Orleans Parish
Recent News About Orleans Parish
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Trial set for man suing Hampton Inn over bathtub slip
A two-day jury trial is set to begin Feb. 15 involving a man suing the Hampton Inn Metairie after he allegedly slipped and fell in his room's bathtub. -
Lucky Dollar player sues after falling from chair
A Lafayette woman is suing the Lucky Dollar Casino and Madison Auto Truck Plaza in New Orleans after she fell from a chair, according to a suit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
Private security firm claims Warwick Hotel owes $60k for services
Blackhawk Protection Services is suing the owners of the Warwick Hotel in New Orleans for allegedly failing to pay for more than $60,000 in services, according to petition filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
Defense exception denied in lawsuit against Entergy
Frischhertz Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Herbert Cade denied a defense motion of exception for prescription in a suit filed against Entergy over a blown transformer that allegedly damaged a nearby Laundromat. -
Summary judgment hearing in case against Morgan Stanley reset
A summary judgment hearing set for Jan. 21 in a lawsuit against Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management Inc. of New York has been reset to Jan. 28 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
Med mal ruling in East Baton Rouge highlights verdict report
The February issue of the Louisiana Jury Verdict Reporter highlights four cases that top the million dollar mark, including a $4.5 million award to the family of an Independence woman who suffered a stroke after emergency room doctors allegedly ignored her symptoms. -
Couple claims lawyer failed to inform IRS of their Chapter 7 case
A Jefferson Parish couple is suing their former bankruptcy attorney for nearly $400,000 after the lawyer allegedly failed to inform the Internal Revenue Service of the couple's Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according a suit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
Folgers Coffee accountant claims discrimination
Cates A New Orleans woman claims that she was harassed and then wrongfully terminated from her job as an accountant for Folgers, according to a suit filed Jan. 17 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
B&B sues church over fired that burned down both buildings
A bed and breakfast is suing a church and its bank after a six-alarm blaze that took down the church spread and destroyed the hotel next door, according to a suit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
Bourbon Street bar patron injured while delivering blow to punching bag
A Lousiana woman is suing a Bourbon Street bar in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, claiming she injured her leg while playing the bar's punching bag game. -
Woman awarded $436K in slip and fall bench trial against Entergy
A 76-year-old New Orleans woman was awarded more than $469,000 in a lawsuit against Entergy of New Orleans Inc., after she broke her arm as a result of falling on a piece of plywood covering an Entergy work site in December 2003. -
Resident seeks injunction against commercial property after she was allegedly threatened
A New Orleans woman is seeking injunctive relief in Orleans Parish Civil District Court against business entities located in a commercial building next door. -
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. -
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. -
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.