Alejandro de los Rios News
BP hearing set Oct. 15 in Barbier's court
Barbier The second major hearing in the BP oil spill multi-district litigation (MDL) is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. before U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans.
Hearing challenging Laundromat's suit against Entergy reset to December
A hearing for a motion of exception for prescription in a Laundromat's suit against Entergy has been reset to Dec. 3 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
City agrees to pay back tax payments in property mix-up
Cates The city of New Orleans has decided to pay back $10,000 in taxes illegally collected over four years on M&A Development Corp. -- which thought it had bought what turned out to be city property -- settling a dispute in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
New Orleans vows to appeal judge's ruling that bans red light cameras
Landrieu The city of New Orleans has pledged to appeal a ruling by the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeals which upheld a ruling in Orleans Parish Civil District Court which deemed the city's red light traffic cameras illegal.
Barbier appoints plaintiff steering committee for BP MDL cases
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has appointed 17 attorneys to serve in leadership roles in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) against BP and other companies associated with the Deepwater Horizon explosion and ensuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
OPSB school shooting trial begins in Orleans Parish
A liability suit involving a 2003 school shooting at a New Orleans high school began Oct. 11 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Former employee sues New Orleans Business Park for three days unpaid wages
A former employee of the New Orleans Regional Business Park has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to recover unpaid wages.
Laundromat's suit against Entergy challenged
Defense counsel in a suit against Entergy Inc. counters that a plaintiff's claims in Orleans Parish Civil District Court have prescribed and the lawsuit should be dismissed.
Jury rules against plaintiff in suit against Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing
Sutterfield An Orleans Parish Civil District Court jury ruled Thursday that a plaintiff was not entitled to any damages in a racetrack liability suit involving the Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company.
Suits remain on file against Mardi Gras float production company
Despite reports that their differences had been settled, Barry Kern's suit to oust his father as head of the family company remains on file in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Strip club building owners dismissed from trip and fall suit
Cates Three defendants have been dismissed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court in a slip and fall suit involving a man who fell inside a strip club.
Son seeks control of father's Mardi Gras float-building company
A lawsuit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court claims the owner of New Orleans' largest Mardi Gras float production company has used his recent control of the firm to "aggrandize his own financial situation to the detriment of...shareholders."
Judge rules New Orleans traffic cameras violate city charter
Judge Landrieu Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Paulette Irons has ruled that New Orleans' red-light and traffic cameras violate the city charter and has placed an injunction on the city to prevent it from issuing any more tickets.
Defense seeks summary judgment in case against Bourbon Street bar
Cates Defense counsel for a Bourbon Street bar are seeking a summary judgment to dismiss claims against it in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, stating that the plaintiff is trying to sue the wrong company.
Premises liability suit circumvents medical malpractice law
A former Tulane University Hospital Center (TUHC) patient has filed a premises liability suit against the hospital and is arguing that it is not subject to medical malpractice laws in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Hearings in Chinese drywall suit continued in Orleans Parish
A hearing on three defense motions in Chinese drywall lawsuit has been continued in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Woman sues 'Art House' residents after breaking ankle on tree house
Irpino Orleans Parish resident LaRonda Paisant is suing the New Orleans Art House, also known as The Treehouse, in Orleans Parish Civil District Court after she allegedly broke her ankle after riding a slide attached to the tree house installation.
Judge denies continuance of school shooting suit
Judge Robin Giarusso denied a defense motion to continue an Oct. 11 trial date in a lawsuit against the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) regarding a 2003 school shooting.
Judge rules on motions in employee class action against OPSB
Judge Ethel Julien denied the state's motion to quash subpoenas sent to school superintendents in St. Bernard, St. Tammany, Plaquemines, Washington and Jefferson parishes regarding the effects on those school boards following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Defense seeks to dismiss doctor in med mal case against Charity Hospital, others
Cates Defense counsel seeks the dismissal of a doctor named in a medical malpractice suit in Orleans Parish Civil District court.