Yearly Archives: 2010

Number of suits filed in Orleans Parish down 4 percent from ’09

The total number of suits filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court is down 4 percent from its 2009 total with two days left to file in 2010, according to a search of the court’s document filing system. A total … Read More »

News, Orleans Parish

Barbier officially bars BP from claiming OPA liability limits

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Barbier

In an order signed just before the Christmas holiday, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier officially prohibited BP from claiming any liability limits under the Oil Pollution Act (OPA).
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Plaintiff lawyers claim Feinberg is agent for defense in BP MDL

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Feinberg

Plaintiff lawyers in the multi-district litigation (MDL) involving the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill have filed a motion urging U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to supervise public comments made by Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) administrator Ken Feinberg.
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Federal Court, News

BP litigation goes Hollywood: Baldwin sues Costner over centrifuges

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Baldwin

In the latest court action involving the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, actor Stephen Baldwin has filed a lawsuit against actor Kevin Costner over the sale of a centrifuge to BP.
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Federal Court, News

Supreme Court overturns St. Bernard Katrina class certification

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Murphy

Property owners alleging Lafayette Insurance improperly denied Hurricane Katrina claims can’t pursue a class action, the Supreme Court of Louisiana decided on Nov. 30.
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Louisiana Supreme Court, News

Tulane registered nurse sues Health Center for race and gender

A registered nurse for the Tulane Community Health Center has filed a discrimination lawsuit against that argues he was subjected to race and gender discrimination. Alleging violations of his civil rights, Ronald Ruffin filed suit against Tulane University on Dec. … Read More »

Federal Court, News

Louisiana company accused of refusing to hire African-Americans

A Louisiana corporation is accused of racial discrimination in a suit filed Dec. 22 in federal court in New Orleans. Sondria Brown, Terris Cramedy, Carlos Gibson, Derrick Mixon, Arthur Mixon, Helen Edwards, Lance Jackson, Darrick May, Derrick McGowan, Preston Murray, … Read More »

Federal Court, News

Executive sues Louisiana company after losing his job

A senior executive of a Louisiana company claims he was terminated from his position due to age discrimination and in retaliation for filing a worker’s compensation claim. Randal A. Schulte filed a lawsuit against Kinetic Concepts Inc. and KCI USA … Read More »

Federal Court, News

Passenger suing both drivers and insurance companies over car accident

An Orleans Parish woman is suing both the drivers and their insurance company over a 2009 car accident in which she was a passenger. New Orleans attorney Arthur Shott III filed a suit on behalf of Rosel Solis-Arevalo in Orleans … Read More »

News, Orleans Parish

Most lost real-estate records restored in Orleans Parish Clerk’s office

Orleans Parish Clerk Dale Atkins announced that the amount of real estate documents lost was much less than originally believed and that most of the records have been restored. Atkins released a statement saying, “the total number of instruments needing … Read More »

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