The Advocate reports that Louisiana inmates have filed three separate federal lawsuits claiming that prison officials denied them lifesaving hepatitis C medicine. While the inmates who filed the suits have received medication, the article states that several inmates have died due to the denial of hepatitis c medicine. The allegations made in the law suit [...]
DamagesRenovations to LSU’s Memorial Tower have halted after discovering asbestos in the tower. The university says the situation does not pose a threat to students or faculty. Although this situation poses no threat, asbestos exposure is a serious issue. “Abestos exposure is a danger to human health that can lead to serious diseases including asbestosis, [...]
According to WBRZ, a homeowner is having trouble with her insurance company, which tells her it won't release her supplemental insurance money without an itemized receipt. There's only one problem: the person who might have that receipt is behind bars.Vanessa Clymer says it's been a year-long battle and she can't get her insurance company, ASI, [...]
According to WAFB, a daycare center is being investigated after a 9-month old boy was bitten over 30 times by a two-year-old child in the same daycare center. The mother of the 9-month old told the news that the bite marks looks as if her baby “was attacked by an animal.” The daycare center employees [...]
According to WBRZ, Wells Fargo says a company mistake contributed to hundreds of foreclosures because it miscalculated customers' eligibility for mortgage modifications. The bank said in a filing Friday the error caused about 625 customers to be denied, or not offered, loan modifications they otherwise qualified for. Foreclosures were completed in about 400 of the [...]
According to WBRZ, the U.S. Senate has passed a four-month re-authorization of the National Flood Insurance program. The re-authorization protects more than 500,000 properties across Louisiana. The re-authorization ensures the program will run through the remainder of the 2018 hurricane season. “With this extension in place, we can tackle long-term reforms. The last time we [...]
We Louisianans know that Mother Nature can quickly destroy property. For that reason, many of us wisely find the appropriate type of insurance to cover unexpected events. But what happens if that bad day comes, and for one reason or another the insurance company, whom you have paid all of your hard-earned premiums to, decides [...]
In April, Vincent Piazza Jr. & Sons Seafood Inc. filed suit against a former employee in the 24th Judicial District Court in Gretna, Louisiana, alleging breach of contract and fraud. According to the claim, the plaintiff hired the defendant in 2002 as a sales supervisor and manager. The defendant was arrested for obscenity in 2018, [...]
Southern University recently selected Advanced Biomedics, LLC to run its medical marijuana growing operations. However, the program has been delayed due to an internal dispute within Advanced Biomedics, potentially jeopardizing the deal. The two largest owners of Advanced Biomedics have filed legal challenges against each other over the contract negotiations with Southern and the ownership [...]
Imagine this nightmare scenario, you instruct your long-time insurance agent to obtain primary and excess property insurance coverage on your home because you know that accidents and catastrophic weather can strike at any time. The agent assures you that he has obtained the coverage you requested, prompting you to sign the contract without hesitation because [...]