St. Bernard Parish
Recent News About St. Bernard Parish
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Lawsuit over sugar refinery filed, alleges inconvenience
NEW ORLEANS - Ahmed Alkurd filed a lawsuit on Aug. 25 in St. Bernard Parish District Court against American Sugar Refining, Inc. for nuisance. -
Woman sues when ship jolts as she made her way to the bar
NEW ORLEANS - Margaret Chastain filed a complaint on July 12 in St. Bernard Parish District Court against New Orleans Paddlewheels for personal injury. -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana: Actions Taken on April 28
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity on April 28 in the suits below: -
Court activity on April 28: Marie D. Talbert vs Indian Harbor Insurance Company
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity in the suit brought by Marie D. Talbert against Destany M. Galliand, Esurance Insurance Company and Indian Harbor Insurance Company on April 28. -
$200K settlement requested by man who fell in Meraux Dollar General
A man who slipped and fell outside of the Dollar General at 4201 East Judge Perez Drive in Meraux offered the retail store a settlement number for his injuries. -
Judge dismisses woman's claims of retaliation, hostile work environment against St. Bernard Parish government
Sharon Schaefer’s intense retaliation and hostile work environment claims against the St. Bernard Parish Government were dismissed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Oct. 15. -
Litigation against oil and gas giants benefits attorneys, not the environment, industry leaders say
NEW ORLEANS — Coastal erosion lawsuits that oil and gas producers have fought for more than half a decade are designed to enrich plaintiff attorneys, rather than fix any environmental problems – and Louisianans know it – legal and fuel industry influencers said during recent interviews. -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana: Actions Taken on July 1
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activity on July 1 in the suits below: -
Case activity for April Couture vs Germania Select Insurance Company on July 1
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activities in the suit brought by April Couture and Diane S Anglada against Germania Select Insurance Company, Randy J. Williams and XYZ Insurance Company on July 1: -
District court grants preliminary injunction, in part, for contractor in St. Bernard Parish dispute
The defendants in a breach of contract case had their application for preliminary injunction granted, in part, in U.S. District Court on April 19. -
Appeals court says restaurateur has no case against landlord in suit claiming unlawful entry
NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana's Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently found that a restaurateur who claimed his landlord entered his premises and took items without his permission has no case against the landlord. -
IRS receives partial judgment on lien stemming from work after Katrina and Isaac
A Louisiana judge has awarded part of a judgment to the IRS over a tax lien dispute involving work that was done in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Isaac. -
'NCIS: New Orleans' extra sues for negligence after film shoot goes awry
NEW ORLEANS – A University of New Orleans student who was working as an extra for the TV series "NCIS: New Orleans" recently filed a federal suit against CBS and the production company for the series after a police confrontation during the filming of a staged robbery. -
Plaintiff's motion to remand mesothelioma case to a district court is denied
NEW ORLEANS— A motion to remand was recently denied by the Eastern District of Louisiana’s U.S. District Court in an asbestos litigation and survival suit filed by plaintiff Judith Punch Rivera on behalf her deceased mother. -
St. Bernard Parish Council's insurance firm is not liable for defamation claim
On Sept. 7, Louisiana’s Fourth District Court of Appeals affirmed the district court order granting summary judgment to the insurance company for St. Bernard’s Parish government, noting that the insurance policy clearly stated it did not cover defamation and negligence claims. -
St. Bernard Parish accused of wrongfully firing disabled man
Disabled man and former government worker Ryan Fink has filed a lawsuit against St. Berbard Parish, claiming it violated the American Disabilities Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. – and also accused the parish of interfering with his substantive and procedural due process property rights. The complaint was filed earlier this spring in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. -
Surety company seeks more than $120,000 from St. Bernard Parish
against St. Bernard Parish Government over allegations that it was damaged after paying performance bonds. -
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals accused of negligence related to man's death
BATON ROUGE – A St. Bernard Parish woman alleges that health care facilities failed to protect her son from the risk he posed to himself. -
St. Bernard Parish man claims he was chased by another driver
NEW ORLEANS – A man is seeking damages after he was pursued by another driver. -
Ford Motor Credit claims St. Bernard Parish residents failed to pay off Focus
GRETNA – Ford Motor Credit Co. is seeking damages for sums due.