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| CIVIL PROCEDURE
| 1. | Failure to serve petition upon proper defendant within 90 days results in dismissal. Barnett v. LSU Medical Center, 02-CC-2576 (La. 2/7/03) [2 pp.] From LSCR Volume 11, Issue 2 Plaintiff filed his petition on January 24, 2002, then served it on C.T. Corporation Systems as agent for service of process of LSU Medical ... view full summary | | TORTS
| 2. | JNOV in personal injury suit reversed. Cassandra Robinson v. Chantelle Fontenot, 2002-C-0704 (La. 2/7/03) [11 pp.] From LSCR Volume 11, Issue 2 Plaintiff filed suit against a nurse working for an emergency room doctor. The nurse had spilled ice on the floor of the ER, and plaintiff s... view full summary | | CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
| 3. | Municipality not entitled to equal protection of the laws. Louisiana Assessor's Retirement Fund v. City of New Orleans, 02-CA-1435 (La. 2/7/03) [5 pp.] From LSCR Volume 11, Issue 2 Plaintiff Fund filed suit for damages against the City of New Orleans, the city's treasurer, and the city's collector of revenue ("City") to... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| 4. | Continuance for defendant to substitute counsel interrupted one- year period for retrial. State v. Brooks, 02-K-0792 (La. 2/14/03) [9 pp.] From LSCR Volume 11, Issue 2 Defendant was indicted for second-degree murder and convicted of manslaughter; and the conviction was reversed on appeal and remanded. Writs... view full summary | 5. | Expert opinion inadmissible to counter "lustful disposition" evidence. State v. Hughes, 02-KK-2455 (La. 1/31/03) [9 pp.] From LSCR Volume 11, Issue 2 Defendant was charged with sexual molestation of his stepdaughter over a period of four years. Newly-enacted La. Code Evid. art. 412.2(A) pr... view full summary | | BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
| 6. | Supplemental post-conviction application not time-barred. State v. Sampson, 02-KP-0909 (La. 2/14/03) [1 p.] From LSCR Volume 11, Issue 2 "Whatever the words used in its order, the district court was acting within its discretion when it in effect ordered supplementation of the ... view full summary |
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