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Chemical Waste Spilled After Driver Backs Into 18-Wheeler on I-10 Near Slidell
On Wednesday, a semi-truck carrying a tanker loaded with chemical waste tipped over on eastbound Interstate 10 near Slidell. The accident occurred around noon after...
Transocean Employee Seeks Separate Deepwater Horizon Personal Injury Trial
A Transocean employee injured onboard the Deepwater Horizon semisubmersible drilling rig asked U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to allow him to go forward with a...
Offshore Helicopter Crash Survivor Sues for $12 Million in New Orleans
A man who survived an offshore helicopter crash filed a lawsuit against the aircraft's owner and manufacturer in New Orleans federal court. Ferris Clark Sr....
11 Former NFL Players Sue in New Orleans Over Concussion Risks
11 former professional football players have filed a class-action lawsuit in New Orleans federal court against the National Football League (NFL) and football helmet manufacturer...
East Baton Rouge Parish Man Sues Former Employers Over Permanent Hearing Loss
On February 10th, an East Baton Rouge Parish man filed a lawsuit against several of his previous employers in the 23rd Judicial District Court claiming...
Man Sues St. Charles Parish Over Traumatic Head Injury
A man allegedly injured in an automobile accident filed a federal lawsuit in New Orleans against St. Charles Parish, Vernon Joseph St. Pierre, Jr. in...
Five People Killed in I-10 Head-On Collision Near New Orleans
Five people died in a head-on crash on Interstate 10 near LaPlace early Friday morning. According to Louisiana State Police, a Jeep Cherokee headed in...
New Orleans Police Officer Arrested for Second Hit-and-Run Accident
A 14 year veteran of the New Orleans police force was arrested on hit-and run charges for an accident which allegedly occurred last September in...
New Orleans Cruise Ship Departure Delayed Due to Alleged Virus Outbreak
In yet another possible hit for the cruise industry this year, a ship scheduled to depart from the Port of New Orleans on Saturday was...
Louisiana’s Third Circuit Rules Lake Charles Server Who Tested Positive for Drugs May Receive Workers’ Compensation Benefits
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals of Louisiana held a worker who tested positive for both marijuana and Xanax following a 2008 workplace injury was...
No Fatalities in Wrong Way Crash on Interstate 10 in Acadia Parish
Only minor injuries resulted after a driver crossed the median on Interstate 10 near mile marker 83 in Acadia Parish and struck an 18-wheeler Tuesday....
Lawsuit Against Employer for Ignoring Worker Safety Concerns Removed to New Orleans Federal Court
In October, an industrial worker filed suit against his employer and another party in Jefferson Parish District Court for an injury which allegedly occurred after...