| CRIMINAL
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| 1. | Court allows indigent defendant's expert witness to testify via Zoom.
State v. Jamal Harris, 2026-KK-00486 (La. 04/19/2026) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 4
Defendant was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the
2020 deaths of Jessica Troulliet and Robert Templet, one count of obstruction of ju... view full summary |
| 2. | Court orders district court to act on pleading.
Rufus James Hampton, III v. John Bel Edwards, 2026-CI-00194 (La. 04/21/2026) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 4
Petitioner represented that the district court failed to act timely on a petition for writ of
mandamus and to compel the issuance of an automatic pardon ... view full summary |
| 3. | Court orders court of appeal to act on writ application.
State v. Ron Cleon Johnson, 2026_KH-00219 (La. 04/21/2026) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 4
Defendant represented that the Third Circuit failed to act timely on a supervisory writ
application filed on March 12, 2025. The Court granted a writ of ma... view full summary |
| DOMESTIC RELATIONS
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| 4. | Court reverses classification of company as community property, rejects concept of substitute corporation.
Michael B. Reis, Jr. v. Mandy Pohlmann Reis, 2025-C-00539 (La. 03/06/2026) [12 pp]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3Plaintiff and defendant were married in 2010. In 2016 they formed the company Outkast
Environmental, LLC., which engaged in industrial cleaning services. Plaintiff petitioned for and was granted a ... view full summary |
| BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
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| 5. | Court reverses judgment splitting contingency fee, holds Rules of Professional Conduct apply to fee agreements between lawyers.
Ike Spears v. William W. Hall, 2025-C-00195 (La. 03/06/2026) [23 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
Shortly after Hurricane Katrina, attorney Ike Spears approached attorney William W. Hall
about submitting a joint proposal to the Board of Commissioners for the Port of N... view full summary |
| 6. | Shreveport judge suspended without pay for nine months.
In re: Judge Sheva Sims, 2025-O-01449 (La. 03/06/2026) [22 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
Respondent became a judge of the Shreveport City Court, Parish of Caddo, effective
December 2011. An investigation arose from numerous complaints filed by l... view full summary |
| 7. | Court orders Judiciary Commission to investigate complaints against two judges.
In re: Judiciary Commission File Nos. 25-342 & 25-420, 03/25/2026) [12 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
Complaints were filed with the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana against two judges. The
Commission dismissed the complaints without formal investigation. The complaina... view full summary |
| CIVIL PROCEDURE
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| 8. | Court reverses on exception of non-joinder of law firm that jointly represented plaintiffs.
Gayle Heard v. Krause and Kinsman Trial Lawyers, 2025-CC-01570 (La. 03/18/2026) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
Plaintiffs brought a breach of contract and legal malpractice claim against a law firm, alleging
it entered into a joint venture with the firm McClenny, Mosely & As... view full summary |
| 9. | Court transfers appeal over validity of city ordinance back to court of appeal.
Rice Group, LLC v. The New Orleans City Council, 2025-CA-01563 (La. 03/18/2026) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
Plaintiff filed this suit alleging that New Orleans Ordinance No. 29676 violated the City's
Home Rule Charter. The district court granted plaintiff'... view full summary |
| EVIDENCE
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| 10. | All relevant evidence may be considered in wrongful conviction suit.
Larry Moses v. State, 2025-KK-00934 (La. 03/25/2026) [7 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
Plaintiff brought a claim under La. R.S. 15:572 for compensation for wrongful conviction and
imprisonment. The statute provides that all such petitions "sha... view full summary |
| INSURANCE
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| 11. | Unconditional payment by insurer before its insolvency interrupted prescription of first-party property insurance claim against LIGA.
Cynthia Bryan v. Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, 2025-C-00443 (La. 03/06/2026) [8 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
On August 29, 2021, plaintiffs' property was damaged by Hurricane Ida. The property was
insured by a company that had merged with Southern Fidelity Insura... view full summary |
| PROPERTY
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| 12. | Port authority did not establish expropriation was for public purpose.
Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District v. Tuan Nguyen, 2025-C-00827 (La. 03/06/2026) [16 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 34, Issue 3
Defendant owned approximately 29 acres of unimproved immovable property in
Plaquemines Parish. The property was located within the 630-acre footprint of a liquefi... view full summary |