Orleans Parish
Recent News About Orleans Parish
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Gov. Jindal speaks out against massive coastal erosion lawsuit against energy companies
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Foam insulation company sued for allegedly damaging property
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Flood protection agency files massive lawsuit against oil companies over land loss
The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - East covers three consolidated districts: East Jefferson Levee District, Orleans Levee District, and Lake Borgne Basin Levee District. -
Property owner sues non-profit developer for allegedly taking possession of property without paying for it
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans man is suing a Marrero-based non-profit development company he claims took possession of his property without paying him. -
Dillard University faces lawsuit from former tenured professor
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Numerous businesses sued by woman who alleges she fell in hole at shopping center
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Prosthetics company sued by patient whose hip replacement was allegedly defective
NEW ORLEANS - A man who underwent a hip replacement surgery is suing the company that manufactured his prosthetic after the device allegedly failed due to defects. -
Daiquiri shop sued after slip and fall
Charles ThomasNEW ORLEANS – An Orleans Parish resident is suing a daiquiri shop and its insurance company for injuries she allegedly received after she slipped and fell.Terrysine Sims filed suit against Club Daiquiris Inc. and their insurer in the Orleans District Court on May 21.Sims claims she slipped and fell in a large puddle in one of the establishment’s passageways. She claims she injured her -
New Orleans homeowner suing home elevation company for breach of contract
NEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans woman is suing a home elevation company and its insurer for alleged breach of contract claiming they took five months to complete the elevation of her home and that the result was unacceptable. -
Dillard University being sued over tenure dispute
NEW ORLEANS – A former sociology professor is suing Dillard University after being fired from an allegedly tenured position.Winona Somervill filed suit in the Orleans Parish Central District Court on May 21, claiming the university breached their contract with her by firing her.Somervill alleges that in May 2012, after 15 years of tenured service, she received a message from a university official stating -
New Orleans Redevelopment Authority challenging 2004 tax sale
Charles L. Stern Jr.NEW ORLEANS – A 2004 tax sale is being challenged by a local governmental body for a property being claimed by two separate owners.The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) filed suit against Mooring Tax Asset Group LLC and A.M.E. Services Inc. in the Orleans Parish Central District Court on May 20. The property, located at 3111 North Miro St., is now being claimed by NORA -
Man injured by a piece of shattered glass files suit
NEW ORLEANS - A cabinet installation company is being sued by a Michigan man who claims a shard of glass injured his eye after a window was thrown off a two-story building. -
Production company sued by local hospital district for allegedly causing damage to building during filming of movie
Pendleton Memorial HospitalNEW ORLEANS – A New Orleans hospital is suing a California-based production company claiming it caused damages to the hospital property they it leased for the filming of a movie.Hospital Service District for the Parish of Orleans District A filed suit against Hours Production Company and Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services Inc. in the Orleans Parish Central District Court -
New Orleans hotel suing local corporation seeking $35K in unpaid services
Michael R. Allweiss
