Orleans Parish
Recent News About Orleans Parish
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Correction
In a July 30, 2010 report involving an Orleans Parish Civil District Court lawsuit against Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management Inc. of New York and PPF Safeguard of Georgia, the Louisiana Record mistakenly reported that a Morgan Stanley risk manager had been fired over plaintiffs' allegations of wrongful conduct. The report should have stated that only the plaintiffs alleged the manager -
Plaintiffs press on despite multiple setbacks in suit against Morgan Stanley
Plaintiff lawyers have not backed down from an Orleans Parish Civil District Court lawsuit against Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management Inc. of New York, despite exceptions granted to the defense. -
Orleans Parish judge says 2010 was post-Katrina benchmark in case filings
Reese Orleans Parish Civil District Judge Kern Reese said that civil case filings which declined proportionately to New Orleans' post-Katrina population loss, stabilized in 2010. -
Hearing in suit against New Orleans Aquarium continued without date
A hearing on three defense motions in a liability suit against the New Orleans Aquarium has been continued without date in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
SC creates panel to simplify jury instructions; Orleans Parish judge named to committee
Baxter Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Catherine Kimball has appointed Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Rosemary Ledet to a panel tasked with simplifying jury instructions in civil suits, according to a press release issued last week. -
Judge will hear motions in liability case against New Orleans Aquarium
Upton Orleans Parish Judge Piper Griffin will hear three defense motions in a liability suit involving an elevator accident at the Aquarium of the Americas. -
Orleans Parish tech chief no longer at post after computer crash
The Orleans Parish Civil District Court's technology chief for the past four years is no longer in her post after a computer crash wiped out thousands of real estate records. -
Mardi Gras float trial continued without date
Futrell A trial involving an accident and subsequent injuries on a Mardi Gras float has been continued without date after the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) and an unidentified insurance company were added as defendants. -
Class certification hearing set in suit over traffic cameras
Orleans Parish Judge Rosemary Ledet will hear arguments Jan. 14 from plaintiff and defense attorneys as to whether to certify a class in a suit against New Orleans traffic cameras. -
Number of suits filed in Orleans Parish down 4 percent from '09
The total number of suits filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court is down 4 percent from its 2009 total with two days left to file in 2010, according to a search of the court's document filing system. -
Passenger suing both drivers and insurance companies over car accident
An Orleans Parish woman is suing both the drivers and their insurance company over a 2009 car accident in which she was a passenger. -
Most lost real-estate records restored in Orleans Parish Clerk's office
Orleans Parish Clerk Dale Atkins announced that the amount of real estate documents lost was much less than originally believed and that most of the records have been restored. -
Orleans Parish Civil Court has four-day weekend
The Orleans Parish Civil District Court is enjoying a four-day weekend in observance of the Christmas holiday, according to the court holiday schedule. -
Garden District Hotel suing insurance company over malfunctioning sprinkler system
A malfunctioning sprinkler system that flooded much of the Garden District Hotel in January is the subject of a lawsuit the hotel filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
Woman sues 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, alleging that the coating and/or film on the stairs posed an unreasonable risk of harm. -
Man sues restaurant over alleged smoke damage caused by grease fire
Landrieu An Orleans Parish resident is suing a French Quarter restaurant after a grease fire that broke out in the restaurant allegedly caused smoke damage to the man's apartment next door. -
Lafource Parish couple files Depuy hip implant suit in Orleans Parish
A Lafourche Parish man and his wife are suing the Ochsner Clinic Foundation and Mark Starring and Associates in Orleans Parish Civil District Court after the man received a Depuy Orthopedics ASR hip implant which was later recalled. -
Man sues apartment complex and its employees over slip on fall on stairs
Orleans Parish resident Darryl Williams is suing his apartment complex owner and several of its employees after he slipped and fell in a stairwell on the property. -
Hearing in Chinese drywall suit reset to February
Mince A hearing for defense exceptions in a Chinese drywall suit in Orleans Parish Civil District court has been continued until February. -
Man suing parking lot owners after he was shot and robbed
A New Orleans man is suing the owners of a parking lot where he was shot and robbed.