Orleans Parish
Recent News About Orleans Parish
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Woman suing Allstate over Hurricane Katrina wind damage
Torres A lawsuit filed against Allstate Insurance claims that the company has failed to pay the full policy amount on a home damaged by wind during Hurricane Katrina. -
Orleans Parish Civil Court announces Resource Center for pro se litigants
Patterson The Orleans Parish Civil District Court announced the formation of a Self Help Resource Center (SHRC) to help the increasing number of pro se litigants that have filed suits recently. -
Patient sues hospital after being 'severely affected with insect bites'
A lawsuit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court claims a patient at Touro Infirmary Hospital was subject to a hospital bed which was "surrounded and infested with insects." -
Apple Street construction results in pregnant woman's lawsuit
Wheelahan An Orleans Parish woman has filed a lawsuit against a construction company after she fell while attempting to go under pipe to reach her vehicle. -
Cyclist sues Entergy after accident involving repair truck
An Orleans Parish man is suing Entergy and one if its employees, alleging injuries sustained when the cyclist collided with an open car door belonging to the electric company. -
Customer sues Wal-Mart after tripping over 'falling price' sign
Mura A Wal-Mart customer claims he slipped and fell over a "falling price" sign as he was exiting a store on Berman Highway in Orleans Parish. -
Orleans Parish asbestos trial wraps up first week
Alvendia A two-and-a-half week asbestos trial has finished up the first week of deliberations in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
Parties dispute expert witnesses in French Quarter bar suit
D'Amico Plaintiff and defendants have filed dueling motions in a lawsuit over noise emitting from a French Quarter bar. -
Woman sues landlord and insurers over woodwork injury
Cates A New Orleans woman has filed a lawsuit against her landlord claiming he and his insurers are liable for injuries she sustained when a piece of "woodwork" in her apartment fell on her. -
Class certification hearing set in New Orleans red light camera case
Rosenberg A suit against the City of New Orleans over its use of red-light cameras will undergo a special hearing for class certification May 16 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
Transfer of power completed in Mardi Gras float company; Suit over ownership continues
The Times-Picayune reported that a scheduled meeting to transfer power of Blain Kern Artists (BKA), the company that owns Mardi Gras World, from father to son has been completed, even though a lawsuit disputing ownership is still pending. -
Property tax fee class action hearing continued for second time in a month
A hearing that would determine the fate of a possible class action against the City of New Orleans has been continued for the second time in a month, this time without date. -
'Final Destination 4' toilet trip suit against Universal Studios in court
Final Destination 4 scene A Jefferson Parish woman's personal injury suit against Universal Studios after she fell and hurt herself while exiting a portable toilet located on a Final Destination IV movie set is scheduled for trial next February. -
Mardi Gras floatmaker will appeal judges ruling forcing him to transfer company ownership to son
Reese The attorney for the embattled owner of the world-famous Mardi Gras World said that his client will appeal an Orleans Parish Civil District Court judge's ruling that he must transfer control of the company to his son. -
Woman suing a construction company after falling in front of her hom
Cates A New Orleans woman is suing a construction company that was renovating her house, alleging she fell on sand placed by workers to cover a hole in the sidewalk in front of her home. -
Mardi Gras float company owner ordered to relinquish property to son
Smith The owner of the world-famous Mardi Gras World has been ordered to relinquish his title and give ownership of the float-building company to his son -
Collision on North Causeway and Galleria Drive subject of lawsuit
An Orleans Parish resident is suing the owner of a tractor-trailer after the truck collided into his vehicle while turning onto Galleria Drive. -
Mardi Gras World owner sued by his son once again
Blaine Kern Sr. - the owner of Mardi Gras World and most of the floats used by Krewes during the Carnival season in New Orleans - has been sued by his son for the second time in six months in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
Hearing in class action challenging New Orleans property tax fees continued
A hearing in Orleans Parish Civil District Court that would determine the fate of a possible class action against the City of New Orleans has been continued to April 15. -
Disciplinary board recommends reprimand of Katrina attorney
An Orleans Parish attorney is facing disciplinary charges after he allegedly notarized four Hurricane Katrina insurance lawsuits, which were filed by a public adjuster without an attorney's license.