.S. government to dismiss both an expert's testimony and a lawsuit regarding a purported wrongful death and multiple claims of the Federal Tort Claims Act, a judge within the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana granted each motion, thus ending the lawsuit.
District judge recalls previously dismissed defendant in offshore drilling injury lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS – A U.S. District Court judge has granted defendant Spartan Offshore Drilling's motion to recall a third-party defendant, Gordon Reed, regarding a workplace injury lawsuit.
Judge rules on motions to exclude evidence accumulated in lawsuit over alleged auto accident
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana has issued multiple decisions regarding motions to exclude evidence collected in the discovery period of a lawsuit arising from a motor vehicle accident in April 2017.
Woman claims she was injured during a slip and fall in Winn Dixie
GRETNA – A woman is suing Winn Dixie, alleging that she slipped and fell due to the store's negligence.
Patient claims physical therapist worsened his ankle's condition
GRETNA – A man is suing a physical therapy clinic, alleging the treatment it prescribed worsened his situation.
Company suing tenant for over $6,200 for alleged failure to pay rent
GRETNA – A company is suing a tenant that allegedly failed to pay their rent.
Woman claims she fell in parking lot of River Oaks Hospital
GRETNA – A woman is suing a hospital, alleging she tripped and fell on uneven concrete.
Woman claims she was injured in a slip and fall at Walmart
GRETNA – A woman is suing Walmart after she was allegedly injured in a slip and fall.
Woman claims she was injured when automatic doors at Lowe's closed on her
GRETNA – A woman is suing Lowe's, alleging she was injured when automatic doors closed on her.