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Flood control board supporters applaud oil company lawsuit
The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protect Authority-East filed a massive lawsuit almost 100 oil and gas companies last month. The suit alleges that coastal erosion of the wetlands is due to dredging and the digging of pipelines and canals by the oil and gas companies. The...
Legislative bodies meet to discuss lawsuit against oil companies
Several legislative committees in Louisiana met yesterday, Aug. 14, to discuss and review a massive lawsuit filed against 97 oil and gas companies. The lawsuit, which was filed on July 24 in the Orleans Parish Central District Court, claims that offshore oil...
Louisiana levee association rails against oil company lawsuit
A lawsuit filed against nearly 100 oil, gas and pipeline companies by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East last month has racked up a few opponents, including the governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal. Now the Association of Levee Boards of Louisiana...
Oil companies slapped with massive lawsuit
More than 100 oil and gas companies have been hit with a massive lawsuit filed by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (SLFPA-E). The lawsuit claims that the New Orleans area has been put at risk because of coastal erosion from the offshore oil...
Man charged with vehicular homicide in drunk driving crash
A 28-year-old man from Florida has been charged with vehicular homicide and reckless driving after his vehicle crashed into a GMC SUV in New Orleans on I-10 near the Lafitte Street intersection. One of the SUV's passengers, a 17-year old girl, died at the scene of...
Lung cancer victim’s family sues companies over asbestos exposure
A lawsuit in the Orleans Parish Central District Court in Louisiana has been filed by the family of a woman who died of lung cancer. The lawsuit names 10 companies as defendants. These companies are manufacturers, suppliers, sellers, contractors, and miners of...
Safety groups want further testing on Jeep recall fix
In 2008, a wrongful death suit was filed against Chrysler by a man whose wife died when her 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee caught fire after a rear-end collision. Chrysler has issued a recall of about 1.6 million Jeep Grand Cherokees and Liberty models because of the...
Six Flags accident could lead to wrongful death lawsuit
Many people who live in Louisiana have likely patronized Six Flags Over Texas. Last Friday, July 19, a woman fell to her death while on the Texas Giant roller coaster. According to reports from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office, the 52-year-old woman fell...
3 Children, 3 Adults Injured In 4-Vehicle Accident
A four-vehicle accident near Bush, Louisiana, on July 13 sent three children and three adults to area hospitals. The multi-car accident occurred about 3 p.m., close to the intersection of Hwy 21 and Hwy 40. One of the vehicles involved was a semi-truck and trailer. A...
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