Arruebarrena An assistant store manager at America's Best Contacts and Eyeglasses in Slidell claims she was subjected to race and sex discrimination after a new store manager introduced himself as a "redneck."
Jindal After being laid off, several Louisiana state employees have filed suit over Governor Jindal's changes to the Louisiana Civil Service Commission's layoff rules.
Sherman An Alabama resident is suing after he was injured by a crane that dropped a pipe on him while he was attempting to relocate it on the deck of an oil platform.
Porteous A Louisiana couple is asking a federal court to overturn a previous judgment, claiming the presiding judge acted improperly because of his relationship with defense counsel and a witness.
Wimberly III After a laser system designed to provide non-invasive liposuction procedures failed to perform as expected, the purchasing medical clinic has filed suit against the manufacturer seeking a refund of the purchase price.
Former Houma Police Chief Patrick Boudreaux has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government alleging that he was forced into retirement.
Glorioso U.S. District Court Judge Lance M. Africk is allowing the parents of a child born in 1984 with cerebral palsy to continue their case against the hospital that provided their son neonatal treatment.
Littlefield During a transfer from the personnel basket of a gulf oil platform to a transport vessel, Clinton Brown claims he was injured when the basket was set down in a hazardous location.
Snyder Blackwater New Orleans filed suit against American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co., now known as Chartis Specialty Insurance Co. over its alleged failure to pay for chemical clean-up costs related to a February 2009 incident.
Tug boat worker Lemarc Meredith was crushed and drowned after falling overboard into the Mississippi River last year, according to a lawsuit filed by his daughter.
Ackel Construction Co. owner George Ackel is seeking more than $4 million in damages over alleged civil rights violations in a suit against East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid J. Gantreaux.