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Hearings continue in employee class action against OPSB
Three motions will be heard on Friday involving a class action suit brought by former employees against the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
LLAW launches online petition to impeach Porteous
Porteous The Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch (LLAW) released a statement announcing the online petition and Facebook page to support the impeachment of U.S. District Judge Tomas Porteous of the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Hearing in product liability lawsuit against Ford continued
Charbonnet A hearing for defense motions to limit the scope of evidence introduced in a product liability lawsuit against Ford has been continued without date in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Barbier approves pleading BP claims into 'bundles'
Barbier In an unprecedented move designed to help expedite the lawsuits involving the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill, U.S. Disrict Judge Carl Barbier has approved a plan proposed by both defense and plaintiff lawyers to group claims into "pleading bundles."
Tentative agreement reached in translating BP proceedings for foreign workers
Plaintiff and defense counsel in BP oil spill litigation have tentatively agreed to consider ways in which case proceedings can be translated into Vietnamese, Cambodian and Spanish to help foreign fishermen and other workers affected by the spill to follow the case.
Barbier opens door for plaintiffs to subpoena government and defense
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier granted a plaintiff motion for leave to amend a pre-trial order on the issue of subpoenaing government entities for environmental specimens.
Ford tries to limit evidence in Orleans Parish 'Explorer' trial
Charbonnet Defense counsel for the Ford Motor Co. has filed several motions seeking to limit the scope of evidence introduced at trial in a product liability suit against the auto manufacturer in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Motion to dismiss denied in councilman's suit against Brown Ferris Industries
Johnson Judge Piper Griffin denied a defense motion for dismissal in an Orleans Parish Civil District Court case involving a waste disposal truck allegedly hitting an electrical pole and knocking out power to a Papa John's franchise in July 2005.
Defense receives response in hostel slip and fall case
Court documents indicate that the defense in hostel slip and fall suit have received a response to interrogatories in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Employees' decade-old battle with levee district continues in Orleans Parish
A wrongful termination suit against the Orleans Levee District (OLD) from 1997 is still under litigation in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Katrina-related med mal suits edge toward class certification
Irpino A dozen cases related to deaths following Hurricane Katrina at a Mid-City hospital have already begun consolidating and a class certification date has been set in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Judges closing offices early due to Saints season opener
Many Judges in Orleans Parish Civil District court will be closing their divisions early on account of the New Orleans Saints season opener Thursday.
Taxi driver suing hostel after falling on wet spot
Judge Herbert Cade will hear a defense motion in Orleans Parish Civil District Court on Sept. 10 in a slip and fall suit involving a taxi driver and a backpacker's hostel.
Judge hears motions in school shooting suit
Rodney Judge Robin Giarusso heard three motions in a suit involving a 2003 school shooting in Orleans Parish Civil District Court on Sept. 7.
'Who Dat' ownership battle set for conference Oct. 7
A scheduling conference has been set for Oct. 7 in a suit between parties fighting over who has ownership of the term "Who Dat."
Hustler Club fights bar over use of alley
Larry Flynt's Hustler Club in the French Quarter is claiming that its neighbor, the Utopia Night Club, is threatening to closed down a fire alley in between the two buildings, thus forcing the city of New Orleans to revoke the strip club's license, according to documents filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Judge denies injunction in suit over Gulf oil-skimming technology
U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon on Wednesday denied an injunction sought by plaintiffs suing a rival company for allegedly stealing Gulf oil-spill cleanup technology.
Plaintiffs seek to extend discovery in gas leak suit against city
Wolff Orleans Parish Civil District Judge Ethel Julien will hear a plaintiff motion to extend discovery in a suit against the city of New Orleans involving a 2003 gas leak.
Judge will hear three motions in school shooting civil suit
Rodney An infamous 2003 school shooting is the subject of three motions to be heard by Judge Robin Giarusso in Orleans Parish Civil District Court on Sept. 7.
Med mal suit raises constitutionality questions in Orleans Parish
Belsome A Gretna couple is challenging the constitutionality of liability caps on medical malpractice cases in Louisiana in a suit in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.