Orleans Parish
Recent News About Orleans Parish
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Parents allege contaminated linens at Children's Hospital caused death
Stephen Tyler and Dorothy Malik, individually and as heirs of their late son Zachary Malik Tyler, filed suit against TLC Services, Inc., Children's Hospital and its insurer on May 13 in the Orleans Parish District Court. -
Passengers sue Transit Authority after bus hits parked vehicle
Two public transportation passengers are suing the Regional Transit Authority after the bus they were riding in struck the side of a parked utility vehicle causing them to sustain injuries. -
City and water board sued over woman's trip in manhole
New Orleans' Sewerage and Water Board and the city are being sued by a woman who stepped into an uncovered manhole on Euterpe Street. -
New Orleans resident sues over denied drywall claim
Bickford New Orleans resident Jude Marullo is suing over a denied Chinese drywall claim. -
Testimony in Katrina legal malpractice case concludes in Orleans Parish
Wright Testimony concluded in a legal malpractice bench trial presided over by Judge Piper Griffin on Thursday at Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
Cocodrie property owner sues over Gustav claim
After Hurricane Gustav made landfall near Cocodrie with sustained winds in excess of 115 miles per hour property owner George Swain submitted a claim for property damage regarding his residential property at Louis XIV Street in New Orleans. -
New Orleans triple murder subject of civil suit against shooter's estate
A recent New Orleans triple murder is the subject of a civil suit filed by Gretna attorney Leo Palazzo in Orleans Parish District Court on May 12. -
Hearing in Champion Sports Bar suit against landlord reset to July
Holmes A motion for exception of no cause of action hearing was suspended until July 15 in a contract suit involving a sports bar in Mid-City New Orleans. -
Plaintiffs rest in case against Methodist Hospital; trial resumes May 24 with defense
DiLeo The plaintiffs rested their case against Methodist Hospital in Orleans Parish Civil District Court May 14 in a suit over a patient who died after the hospital lost power during Hurricane Katrina. -
Passenger sues over auto accident injuries
The driver of a Toyota Yaris and her insurers are being sued over injuries suffered by a passenger in another vehicle last year at the intersection of Camp and Julia in New Orleans. -
Winn-Dixie named in personal injury suits by customers in Orleans Parish
Winn-Dixie is the subject of two separate lawsuits filed in Orleans Parish District Court May 13 over injuries allegedly sustained by customers at the same store at different times. -
Jury awards dog bite victim $83k in Orleans Parish
New Orleans Civil District Court Judge Piper Griffin An Orleans Civil District Court jury ruled in favor of ta plaintiff who suffered a broken tooth and a torn rotator cuff after a dog attack in November 2007. -
Postal worker sues over occupational asbestos exposure
Mike Gertler A postal worker's asbestos lawsuit against contractors responsible for an asbestos abatement project in the 1980s at the New Orleans Post Office has been removed from Orleans Parish District Court to federal court in New Orleans. -
Southwest Airlines sued over passenger's injuries in May '09 incident
Southwest Airlines and U.S. Aviation Underwriters are being sued over injuries allegedly suffered by a passenger after landing gear malfunctioned, blowing tires and catching fire on a flight from New Orleans to Houston on May 12, 2009. -
Med mal suit filed against Tulane University Hospital
Warshauer A patient who was admitted to Tulane University Hospital for treatment of respiratory distress claims the hospital breached standards of medical care over an ulcer he developed while intubated and sedated. -
Passenger sues over injuries in street car collision
A passenger in a street car involved in an accident with another street car is suing over injuries. -
Patient wants doctor to be forced to testify in med-mal case
A couple suing a Louisiana doctor over alleged medical malpractice, has filed a petition for declaratory judgment claiming the doctor refuses to participate in a medical review panel and refuses to make herself available for a deposition. -
Seaman files Jones Act suit against employer
Jones An M/V Stones River crew member is blaming his back injuries on untrained and unskilled co-employees on board his vessel. -
Testimony continues in trial over Katrina-related death
DiLeo After two more days of testimony in an Orleans Parish wrongful death trial, plaintiff lawyers said they are three witnesses away from resting their case against Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital over a patient's Katrina-related death. -
Asbestos trial reset to October
An asbestos case that was set to go to trial in Orleans Parish Civil District Court May 17 over the mesothelioma death of Slidell resident Cephus Greene has been postponed until Oct. 11.