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Herman Herman & Katz hit a home run against Entergy. Lineman shocked by a downed power line. Severe injury. Foot amputated. $8.05 million verdict in Orleans Parish. Jed Cain led the way. Entergy defended in house with Cory Cahn and Gary Carter.
Suspected drunk drivers in Lafayette will toe the line inside the breath-test bus.
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana Workforce Commission tells teachers/staff "we don't accept grievances" and to "file a lawsuit" in order to get paid.
100 Black Men recently cited financial reasons and returned Capitol back over to the state's control. Capitol teachers said they were supposed to be paid on Friday, but that money is missing.
No pot of gold at the end of the long journey for two lead plaintiffs in the Road Home suit that settled for $62 million dollars.
Both home owners are ineligible for extra rebuilding cash because they are already back in their eastern New Orleans homes
Leesville- Stolen city property recovered from the home of former Leesville Chief of Police included a sawed-off shotgun, police radios, other weapons and cash.
The legal troubles of former Leesville Police Chief Bobby Hickman keep growing.
A Morgan City alter boy who was molested by a priest filed a civil suit which led to a criminal investigation. The police and prosecutors are playing hot potato with the criminal case neither one anxious to take the lead.
A civil lawsuit filed by a man who says a now-retired priest sexually abused him when he was an altar boy could lead law-enforcement authorities to take a closer look at the allegations.
BP filed a 29 page document with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility seeking to end pay outs from the $20 billion dollars set aside for damages because the hardest hit areas are doing much better. BP says its not fair to make people better off than they were before the oil disaster.
HUD has agreed to pay $62 million dollars to settle discrimination claims to about 1300 African American homeowners whose homes were damaged/destroyed by Katrina.
The lawsuit alleged that a major program to help homeowners rebuild after hurricanes Katrina and Rita discriminated against African Americans.
St Tammany Parish, 22nd Judicial District Court Judge censured because he failed to remove himself from friends contentious divorce proceeding, going on vacation with the husband and awarding custody to husband contrary to law. Judge says the whole ordeal cost him his friendship. He's sorry. He learned a lot. He won't do it again.
Judge expresses remorse
A Eunice man was arrested after he agreed to pay a total of $10k to undercover officers in a murder-for-hire plot. After making a small downpayment, he said he'd borrow the rest of the money from a friend.
A Eunice man was arrested for attempting to hire a 'hitman' to kill two other Eunice residents.
New Orleans- Man is killed after losing control and flipping automobile off the freeway onto building.
Car flipped 12 feet into the air and landed on top of a Jefferson Parish building
Civil and criminal court judges have awarded themselves heaping helping extras of healthcare benefits using court costs and fees to pay for it.
A feel-good story about a lawyer, luck and love. And a big ole dawg.
The first time Lynn Chiche met Diesel, he was a 6-week-old puppy, tied to a tree next door to
Iberia Parish- The family of a young man who was pronounced dead at the scene after colliding with a school bus on a clear morning in May has filed suit against the bus driver and Iberia Parish School Board.
Lawsuit Filed in School Bus Crash
A 70 year old woman with severe heart pain was seen and sent home by ER doc who concluded (wrongly) that she was suffering from heartburn. The following day, on the way back to the hospital, the woman died from a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm. The Jefferson Parish jury returned a verdict for the defense on liability. Particulars in the June 2011 LaJVR.
A Louisiana federal jury will decide whether or not insurance should have covered production company's decision to scrap filming due to illness of lead actor.
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Here's the scenario: A film's lead actor is revealed to have a growth in his throat shortly before production begins on an $80 million movie.Medical experts say he'll
U.S. District Court New Orleans- family seeks damages for medical expenses, funeral expenses, pain and suffering, loss of a loved one, and loss of services after death of mother who had a heart attack after taking Darvocet.
A Louisiana woman's family has filed a Darvocet lawsuit against Eli Lilly, Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals and other companies that distributed the drug, saying the
U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon in New Orleans is presiding over more than 10,000 claims by residents blaming damage to their homes on Chinese drywall, which was used in construction throughout Florida and the Gulf Coast. A proposed $55 million settlement of claims in Florida requires his approval. Hopefully, pending cases in Louisiana will soon be settled as well.
Many homeowners rebuilt their homes after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, and Hurricane Rita in September 2005 using Chinese drywall.
A child was thrown from vehicle in an accident this morning and three other children hurt. Four adults were also injured in the crash. It is possible that none of the children were restrained.
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An insurance company failed to share details of "more coverage/less premium" in a "preferred risk" program available to a college professor who lost his home during Katrina. He sued for negligent misrepresentation of coverage available to him. A Gulfport jury awarded him $212.9k. Details in June issue.
In April 2011, the Alexandria VA Medical Center was closed for about 4 hours due to an anthrax scare. Some patients were hurriedly transferred to other facilities with no time to collect their belongings. One patient has filed suit in federal court because the hospital incinerated his most treasured possessions for no reason at all.
Richard Baringer says he can never get back the possessions he lost during the recent contamination scare at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Pineville.
Clean-up boats collide leads to lawsuit: When Mister Randy smashed into the backside of Macy Emily, a Terrebone Parish man was thrown against the wall of the cabin and injured his back. He's filed suit in Orleans Parish.
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Sad news from Shreveport- Jay Greenleaf, an attorney for Anderson Oil & Gas, died on Tuesday. Officials believe he was struck by a bolt of lightning as he played golf at East Ridge Country Club.
Friends, co-workers and family are stunned by the sudden death of Shreveport attorney Jay Greenleaf, who died Tuesday on a local golf course in what appears to be a freak weather-related accident.
Judges running for office in black sub-districts should live in those districts, not in some "white" gated community. Rep. Ricky Hardy (D-Layfayette) is determined to put an end to the "black flight" of judges. Live to serve? Serve where you live.
Hot Coffee" is a documentary film which seeks to explain America's zeal for tort reform since the verdict in the McDonald's hot coffee case and challenges the viewer to re-examine the widely held notion that frivolous lawsuits and jackpot justice have taken over the courts. The film makes its debut on Monday, June 27th at 9 p.m., only on HBO.
Seinfeld mocked it. Letterman put it on one of his Top Ten lists. More than 15 years later, the McDonald's coffee case continues to be cited as a prime example of how citizens use "frivolous" lawsuits to take unfair advantage of America's legal system. But is that an accurate portrayal of the facts?
Some things should remain private. Like your privates.
A 49-year-old Alexandria man faces several charges after being arrested for allegedly walking around his yard naked Tuesday, according to city police.
A Jefferson Parish jury awarded a total of $361,645 to a plaintiff who waited six months to treat a pre-existing cervical disc injury which was aggravated in a minor collision. The defendant argued he wasn't even involved in the crash. The jury had a question: Can plaintiff keep money we award for past medicals? See the May issue of the LaJVR for particulars in this peculiar case.
NOLA: The trial begins today in a class action suit brought about by thousands of school employees who lost their jobs after Katrina. Did the State Board of Education use the disaster to privatize public education? What are your thoughts?
Actions by the State Board of Education come under scrutiny
A civilian worker suffered permanent head/neck injuries from an unprovoked punch in the face. His attacker (who worked for another company) argued he reached to touch his shoulder in a playful manner and slipped. By trial, plaintiff agreed it was an accident and moved forward against the attacker's employer only who defended that the attack was intentional. Jefferson Parish verdict for the plaintiff $1,895,442.
The Louisiana House approved random drug testing twenty percent of 7000 welfare recipients who receive up to $200 a month in cash benefits. Lawmakers supporting the measure say tax payers have right to know that their money isn't going to support drug habits.
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Current and former employees were instructed to deduct 30 minutes time each day for unpaid lunch break but weren't allowed to actually eat lunch or take a break.
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This article presents an interesting (entertaining) argument regarding the price of gas and why suing an oil company costs us all.
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