| CONTRACTS
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| 1. | Court reverses summary judgment in real estate purchase dispute.
Gulf Title Corporation v. Michael Thomas, 2025-C-00677 (La. 10/14/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 10
In this real estate dispute, Gulf Title Corporation filed a petition for concursus, naming
buyers and sellers as defendants. Gulf Title alleged that under ... view full summary |
| STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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| 2. | Washington's Birthday must be excluded in computing notice required under Open Meetings Law.
John Callis v. Greater Alexandria Economic Development Authority, 2025-C-00630 (La. 10/01/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 10
On Friday, February 16, 2024, the Greater Alexandria Economic Development Authority
(GAEDA) issued notice of a meeting of its board of directors o... view full summary |
| TORTS
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| 3. | FRSA did not preclude railway employee's negligence suit under FELA.
Sean Van Buren v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co., 2024-C-01564 (La. 10 25/2025) [14 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 10
Plaintiff filed a petition for personal injuries against his employer, the Kansas City Southern
Railway Company. Plaintiff alleged that while he was employed by defenda... view full summary |
| 4. | Court reverses and vacates $5 million product liability verdict.
Darlene Ward Pellecer v. Werner Co. a Corp. of Delaware, 2024-C-01492 (La. 10/24/2025) [16 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 10
In November 2019 Carlos Pellecer worked as a handyman and was replacing an outdoor light
at a home in New Orleans when he fell from an aluminum Werner extension ladder.... view full summary |
| PROPERTY
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| 5. | Court clarifies time limitations for actions to annul tax sales.
Belaire Development & Construction, LLC v. Succession of Theodore Shelton, Sr., 2025-C-00151 (La. 10/24/2025) [19 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 10
The property at issue was located in St. Martin Parish and owned by Theodore Shelton, Sr.,
and Patricia Brooks Shelton. Dehlice Shelton became executrix of the estate o... view full summary |
| DOMESTIC RELATIONS
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| 6. | Court remands for hearing on motion to set aside judgment.
Donna M. Brown v. Thomas Ussin Brown, 2025-CC-00591 (La. 10/14/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 10
In this domestic matter, plaintiff's petition for divorce was granted in 2009. The district court
signed a consent judgment as to the partition of community propert... view full summary |
| INSURANCE
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| 7. | Court reverses dismissal of constitutional challenge to act retroactively prohibiting Orleans Parish criminal defendants from recovering excess bail bond premiums.
Jerome Morgan v. Blair's Bail Bonds, Inc., 2025-C-00695 (La. 10/14/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 10
In 2017 the Southern Poverty Law center filed a complaint with the Louisiana Insurance
Commissioner because Blair's Bail Bonds and others were charging... view full summary |
| CRIMINAL
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| 8. | Court remands for resentencing under more lenient sentencing provisions.
Anthony Robinson v. Darrel Vannoy, 2025-KH-0418 (La. 10/01/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 10
In this criminal matter the district court imposed a life sentence under La. R.S. 15:529.1(A)(1)(b)(ii). Defendant moved to correct the sentence as illegal. ... view full summary |
| 9. | Court reverses judgment suppressing evidence.
State v. Jordan Crosby, 2025-KK-01251 (La. 10/07/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 10
In this criminal matter the district court granted defendant's motion to suppress
methamphetamine pills and his statement. The Fourth Circuit denied the ... view full summary |
| 10. | Court orders court of appeal to act on writ application.
State v. Todd Vincent Edwards, 2025-KH-00925 (La. 10/07/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 10
Defendant represented that the Third Circuit failed to act timely on a writ application filed
in March 2024. The Court granted a supervisory writ in part and ordered ... view full summary |
| 11. | Attorney General may represent State in post-conviction proceeding.
State v. Antoinette Frank, 2025-KD-00767 (La. 10/07/2025) [12 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 10
In this death penalty case, defendant filed an application for post-conviction relief. On
request of the Orleans Parish District Attorney, the Louisiana Att... view full summary |
| 12. | Defendant not entitled to release of bail obligation for failure to arraign within 30 days.
State v. Jamir Williams, 2025-KK-00575 (La. 10/14/2025) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 10
When defendant was not arraigned within 30 days of his indictment, he filed a motion to
release his bail obligation. The district court granted the motion. Th... view full summary |