| CIVIL PROCEDURE
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| 1. | Court vacates court of appeal's ruling on discovery issues.
State v. OptumRx, Inc., 2025-C-00911 (La. 11/12/2025) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
In March 2023 the district court granted the State's motion to compel delinquent discovery
against United Healthcare of Louisiana, Inc. and OptumRx, Inc. (collectiv... view full summary |
| INSURANCE
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| 2. | Insurance policy excluded coverage for deadly injuries sustained in Christmas parade.
Brittany London v. Jambalaya Capital of the World-Gonzales, Louisiana, Inc., 2025-C-00841 (La. 11/19/2025) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
Quincy Jarrell Davis was hired as an independent contractor to provide "professional music
broadcast services" during the annual Christmas holiday parade in Gon... view full summary |
| TORTS
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| 3. | Contra non valentem did not apply to plaintiff alleging mental incapacitation.
Keith Bossier v. Haza Foods of Louisiana, LLC, 2025-CC-00909 (La. 11/05/2025) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
On July 10, 2020, plaintiff filed suit against Haza Foods of Louisiana, LLC and The Wendy's
Company, among others. He alleged that on July 11, 2017, he f... view full summary |
| 4. | Court reaffirms ability of plaintiff to pursue negligence claims against employee and employer.
Janae Magill v. Werner Entertprises, Inc. of Nebraska, 2025-CC-00892 (La. 11/12/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
In this case the district court ruled that plaintiff was allowed to present evidence of the
independent negligence of an individual defendant's emplo... view full summary |
| MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
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| 5. | Court amends to correct court of appeal's damages award.
Darcy Driver v. Willis Knighton Pierremont Health Center, 2025-C-01057 (La. 11/19/2025) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
In this medical malpractice case, the jury found plaintiffs failed to prove the applicable
standard of care. On appeal the Second Circuit reversed, reviewe... view full summary |
| PROPERTY
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| 6. | Possible knowledge of unrecorded donation was not relevant to claim against third-party purchaser.
William Brumfield v. Tom Darrick Berry, 2025-CC-01090 (La. 11/19/2025) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
In 2018 Charlotte Green executed an act of donation transferring certain property to
plaintiff. The act was not recorded. In 2023 Green sold the same proper... view full summary |
| STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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| 7. | Court dismisses challenge to parish ordinance changing zoning of property.
The Descendants Project v. St. John the Baptist Parish, 2025-C-00543 (La. 11/12/2025) [5 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
In 1990 the St. John the Baptist Parish Council enacted Ordinance 90-27, which changed the
zoning of certain immovable property in the parish, including portions... view full summary |
| TAXATION
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| 8. | Court dismisses claim for refund of improperly assessed property taxes.
Northwestern Louisiana Cancer Center v. Louisiana Tax Commission, 2025-C-00833 (La. 11/05/2025) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
In August 2021 Natchitoches Parish Hospital Service District (NHSD), an original member of
Northwestern Louisiana Cancer Center, LLC (NLCC), purchased the other... view full summary |
| CRIMINAL
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| 9. | Court reinstates dismissal of charges against unrestorably incompetent defendant.
State v. Patricia Jefferson, 2024-K-01086 (La. 10/29/2025) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
In March 2003 defendant was charged with four counts of carnal knowledge of a juvenile in
violation of La. R.S. 14:80(A)(2). Defense counsel moved for a mental examinat... view full summary |
| 10. | Court remands indigent defendant's request for under-seal ex parte subpoenas in post-conviction proceedings.
State v. Darrell Draughn, 2025-KD-01181 (La. 11/14/2025) [8 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
In connection with preparing a supplemental counseled application for post-conviction relief
in this capital case, defendant moved for under-seal, ex parte s... view full summary |
| 11. | Court affirms denial of extension to file post-conviction application.
State v. Darrell Draughn, 2025-KD-01433 (La. 11/14/2025) [6 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
In the case above, defendant filed a motion for a 45-day extension to file his supplemental
post-conviction application and a companion motion to file an ex p... view full summary |
| 12. | Court orders court of appeal to act on writ application.
State v. Harry James Dugas, 2025-KH-00734 (La. 11/19/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
Defendant represented that the Third Circuit failed to timely act on a writ application he filed
in December 2024. The Court granted a supervisory writ and ordered the ... view full summary |
| 13. | Car parked outside mobile home was not within its curtilage.
State v. James A. Charles, 2025-KK-00815 (La. 11/19/2025) [9 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
Opelousas police officers responded to a reported domestic shooting and spoke with an
eyewitness who identified defendant as the shooter. The witness confir... view full summary |
| 14. | Defendant not entitled to receive name of victim's therapist; district court ordered to subpoena therapy records for in camera review.
State v. Kyle Oakley, 2025-KK-01092 (La. 11/19/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 11
Defendant sought to subpoena the victim's therapy records. The district court ordered the
State to provide defendant with the name of the therapist. It also... view full summary |