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Judge orders Chinese drywall supplier to divulge details of $54 million settlement
Durkee A Florida circuit judge has ruled in favor of a group of plaintiffs that threatened to opt out of a $54 million Chinese drywall settlement over lack of transparency.
$25 million settlement in Katrina hospital suit gets preliminary approval
Orleans Parish Chief Judge Rosemary Ledet has given preliminary approval to a $25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against a New Orleans hospital that flooded following during hurricane Katrina.
Plaintiffs challenge GCCF's OPA compliance filed in BP oil spill MDL
Feinberg A motion filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana claims that the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) fails to comply with the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) in how it administers payments to victims of the 2010 BP oil spill.
Plaintiff claims he suffered injuries while under anesthesia in suit against Tulane hospital
A New Orleans man is claiming medical malpractice against the Tulane University Hospital and Clinic and one of its doctors in a civil suit filed July 20 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.
City employees file injunction against Civil Service Commissioner nominee
Wildes An injunction filed by "Concerned classified City employees of New Orleans" asks an Orleans Parish judge to halt the City Council's nomination of a new Civil Service Commissioner.
BP denied access to White House emails in oil spill litigation
Gasaway U.S. Magistrate Judge Sally Shushan has denied a request by BP attorneys to obtain emails sent by a former adviser to President Barack Obama during the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Lack of transparency is factor in opt out of Chinese drywall settlement, lawyer says
Durkee Florida attorney David Durkee said ambiguity in a proposed settlement among parties in Chinese drywall litigation has prevented his clients from wanting to take part in it.
Barbier orders Anadarko-BP dispute to arbitration
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier ordered that claims brought on by Anadarko against its partner BP in the failed Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico need to be settled in arbitration.
Barbier dismisses RICO claims in BP MDL
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier issued an order dismissing claims brought under the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) against BP and its partners for their involvement in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Plaintiffs opting out of settlement in Chinese drywall MDL
Herman Attorneys for a group of Florida plaintiffs involved in Chinese drywall litigation have announced their clients are opting out of a recently proposed $54.5 million settlement and will seek damages individually.
Judge gives preliminary approval of settlement in Chinese Drywall litigation
Herman U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon has given preliminary approval to a $55 million settlement between plaintiffs and a Florida-based Chinese drywall supplier.
Control of popular Catholic high school sought in federal court dispute; St. Augustine last school in country to use corporal punishment
St. Augustine New Orleans' society of Josephite priests have filed a federal injunction seeking to stop what they perceive is an attempted takeover of the historic St. Augustine High School in Gentilly.
Man claims product liability in wheelchair accident
A quadriplegic Jefferson Parish man is suing an electric wheelchair manufacturer claiming product liability after a piece of the wheelchair broke and caused him to fall while he was riding in a van in Orleans Parish.
Barbier impressed by cooperation in BP MDL discovery process
Barbier Speaking at a status conference for the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL), U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier said he had never seen a discovery process on a similar scale.
Sierra Club to file objection to dismissal of claims in BP MDL
Huber Attorneys for the Sierra Club filed a motion to extend the deadline to submit an objection on an earlier court ruling that barred the environmental group's claims in the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL).
HUD settles with hundreds of Louisiana homeowners in Road Home dispute
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it has reached a $62 million settlement with over a thousand Louisiana homeowners claiming racial discrimination through the Road Home program.
Suit claims door fell on man's head when entering McDonald's
A Jefferson Parish man is suing a Canal St. McDonald's and its insurer, claiming that the door to the restaurant fell on his head when he was entering the premises.
Plaintiff claims excessive force in suit against NOPD
A Baton Rouge man is suing the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), claiming excessive force from arresting officers caused him physical injuries.
Boat owner sues former attorneys for negligence after $3 million verdict goes against them
Smith A Louisiana boat owner is suing the law firm of Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin & Hubbard, claiming negligence after the firm allegedly failed to keep the boat owner from having to pay a $3 million verdict.
Proposed class action claims American Home Shield Corp. failed to pay out policies
A lawsuit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court seeks class action status against insurer American Home Shield Corporation, which has allegedly failed to pay out policy claims to its clients.