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TORTS

1.Amazon was LPLA seller of battery charger that allegedly caused house fire and death.
Angela Pickard v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2023-CQ-01596 (La. 06/28/2024) [20 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 7
     Archie Pickard purchased a battery charger through Amazon.com (Amazon). Amazon's website included products sold by Amazon as the retailer and by third-part... view full summary
2.Court reallocates fault and reduces general damage and consortium awards in case arising from truck crash.
Barber Brothers Contracting Company, LLC v. Capitol City Produce Company, LLC, 2023-C-00788 (La. 06/28/2024) [52 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 7
     In March 2018 Barber Brothers Contracting Company, LLC, was working on a Louisiana DOTD project on the I-10 exits for LA-3188 in Laplace. The project requir... view full summary
PROPERTY

3.Negotiorum gestio did not provide way for unit operator to be reimbursed for post-production costs.
James Self v. BPX Operating Company, 2023-CQ-01242 (La. 06/28/2024) [30 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 7
     Plaintiffs filed suit as purported representatives of a putative class of plaintiffs who own unleased mineral interests in Louisiana situated within ... view full summary
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

4.LSU required to disclose documents regarding wild bird research under public records law.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University, 2023-C-01396 (La. 06/26/2024) [33 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 7
     This case arose from a series of eight public records requests sent by plaintiff to LSU, seeking records related to the use and treatment of wild songbirds in the labs ... view full summary
5.Paying inverse condemnation judgment was ministerial duty that could be object of mandamus.
Watson Memorial Spiritual Temple of Christ v. Korban, 2024-C-00055 (La. 06/28/2024) [24 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 7
     Plaintiffs are a group of neighbors who claimed the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWB) damaged and interfered with their use and enjoyment of t... view full summary
6.Court orders public trial in case against Office of Financial Institutions.
Troy Lillie v. Stanford Trust Company, 2024-CC-00922 (La. 07/20/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 7
     This ongoing securities litigation arising from R. Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme included as a defendant the State of Louisiana, through the Office of Fin... view full summary