Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans
Recent News About Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans
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Deanie’s Seafood patron sues claiming he ingested a spider
NEW ORLEANS – A customer at Deanie’s Seafood asserts he ingested a spider while consuming a platter of seafood. -
Tenant files suit against landlord after alleged slip and fall
NEW ORLEANS – An apartment tenant allegedly slipped and fell inside his apartment incurring severe personal injuries. -
Condominium owner sues upstairs neighbor for alleged contamination and toxic exposure
NEW ORLEANS – A condominium owner claims his upstairs neighbor allegedly left his windows open during rainfall and continually overflowed his toilet damaging the plaintiff’s condo. -
RTA streetcar passenger files $25K suit after sudden stop allegedly threw him to the ground
NEW ORLEANS – An RTA streetcar passenger contends the streetcar operator’s violent stop caused him to incur severe personal injuries. -
Harrah’s Casino patron files suit after alleged slip and fall near buffet restaurant
NEW ORLEANS – A guest at Harrah’s Casino alleges he slipped and fell on a mysterious substance near its buffet. -
Woman files suit after dryer catches home on fire
NEW ORLEANS – A woman claims upon moving to her new home her house caught fire due to faulty screws in her clothes dryer. -
Wal-Mart sued after woman slips on fruit, claims injury
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans woman is suing Wal-Mart after allegedly slipping on a piece of fruit at the chain's Tchoupitoulas Street location and suffering subsequent personal injury. -
Man claims injury from trip and fall on carpet, sues Astor Crowne Plaza
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Nail Salon patron sues over laceration during a manicure
NEW ORLEANS – A nail salon customer alleges her right index finger was lacerated during a manicure, leading to permanent scarring. -
Special master in Bayou Corne sinkhole settlement admits he served as attorney for plaintiffs’ counsel; Impartiality called into question
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Biomedical company sued for faulty plate implant
NEW ORLEANS – A man who underwent a spinal surgery in order to insert a cervical plate is suing the firm that manufactured and sold the implant after it allegedly fractured in half two months after surgery for no apparent reason. -
SUNO sued for allegedly failing to respond to deceased professor’s collapse in a timely manner
NEW ORLEANS – Southern University at New Orleans is being sued by the daughter of a professor who collapsed on campus and later died. -
Boh Bros. files breach of contract over price adjustment dispute
NEW ORLEANS – Boh Bros. claims two major construction companies failed to compensate for work completed on a New Orleans road resurfacing project. -
Rental car company files suit after customer allegedly inflicts $25K worth of damages
NEW ORLEANS – A rental car company is suing a customer who waived optional liability insurance on a rental car and then crashing it into a duplex. -
Parking garage sued by doctor for ankle fracture allegedly suffered in slip and fall
NEW ORLEANS – A doctor is suing a downtown parking services company claiming it was negligent in applying paint that resulted in him slipping in the garage and sustaining a severe ankle fracture. -
Bayou Corne residents allege they were “mistreated and manipulated” by lead attorneys and special master, granted grievance hearing
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Apartment complex sued after leaky air conditioner allegedly causes accident, injuries
NEW ORLEANS – A woman is suing the owner of her apartment complex following a slip and fall she claims occurred as a result of a leaky air conditioner. -
Parents sue day care center claiming child received head injury in fall off table
NEW ORLEANS – The parents of a child who allegedly received head and brain injuries after falling off a table and striking her head on a shelf is suing the day care center where the incident allegedly occurred. -
Former operator of hooka bar sued for alleged breach of contract
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Man sues hospitals for allegedly failing to properly diagnose benzene poisoning
NEW ORLEANS – A man is suing Tulane Medical Center claiming that medical staff failed to properly diagnose him with benzene poisoning, thus resulting in severe pain and personal damages.