Balance Billing Explained: Martzell, Bickford & Centola has filed numerous class action lawsuits against healthcare providers throughout the state for their “Balance Billing” practices. “Balance Billing” is a policy of not submitting an injured patient's claim to his or her health insurance comp...
Exposure to asbestos can cause a rare form of lung cancer other than mesothelioma. We just reached a favorable settlement for a client diagnosed with pseudomesotheliomatous adenocarcinoma, a rare cancer that can be caused by exposure to asbestos. Our client was a life long insulator and worked f...
On May 5, 2015, the Louisiana Supreme Court agreed with Martzell, Bickford & Centola that class actions are proper in cases where there are numerous claims that may be small or nominal in nature. Class actions are often used when the actions of a company or person are violating the law but the i...
Deepwater Horizon Disaster 5 year anniversary: Remembering and honoring, with continued hope for future solutions and prevention. On the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, we remember the 11 men who gave their lives as well as their families. Although it may be many lifetimes f...
PEMEX OIL PLATFORM EXPLOSION IN GULF OF MEXICO Martzell, Bickford & Centola extends our thoughts and prayers to those injured and the families of those killed by yet another explosion of an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. “How many more people need to die from oil platform explosions before...
Martzell, Bickford & Centola recently filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers and distributors of Xarelto for the wrongful death of a client. The client's death was a direct result of taking Xarelto. Xarelto is a blood thinner (anticoagulant) used to reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embo...
The Court asked Mr. Bickford and James Williams to oversee the allocation of millions of dollars of damages among class members and the division of attorney fees among class counsel. This lawsuit is about whether lead present in HANO's public housing developments harmed the people who lived, sta...
ALL CHARGES AGAINST TULANE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL PLAYER ROBERT KELLEY HAVE BEEN DECLINED BY THE ORLEANS PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. Kelley, a Tulane University senior and former starting running back for the Green Wave, is grateful to Leon Cannizzaro's office who, after a thorough review of...
NEW ORLEANS, LA-A judgment has been issued against Acadian Ambulance for illegally "balance billing" and liening patients. Acadian had a policy of not submitting a patients claim to the health insurance company (a violation of their contract with the health insurance company) and then liening th...
Larry Centola was awarded the prestigious President's Award during the Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Association of Justice. Mr. Centola was recognized for his contribution to the Acadian Ambulance judgment. The President's award is granted by the LAJ sitting President and it began in 1971. Th...
NEW ORLEANS, LA, - On December 5, 2012, a federal judge in New Orleans appointed the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee ("PSC") in the Bayou Corne Sinkhole lawsuit. The Court ordered that all plaintiffs are directed to act through the PSC for all issues requiring the Court's attention. Members of th...
Lorillard Co. launched the Kent cigarette in 1952 with a Micronite asbestos filter. The company chose to use crocidolite asbestos as a filter material. Crocidolite asbestos is the most potent and toxic type of asbestos. Asbestos could be spun into tiny threads to act as an effective filter and w...
U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon approved five class-action settlements that call for a Chinese drywall manufacturer and others to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to repair homes damaged by the product, attorneys for thousands of Gulf Coast property owners. Fallon's order certified settlemen...
Employees of the USDA and other people who worked at the Michoud facility in Building 350 from 1981 – 1994 may have been exposed to asbestos. Employees doing accounting, IT and other administrative office work, building maintenance and cleaning were housed in this building. Asbestos was spray app...
On March 2, 2012, a fund of $7.8 billion dollars was created by BP under court supervision of Federal Judge Carl Barbier. It's worth noting that there is NO cap placed on this amount. If BP needs to pay more than $7.8 billion to compensate businesses and individuals who have incurred losses beca...
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