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CRIMINAL

1.Court orders district court to produce documents.
State v. Twdarryl Toney, 23-KH-0961 (La. 01/10/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 1
     The Court granted a supervisory writ in part and, in a brief per curiam, ordered the district court to rule on defendant's motion for production of documents and to... view full summary
2.Court orders district court to act on motion to quash indictment.
State v. Kenneth Mitchell, 2023-KH-1502 (La. 01/24/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 1
     The Court granted a supervisory writ in part. Defendant contended the district court failed to act timely on a motion to quash indictment filed in August 2023. If that... view full summary
3.Court grants habeas relief, orders new trial for man convicted of 1996 Rapides Parish murders.
State ex rel. Darrell J. Robinson v. Darrell Vannoy, 2021-KP-00812 (La. 01/26/2024) [68 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 1
     In 2001 a unanimous Rapides Parish jury convicted defendant of the first-degree murders of Billy Lambert, Carol Hooper, Maureen Kelly, and Nicholas Kelly. The murders o... view full summary
CONTRACTS

4.Subcontractor had no cause of action under LUTPA against State.
Law Industries, LLC v. State, 2023-CC-00794 (La. 01/26/2024) [11 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 1

          In April 2018 the Louisiana Department of Education, Recovery School District (the State), entered into a contract with Law Industrie... view full summary
TORTS

5.Court orders reconsideration of damages in asbestos case.
Jill Stauder v. Shell Oil Company, 2023-C-00619 (La. 01/17/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 1

          Plaintiffs are the two surviving children of David Stauder, Jr., who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in his seventies and passed away wi... view full summary
6.Assignee of medical expense proceeds not indispensable party to tort suit.
Dixie Hoerner v. Ryan J. Templet, 2023-CC-01188 (La. 01/17/2024) [2 pp.]
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          Plaintiff filed this tort suit against Ryan Templet and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Defendants filed an exception of... view full summary
7.Court answers certified question regarding interruption of prescription, focusing on notice to defendant.
Randall Kling v. Troy Hebert, 2023-CQ-00257 (La. 01/26/2024) [20 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 1

          Plaintiff filed suit in state court alleging his firing from the Licensing and Certification Division of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol... view full summary
INSURANCE

8.Insurance policy provision barring suits filed more than two years after loss was valid.
Phyllis Wilson v. Louisiana Citizens Property Ins. Corp., 2023-CC-01320 (La. 01/10/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 1

          On January 9, 2023, plaintiff filed suit against her insurer, seeking to recover penalties under La. R.S. Sections 22:1892 and 1973. She... view full summary