Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
Recent News About Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
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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). -
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. -
High court slashes judgments in test cases for Union Carbide paint thinner class
Bienvenu Louisiana Supreme Court Justices slashed judgments by almost 90 percent in test cases for a class action against Union Carbide over release of paint thinner. -
Sears not responsible for teaching bike helmet customers how to use, high court rules
Louisiana Supreme Court Sears doesn't have to teach customers how to use bicycle helmets and other products safely, the Supreme Court of Louisiana decided on Oct. 19. -
Union Carbide wants judgments overturned in chemical release class action
Lemmon Chemical company Union Carbide wants the Louisiana Supreme Court to reverse 12 judgments ranging from $750 to $3,500, in a personal injury class action over a release that sent no one to any doctor. -
Louisiana 'open minded' about class actions, lawyer says in certification argument before SC
Murphy NEW ORLEANS – Fewer than three hundred suits against Lafayette Insurance over Hurricane Katrina payments will turn into a class action with thousands of potential claims if the Louisiana Supreme Court approves. -
Judge orders list of class members in case against OPSB
Irpino Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Ethel Julien ruled on a series of motions Friday ordering the compilation of a list of approximately 8,000 names of class members in a case against the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB). -
Judge to hear notice motion in class action against OPSB
Bagneris Judge Ethel Julien will hear a notice motion in a five-year-old class action suit against the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) on July 16 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. -
Judge Medley won't rule in arbitration costs
Both sides in a contract dispute involving a New Orleans contractor were told May 12 that the Orleans Parish Civil District Court will not settle who is responsible to pay for arbitration. -
Judges, lawyers decry 'deplorable' condition of Orleans Parish courthouse
Scaffolding supports a corner of the northwest wing of the Orleans Parish Civil District Courthouse. The Courthouse was built in the 1950s and the northwest wing was added in 1984. To get a sense of the utter disrepair at Orleans Parish Civil District Courthouse building, one need only check out the northwest wing of the building that was added on in 1984. -
Supreme Court rules for Shell in employee dispute
Justice Bernette Johnson The Louisiana Supreme Court found in favor of Shell and another corporation, deciding that an oil industry service provider failed to produce enough evidence to prove that Shell stole two of its employees.