Orleans Parish
Recent News About Orleans Parish
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Judge dissolves injunction against New Orleans traffic cameras
Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Paulette Irons rescinded an Oct. 1 injunction that had stopped the city from collecting tickets from traffic cameras. -
Defense seeks to reset hearing in parking meter suit
Rosenberg A defendant in a suit against the city of New Orleans and the companies it hired to install and enforce parking meters in Orleans Parish has asked to reset a hearing for summary judgment currently set for Nov. 19 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
Plaintiffs seek to extend discovery in suit against city of New Orleans
LeBlanc Judge Ethel Julien will hear a plaintiff motion to extend discovery on Nov. 17 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court in a suit against the city of New Orleans involving a 2003 gas leak. -
Supreme Court to decide statute of limitations in Katrina litigation
Culotta NEW ORLEANS – Thousands of Hurricane Katrina suits against insurers hang in suspense as the Supreme Court of Louisiana decides how to apply a statute of limitations. -
New Orleans dismissed in five-year-old slip and fall suit
Demarest Orleans Parish Civil District Chief Judge Lloyd Medley dismissed the city of New Orleans from a five-year-old slip and fall suit after granting the city's motion for summary judgment on Oct. 29. -
Hearing set in case against New Orleans Music Hall of Fame
A hearing on a plaintiff motion for summary judgment has been set for Dec. 12 in Orleans Parish Civil District court in a case involving a roofing company suing the New Orleans Music Hall of Fame (NOMHF) for unpaid work. -
New Orleans passes ordinance legalizing traffic cameras
The New Orleans City Council voted 6-1 on Nov. 4 to move oversight of the city's red light and traffic cameras to the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) from the Public Works Department (PWD). -
Computer glitch in Orleans Parish affects real estate closings
Orleans Parish judges and the clerk of court released statements confirming that computer access to mortgage and conveyance records in Orleans Parish Civil District Court "have been unavailable for several days," delaying all real estate closings until the problem is fixed. -
Judge considers case against ExxonMobil, others, over radiocative exposure
Silbert Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Ethel Julien has taken a defense motion for exception under advisement in a wrongful death suit against more than a dozen oil companies who allegedly exposed workers to radioactive materials. -
Lawsuit filed after tractor-trailer collides into car
A passenger in a motor vehicle collision has filed a lawsuit claiming a tractor-trailer driver failed to control his truck and caused a two-vehicle collision in New Orleans. -
Orleans Parish city buildings closed for All Saints
All city buildings, including Orleans Parish Civil District Court, are closed Monday in observance of All Saints Day. -
River Bend Electrical sues over unpaid work
A St. Charles electrical company claims a local construction company owes more than $95,000 for work already completed. -
Lower French Quarter restaurant seeks full payment on fire claim
The owner of a cafe in the Lower French Quarter is suing its landlord and insurers for unpaid damages caused by a fire. -
Company claims lawyer failed to point out judge's error
A New Orleans company is accusing its former attorney and his law firm of providing poor legal representation. -
Rouse's customer sues over trip on wire
A New Orleans woman is suing a local supermarket and a liquor distributor after allegedly hurting herself in the store. -
Louisiana Supreme Court will not hear appeal in red light camera suit
The city of New Orleans must stop issuing tickets based on traffic cameras because the Louisiana Supreme Court has refused to hear the City's appeal of a lower court ruling that the cameras are illegal. -
Supreme Court rules for hospital and doc in forum shopping claim
Cates Orleans Parish District Judge Sidney Cates kept a wrongful death case that belonged 300 miles away, the Supreme Court of Louisiana decided on Oct. 19. -
New Orleans man claims he was fired over work comp claim
A New Orleans man is suing his former employer for allegedly firing him after he claimed to have been hurt on the job. -
Breast surgery center and hospital claim Humana failed to pay for reconstruction
Griffith A New Orleans surgery center and hospital are suing an insurance provider which they claim failed to pay for breast restoration procedures for cancer patients. -
Lowe's customer claims cabinet fell on top of him
A New Orleans man blames a home improvement store for injuries he allegedly suffered when a kitchen cabinet fell on him.