Monthly Archives: October 2010

Barbier orders security zone around Deepwater Horizon wreckage site

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Barbier

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier of the Eastern District of Louisiana has granted a Justice Department motion to establish a security zone around the wreckage site of the Deepwater Horizon well. Read More »

Federal Court, News

Louisiana Supreme Court will not hear appeal in red light camera suit

The city of New Orleans must stop issuing tickets based on traffic cameras because the Louisiana Supreme Court has refused to hear the City’s appeal of a lower court ruling that the cameras are illegal. In September, Orleans Parish Civil … Read More »

News, Orleans Parish

Defendants, counsel pile up in ‘Who Dat’ lawsuit

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Cedillo

The battle over the ownership of the phrase “Who Dat” continues to heat up in federal court in New Orleans with a total of seven defendants named by the plaintiffs who claim to hold a trademark on the phrase. Read More »

News, Orleans Parish

High court slashes judgments in test cases for Union Carbide paint thinner class

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Bienvenu

Louisiana Supreme Court Justices slashed judgments by almost 90 percent in test cases for a class action against Union Carbide over release of paint thinner. Read More »

Louisiana Supreme Court, News

Supreme Court rules for hospital and doc in forum shopping claim

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Cates

Orleans Parish District Judge Sidney Cates kept a wrongful death case that belonged 300 miles away, the Supreme Court of Louisiana decided on Oct. 19. Read More »

Louisiana Supreme Court, News

New Orleans man claims he was fired over work comp claim

A New Orleans man is suing his former employer for allegedly firing him after he claimed to have been hurt on the job. Joseph Simmons filed the complaint against Transit Management of Southeast Louisiana Inc. and the Regional Transit Authority … Read More »

News, Orleans Parish

Breast surgery center and hospital claim Humana failed to pay for reconstruction

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Griffith

A New Orleans surgery center and hospital are suing an insurance provider which they claim failed to pay for breast restoration procedures for cancer patients.
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News

Lowe’s customer claims cabinet fell on top of him

A New Orleans man blames a home improvement store for injuries he allegedly suffered when a kitchen cabinet fell on him. John Arnold filed a lawsuit against Lowe’s Home Centers Inc. on Oct. 20 in Orleans Parish District Court. Arnold … Read More »

News, Orleans Parish

Sears not responsible for teaching bike helmet customers how to use, high court rules

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Louisiana Supreme Court

Sears doesn’t have to teach customers how to use bicycle helmets and other products safely, the Supreme Court of Louisiana decided on Oct. 19. Read More »

Louisiana Supreme Court, News

Law groups file class action on behalf of special needs students

Four Louisiana law advocacy groups announced their civil rights lawsuit against the Louisiana Department of Education (LDE) on behalf of special needs students in New Orleans. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL), … Read More »

Federal Court, News