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Victims of New Orleans terror attack sue city, contractors over 'preventable' deaths
Twenty-one victims of the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans are suing the city, Police Department and city contractors, alleging that the carnage caused by a speeding pickup truck in the French Quarter could have been prevented.
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Probationary Employee Alleges Unjust Termination Against City Department
Rhonda K.Oliver's legal challenge against her termination from New Orleans' Department Of Finance will be revisited after an appellate court ruled procedural errors in dismissals.
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Environmental group sues Port of South Louisiana, export company over alleged unpaid taxes
A company that spearheaded a now-defunct grain elevator project in St. John the Baptist Parish is being sued for failing to make payments in lieu of taxes to the Sheriff’s Office and other public agencies in the parish.
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Louisiana high court sides with state agencies, backs removal of homeless encampments
In a split decision, the Louisiana Supreme Court has dissolved a lower court’s restraining order that limited state agencies’ ability to clear homeless encampments in public areas of New Orleans.
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Mother Alleges Legal Malpractice Against Attorney Over Missed Deadline in Wrongful Death Suit
Lindsay Williams appeals a court ruling dismissing her legal malpractice claim concerning attorney Wanda Anderson Davis' failure to file a wrongful death suit timely after Justin Robertson's fatal accident.
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Tort-reform advocates criticize state Supreme Court's reversal in personal-injury damages case
Tort-reform advocates are expressing dismay at the Louisiana Supreme Court’s decision last month to reinstate most of an eight-figure jury award in a personal-injury case, reversing an earlier opinion that slashed the damages amount by more than half.
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Louisiana high court gives librarian avenue to advance defamation lawsuit
A Louisiana appeals court will have to consider whether or not a librarian’s defamation lawsuit against a group advocating for government transparency has merit, the state Supreme Court decided last month.
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Restaurant Owner Accused of Settlement Breach After Bench Collapse Incident
In an appeal arising from a personal injury case involving a collapsed bench at Felipe's restaurant.
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Louisiana Supreme Court reinstates most of man's $19M judgment
After re-examining an earlier ruling, the Louisiana Supreme Court has reinstated most of a $19 million judgment to a truck driver injured in a crash.
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Hotel Bar Accused of Negligence Following Slip-and-Fall Incident
A slip-and-fall incident at a New Orleans hotel bar has led Norma Jean Trayanoff to sue Omni Hotels Management Corporation for negligence over alleged building code violations involving stair safety features like lighting and railings at Touché...
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Ochsner Baptist Medical Center accused of negligence leading to employee injury
A New Orleans couple is suing Ochsner Baptist Medical Center after an employee suffered severe injuries falling into an elevator shaft due to alleged negligence at the hospital premises
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Employee Accuses Municipal Service Board of Wrongful Termination
In a recent court ruling dated December 6th, Catina Braxton-Robertson successfully appealed against her dismissal from the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans on grounds of insufficient evidence supporting allegations of fraud and negligence...
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Appeals court says trespasser failed to prove cause of injuries
A Louisiana state appeals court has affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of Bordon Dairy Company in a liability case.
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Judge grants injunction against state agencies' sweeps of New Orleans homeless encampments
An Orleans Parish judge has issued a preliminary injunction that prevents state agencies from removing homeless encampments in downtown New Orleans without respecting the constitutional rights of those affected.
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Judge dismisses Louisiana senators' lawsuit aimed at delaying ethics administrator hiring
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two state senators that sought to delay the hiring of a new Board of Ethics administrator, adding another chapter to a simmering dispute between the Louisiana Legislature and the board.
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Appeals court reverses, remands case involving defective DG bleach cleaner
A Louisiana appeals court has reversed and remanded a case in which a woman says she was injured by a defective bottle of bleach cleaner at a Dollar General store.
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State court rejects Baton Rouge high school's request for injunction against athletic association's penalties
A Baton Rouge judge has affirmed the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s decision to require a local high school to forfeit eight wins during the 2024 football season, leaving University Laboratory School (ULS) without a playoff spot.
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Louisiana appeals court vacates contempt ruling in medical residency case
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a rehearing and partially vacated a lower court’s ruling against the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and administrators at LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans.
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Louisiana appeals court upholds retroactive elimination of class actions against Citizens Insurance after hurricane
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Court of Appeals First Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision to retroactively apply a recent legislative amendment that eliminates class actions against the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (LCPIC).
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Louisiana Supreme Court shuts down claim of injured worker using fake name
The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled an injured worker can’t pursue his civil lawsuit filed under a fake name.