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Man says Grass Gator Lawn Care Company violated FLSA
NEW ORLEANS — A man is suing Grass Gator Lawn Care Company alleging employees weren't properly paid overtime pay in a class action lawsuit in federal court.
Housing developer files lawsuit against City of New Orleans alleging discriminatory zoning tactics
NEW ORLEANS – A housing developer has filed a lawsuit against the City of New Orleans, claiming the establishment of an Interim Zoning District obstructs the development of an affordable housing project.
Former employee files lawsuit against Grass Gator Lawn Care Company for alleged FLSA violations
NEW ORLEANS - A former employee has filed a class action lawsuit against Grass Gator Law Care, alleging that the company failed to pay required overtime despite employees working more than 60 hours per week.
Walmart employee sues for discrimination, hostile work environment
LAKE CHARLES – A Walmart employee has filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging sexual harassment, discrimination based on sex and disability, failure to accommodate her disability, and retaliation. She claims that she was subjected to a hostile work environment at a Walmart Supercenter in Sulphur, causing her emotional distress which eventually forced her to take a medical leave of absence.
Tug company sues following Mississippi River collision
NEW ORLEANS – Intracoastal Tug and Barge Company has filed a negligence lawsuit against Magnolia Fleet and the M/V Louise following a boat collision that caused more than $165,000 in damages.
Former Employee Sues Rodi Marine for $6 Million Alleging Negligence and Severe Injuries
NEW ORLEANS - A former employee has filed a $6 million negligence lawsuit against Rodi Marine claiming failure to provide a safe work environment aboard the M/V MISS PEGGY ANN resulted in him sustaining severe injuries.
Deckhand accuses employers of negligence that caused severe injuries
NEW ORLEANS – A deckhand has filed a lawsuit against his employers, claiming negligence led to him passing out due to heat exhaustion and injuring himself while working aboard a vessel.
Supplier of fuel and barging services Orion Holdings sues cargo ship for failure to pay
NEW ORLEANS – Orion Holdings Limited is suing an ocean-going cargo ship for more than $190,000 in unpaid fuel and barging services.
Worker accuses Chevron of negligence after injury on oil platform
NEW ORLEANS – A longshoreman has filed a negligence lawsuit against Chevron after allegedly tripping on a wire at the Jack St. Malo oil and gas production platform, sustaining severe injuries.
Woman suing over son's COVID vaccination at school hits road block
GRETNA, La. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who sued a Louisiana school district for vaccinating her son against COVID-19 without her consent should have presented her case as a medical malpractice lawsuit.
The Rolling Stones files motion to dismiss copyright infringement case filed against them by Spanish guitarist
NEW ORLEANS – The Rolling Stones have filed a motion to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit against them by a Spanish guitarist who claims that they stole his work for their record "Living in a Ghost Town."
Fifth Circuit swats attempt to delay smelly-dump trial
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Defendants accused of creating a public nuisance by operating a smelly dump in Louisiana can’t delay a trial while they wait to see if a court certifies a class action over the same questions, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a decision that dismissed the defense theories as wrong.
Louisiana firm says lawyers tried to poach clients on way out the door
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — A law firm alleges two of its former attorneys downloaded client data and attempted to solicit them prior to their resignation.
Lawyer sees bodycam footage, quits wrongful death case against cops
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Bodycam footage has led the attorney of a woman suing Port Allen, La., over a fatal police shooting to withdraw from the case, though his client is proceeding as her own counsel.
Law lifting statute of limitations doesn't save 50-year-old sex assault case
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana law that suspended the statute of limitations for childhood sex-assault plaintiffs didn’t help a man who sued the Catholic Church over abuse he says he suffered in the mid-1960s.
Journalism professor accused of racism who lost job also loses defamation suit
GRETNA, La. (Legal Newsline) - A journalism professor who lost a prestigious job at Arizona State University after being accused of racism by former students on Twitter and in a school newspaper lost her case after a Louisiana appeals court ruled the comments were protected under the state’s anti-SLAPP statute.
Experts fail to make claim for safer forklift design in case of lost leg
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court has ruled against a man who lost his leg in a forklift accident, finding he failed to prove there was an alternative, safer design.
Legal marketing firm fights class action over alleged AOB scheme run by Houston firm
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The man suing a Houston firm for allegedly secretly representing him in dealings with his insurance company fails to allege a legal marketing company's connection to what he calls a "vast scheme."
Roofer aligned with lawyers in alleged scheme wants case in arbitration
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The roofing company accused of participating in a vast scheme to help lawyers take a chunk out of insurance proceeds meant for homeowners who suffered hurricane damage wants the case out of open court.
Lawsuit says Houston firm took control of insurance dispute, failed to get proper value
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — A Louisiana couple allege a law firm negligently negotiated an insurance dispute settlement without allowing them to ever meet with an attorney.