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Verizon Wireless franchise sues town for not allowing a tower to be built
NEW ORLEANS -- Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless filed a federal complaint on July 22 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government and the Houma Board of Adjustment over rejection of a cell tower.
Shreveport seizure of weapons at center of lawsuit
SHREVEPORT -- A couple are suing the City of Shreveport for an alleged illegal weapon seizure.
Family sues after mother dies of COVID-19
SHREVEPORT -- A family is suing a nursing home for their mother dying of COVID-19.
Parents sue military academy after child commits suicide
NEW ORLEANS -- Parents are suing a military academy after their child committed suicide.
BP oil spill lawyers avoid class action by unhappy clients
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Gulf Coast residents who wanted to sue BP over the 2010 oil spill that they said prevented them from finding fish to eat have, for now, lost their effort to form a class action against the lawyers who allegedly squandered that chance.
Test of stool at furniture store results in lawsuit
BENTON -- A woman is suing a furniture store after allegedly having suffered personal injury when a stool fell out from beneath her as she was sitting on it.
Mother sues school for not offering special education services for son with ADHD
NEW ORLEANS -- A woman is suing a Catholic school for alleged discrimination against her disabled child.
New Orleans employee says he was fired for reporting laziness
NEW ORLEANS -- Aaron Jordan filed a federal lawsuit on July 10 in New Orleans against Downtown Development District, City of New Orleans, Board of Commissioners of the Downtown Development District, Hurt Weigle and Keith Davis for Title VII violations including racial discrimination.
Deckhand sues after boats collide on charter fishing trip
BATON ROUGE -- Timothy Carver filed a federal civil action lawsuit on July 14 in the U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana against Captain Morgan Charters, LLC., and Standard Boar Services, LLC for personal injury.
New Orleans employees say city is suppressing free speech
NEW ORLEANS -- Andrew Okun and Erin Wilson filed a federal lawsuit on July 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against the City of New Orleans, Mayor Latoya Cantrell and Chief Administrative Officer Gilbert Montano for alleged First Amendment violations.
Family brings complaint against gold seller for allegedly inflating prices
NEW ORLEANS - Two women have filed a lawsuit a gold dealer for selling gold at prices that were allegedly extremely inflated in comparison to market value.
Lawsuit claims worker was called 'the sickest guy in the company'
BATON ROUGE -- Michael Phillips filed a lawsuit on June 22 in East Baton Rouge Parish District Court against Vivid Ink, Inc., for disability discrimination and harassment in retaliation in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Former employee sues Jefferson Parish juvenile services department
NEW ORLEANS -- A woman is claiming to have suffered multiple instances of discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, wrongful demotion and FMLA violation of privacy while on leave as an employee of Jefferson Parish's Department of Juvenile Services.
BP oil spill lawyer agrees to pay $90K to firm she hired to fight suit from upset clients
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A lawyer sued by her BP oil spill clients has agreed to pay the bill she racked up defending herself.
General Motors is sued for wrongful death after father dies without help from airbags
GRETNA -- A woman is suing General Motors on behalf of two minor children for the alleged wrongful death of the children's father.
Three men sue drilling company for racism
NEW ORLEANS -- Three men are suing a drilling company for racial discrimination.
Minor sues police department for wrongful detainment and excessive use of force
BATON ROUGE -- A minor male is suing the police department after allegedly being wrongfully detained and arrested with excessive use of unnecessary force.
Two women sue State Police, allege wrongful death of children's father in a shooting
MONROE -- Two women are suing the Louisiana State Police for a fatal shooting of the father of their three collective children.
Former employee sues Department of Corrections over rape by inmate
BATON ROUGE — A former Elayn Hunt Correctional Officer is suing the Louisiana Department of Corrections, her former place of employment, as well as the system warden and chief of security after she claimed they cultivated a work atmosphere that allowed her to be sexually assaulted.
Attorney's lawsuit over his fall off a hotel toilet back to state court after judge flushes defendants' arguments
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has agreed with a lawyer who sued Penn National Gaming over a fall off a hotel toilet that the case should be heard in state court.