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School shooting liability trial set to resume Dec. 6
A liability trial involving a 2003 school shooting at a New Orleans high school, which began Oct. 11, is set to resume Dec. 6 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Dispute between waste disposal company and New Orleans resolved
The city of New Orleans and Richard's Disposal Inc. have come to an agreement for trash cleanup less than 24 hours before an Orleans Parish Civil District Court judge was set to hear an injunction filed by the waste disposal company.
Orleans Parish Clerk's office continues to deal with missing property records
The Orleans Parish Clerk's office is still working to recover missing property and real estate data lost after a computer crash in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Judge extends discovery deadlines in suit against New Orleans over gas leak
LeBlanc Orleans Parish Judge Ethel Julien granted a plaintiff motion to extend discovery in a suit against the city of New Orleans involving a 2003 gas leak.
Hearing to dismiss defendant in parking meter suit continued
Defense counsel successfully reset a hearing for dismissal in Orleans Parish Civil District Court until Dec. 10 in a lawsuit against the city of New Orleans and several parking meter companies.
U.S. attorney says testing of failed BOP device proceeding in 'slow but sure' process
Barbier Speaking at a status conference for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Multi-District Litigation (MDL) at the Eastern District of Louisiana, assistant U.S. attorney Mike Underhill said that testing has begun on the failed blowout preventer (BOP) and the well cement used on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
Uncertainty surrounds changes in BP claims fund
McGovern With a deadline to file emergency claims related to the BP oil spill set Nov. 23, uncertainty remains as to how the claims process will continue.
Barbier will hear motions in BP MDL status conference today
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier will hear motions today filed by plaintiffs and BP at the end of a status conference for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Multi-District Litigation, according to a tentative agenda released by the court.
Deposition guidelines set in BP MDL
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier signed pretrial order Nov. 16, finalizing deposition guidelines for the BP MDL in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Judge dissolves injunction against New Orleans traffic cameras
Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Paulette Irons rescinded an Oct. 1 injunction that had stopped the city from collecting tickets from traffic cameras.
Defense seeks to reset hearing in parking meter suit
Rosenberg A defendant in a suit against the city of New Orleans and the companies it hired to install and enforce parking meters in Orleans Parish has asked to reset a hearing for summary judgment currently set for Nov. 19 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
High school football injury bench trial set Dec. 16
A high school football injury is the subject of a liability suit against the Orleans Parish School Board set to begin a two-day bench trial Dec. 16 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, LouisianaRecord.com has learned.
Plaintiffs seek to extend discovery in suit against city of New Orleans
LeBlanc Judge Ethel Julien will hear a plaintiff motion to extend discovery on Nov. 17 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court in a suit against the city of New Orleans involving a 2003 gas leak.
New Orleans dismissed in five-year-old slip and fall suit
Demarest Orleans Parish Civil District Chief Judge Lloyd Medley dismissed the city of New Orleans from a five-year-old slip and fall suit after granting the city's motion for summary judgment on Oct. 29.
Hearing set in case against New Orleans Music Hall of Fame
A hearing on a plaintiff motion for summary judgment has been set for Dec. 12 in Orleans Parish Civil District court in a case involving a roofing company suing the New Orleans Music Hall of Fame (NOMHF) for unpaid work.
Judge takes motions under advisement in OPSB class action
Irpino Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Ethel Julien heard almost 20 motions on Nov. 5 in a class action suit filed by former employees of the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) after they were fired following hurricane Katrina.
AG meets with Houma businesses over disputed BP contract wages
Caldwell The Louisiana Attorney General's office confirmed an article posted on HoumaToday.com which said that attorneys working for AG Buddy Caldwell met with business owners in regards to alleged non-payment of BP contracts.
Pleading bundles finalized in BP MDL
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier signed a pre-trial order finalizing the creation of "pleading bundles" to help group similar lawsuits filed against BP and other defendants.
New Orleans passes ordinance legalizing traffic cameras
The New Orleans City Council voted 6-1 on Nov. 4 to move oversight of the city's red light and traffic cameras to the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) from the Public Works Department (PWD).
Computer glitch in Orleans Parish affects real estate closings
Orleans Parish judges and the clerk of court released statements confirming that computer access to mortgage and conveyance records in Orleans Parish Civil District Court "have been unavailable for several days," delaying all real estate closings until the problem is fixed.