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Sub-contractor claims construction group breached $5 million contract
A Chalmette construction firm claims that the company that hired it to work on a New Orleans high school has broken a $5 million contract, according to a suit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Construction worker claims he was fired after injury
A former construction worker claims that he was fired by his employer after suffering an workplace injury that the employer refused to provide workers' compensation for, according to a suit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Judge denies injunction that would have prevented work on New Orleans floodwalls
Reese Orleans Parish Civil District Judge Kern Reese has denied an injunction filed by homeowners along the 17th Street Canal in New Orleans to halt construction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to strengthen floodwalls.
First wrongful death suit in BP MDL settles
Barbier The first settlement in a wrongful death case has been reached in the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL), according to court documents filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Woman sues for access to neighbor's courtyard to repair condo wall
Landrieu An Orleans Parish woman is suing to gain access to her neighbor's courtyard in order to make repairs on her condominium, according to a suit filed Jan. 10 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Laundromat's suit against Entergy challenged over prescription
Frischhertz Defense counsel in a suit against Entergy Inc. claims that the plaintiff's claims in Orleans Parish Civil District Court have prescribed and the lawsuit should be dismissed.
Judge allows counterclaims to proceed in 'Who Dat' lawsuit
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has denied a motion to dismiss counterclaims filed by three Louisiana businesses in a lawsuit relating to the owner of the phrase "Who Dat."
Woman sues Avenue Plaza Hotel after fall on stairs during tour
An Orleans Parish woman is suing the Avenue Plaza Hotel and Wyndham Vacation Ownership Inc. after she fell down stairs.
Louisiana Citizens Insurance claims faulty wiring job caused house fire
Paysse Jr. The Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance (LCPI) claims that a heating company is liable for a house fire that damaged a New Orleans home, according to a suit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
Construction company claims LSU breached contract in reconstruction
A construction firm that built and then restored the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans is claiming that LSU breached a contract to restore its building on Tulane Avenue after Hurricane Katrina.
Plaintiffs press on despite multiple setbacks in suit against Morgan Stanley
Plaintiff lawyers have not backed down from an Orleans Parish Civil District Court lawsuit against Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management Inc. of New York, despite exceptions granted to the defense.
Orleans Parish judge says 2010 was post-Katrina benchmark in case filings
Reese Orleans Parish Civil District Judge Kern Reese said that civil case filings which declined proportionately to New Orleans' post-Katrina population loss, stabilized in 2010.
Hearing in suit against New Orleans Aquarium continued without date
A hearing on three defense motions in a liability suit against the New Orleans Aquarium has been continued without date in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
SC creates panel to simplify jury instructions; Orleans Parish judge named to committee
Baxter Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Catherine Kimball has appointed Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Rosemary Ledet to a panel tasked with simplifying jury instructions in civil suits, according to a press release issued last week.
Feinberg to visit Gulf Coast amidst complaints about oil spill claims
Feinberg Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of a $20 billion claims fund established by BP after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, said that he will be in Mississippi and Louisiana this week to meet with claimants who say their payments are arriving too slowly.
Barbier orders documents preserved in BP MDL
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier issued a pre-trial order governing the United States' preservation of documents in Gulf oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL).
Judge will hear motions in liability case against New Orleans Aquarium
Upton Orleans Parish Judge Piper Griffin will hear three defense motions in a liability suit involving an elevator accident at the Aquarium of the Americas.
Orleans Parish tech chief no longer at post after computer crash
The Orleans Parish Civil District Court's technology chief for the past four years is no longer in her post after a computer crash wiped out thousands of real estate records.
Mardi Gras float trial continued without date
Futrell A trial involving an accident and subsequent injuries on a Mardi Gras float has been continued without date after the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) and an unidentified insurance company were added as defendants.
Trial against OPSB continued until May
A jury trial pitting former employees of the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) against the school board in Orleans Parish Civil District Court has been continued until May because of an undisclosed attorney conflict.