U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon will soon issue a decision in the first federal Chinese drywall case. His judgment will greatly impact the continuing recovery for homeowners across the nation. The case, brought by seven Virginia homeowners against Taishan Gypsum Co., alleges damages resultant from poorly manufactured and corrosive Chinese…
A search was thrown into motion in mid February to find a missing tugboat, the Lil Au out of Houma. According to Petty Office Kevin Board of the U.S. Coast Guard, and as reported in an article on the Daily World’s website, the 52-foot tug was pushing a 140-foot crane…
The Crowley Today reports that a man has filed suit against a Arcadia Parish Sheriff’s Deputy, the Crowley Police Department, and the City after an incident that occurred less than one year ago on July 16, 2009. The suit concerns Reginald Phillips, an Arcadia man who merely wanted to return…
86 year old Margie Davis of Columbia was shopping in the West Monroe Wal-Mart store during Thanksgiving week when she was tragically killed. A shelf full of holiday towels fell on Ms. Davis and she died a day later from her injuries. In responding to the Davis family’s lawsuit against…
The family of 50 year old Adrian Flores, Sr. will collect $10 million in damages according to the recent ruling of a Texas District Court. A crane operator, Flores was crushed to death while working for Gulf Marine Fabricators. Gulf Marine Fabricators is a subsidiary of Houma based Gulf Island…
In the morning hours of February 10th, a big rig trying to make a U-turn outside of Emmerson’s Food Mart on State Highway 57 caused a potentially dangerous oil spill. The 18-wheeler snagged the awning above the gas pumps, knocking one over. The overall damage caused by this mere snag…
According to an article on the townwalk.com, 28 year old Deborah Parker of Elizabeth was killed in a single vehicle accident on the morning of February 18th. According to state police, the crash occurred at the Rapides-Allen parish line at about 7:30 in the morning. Jason B. Mancil, driving a…
The son of a woman who died in her Bastrop apartment last September has filed a civil lawsuit seeking “damages for the fear, pain and ultimate death of his mother and the grief and mental anguish he experienced from her death,” according to reports from the Monroe News-Star. The victim,…
As reported in the St. Charles Herald Guide in August 2009, two separate plane crashes occurred less than 24 hours apart. Both happened on private air strips, involved experienced pilots, and occurred while the planes were still on the ground. The first crash was on August 23rd. James F. Miller…
Recently, in Lafayette, Louisiana, The Advocate reports that “local bars . . . allegedly sold alcohol to [two] underage drinkers, both of whom later died in separate and unrelated incidents.” An obvious tragedy, the matter serves as a stunning reminder that liability for businesses goes beyond what happens on their…