News from January 2011
Supervisor allegedly threw live cockroach on employee, suit claims
Aviation Laboratories employee Christina Jenkins has filed a discrimination lawsuit alleging that a supervisor subjected her to harassment.
Hotel worker claims he was terminated after requesting sick leave
A hotel employee has filed a lawsuit claiming that after a slip and fall incident, he was terminated for asking to take medical leave.
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.
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
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.
Feinberg to visit Gulf Coast amidst complaints about oil spill claims
Feinberg Kenneth Feinberg, the administrator of a $20 billion claims fund established by BP after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, said that he will be in Mississippi and Louisiana this week to meet with claimants who say their payments are arriving too slowly.
Class action claims infant sickened by tainted Similac
Pendley A class action has been filed against the manufacturers of Similac baby formula which was recalled in September for possible contamination by beetles.
Family blames Michelin for fatal accident
The family of a deceased Louisiana woman has filed a lawsuit against Michelin North America claiming a tire unexpectedly failed causing a fatal accident.
Patient sues over sponge left in abdomen
Warshauer A New Orleans medical clinic is facing a medical malpractice lawsuit after a patient discovered a surgical sponge was left in his abdomen following a surgical procedure for rectal cancer.
Barbier orders documents preserved in BP MDL
Barbier U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier issued a pre-trial order governing the United States' preservation of documents in Gulf oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL).
Class action filed against Domino's over text ads
Wolff A recently filed class action lawsuit claims that Domino's Pizza has violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by its marketing and advertising campaigns that used text messages.
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.
Trial against OPSB continued until May
A jury trial pitting former employees of the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) against the school board in Orleans Parish Civil District Court has been continued until May because of an undisclosed attorney conflict.
New Orleans firm paid improperly from bridge tolls
LeBas Louisiana Transportation Secretary Sherri LeBas said that nearly $60,000 in tolls from the Crescent City Connection (CCC) bridge were improperly used to pay New Orleans law firm Pickering & Cotogno for work on the Louisiana 1 toll bridge in Leeville.
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.
Barbier orders BP employees be deposed in New Orleans
Barbier Judge Carl Barbier has ordered that BP employees be deposed in New Orleans, according to an order signed on Monday in U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana.