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| CRIMINAL
| | 1. | Court reinstates jury verdict and rejects ban on Allen charges.
State v. Dionte Bracken, 2024-K-00375 (La. 06/27/2025) [11 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 7
Defendant was charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted
second-degree murder. At trial the jury retired to deliberate at 7:22 p.m. At 8:... view full summary | | 2. | Court reinstates conviction for personation of a peace officer.
State v. Reginald Ruffins, 2024-K-01512 (La. 06/27/2025) [11 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 7
Defendant was charged with false personation of a peace officer under La. R.S. 14:112.1. The
evidence at trial included testimony from law enforcement officers that def... view full summary | | 3. | Court reinstates incest conviction, finding verdict responsive to charges.
State v. Malcolm Chester, 2024-K-00207 (La. 06/27/2025) [11 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 7
The State charged defendant by bill of information with one count of aggravated crime
against nature, citing La. R.S. 14:89.1(A)(2), concerning incestuous ... view full summary | | 4. | Court reverses woman's conviction for second-degree murder of her ex-husband.
State v. Kayla Jean Giles Coutee, 2023-K-01549 (La. 06/27/2025) [35 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 7
Defendant and her ex-husband, Thomas Coutee, Jr., were involved in a contentious divorce
and child-custody dispute when, on September 8, 2018, they exchanged custody of... view full summary | | 5. | Recusal motion to be heard by ad hoc judge.
State v. Daryl Ray Stagg, 2025-KK-00480 (La. 07/28/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 7
In this case from the 35th Judicial District Court, defendant, once a prominent Baptist leader
in central Louisiana, was charged with multiple sex offenses. He unsucces... view full summary | | WORKERS COMPENSATION
| | 6. | Manual labor exception does not apply to employees of independent contractor or to its own independent contractors.
Marilyn H. McBride v. Old Republic Insurance Company, 2024-C-01519 (La. 06/27/2025) [39 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 6
Enable Midstream Partners (Enable) was the owner of the Magnolia natural gas processing
plant in Ringgold. Integral to its processing of natural gas was the use of amin... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 7. | Amended petition related back to original petition so that claim against UM carrier was not prescribed.
Dorothy Banish Madden v. Steven Ray Fairburn, 2025-C-00122 (La. 05/29/2025) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 6
This case arose from a car accident. Plaintiff was a guest passenger in a vehicle driven by
John Seibert when Seibert's vehicle was struck by a vehicle driven by St... view full summary | | 8. | Contempt judgment for mayor's incarceration was invalid due to improper service.
Lonesome Development, LLC v. Town of Abita Springs, 2025-C-00124 & 2025-C-00154 (La.05/29/2025) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 6
Plaintiff filed a motion to enforce a final judgment and for contempt and sanctions. It asserted
the Town of Abita Springs was not complying with a final judgment ordering... view full summary | | 9. | Court recuses entire Second Circuit.
Stanley R. Palowsky, III v. W. Brandon Cork, 2025-OC-00272 (La. 05/29/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 6
In this long running litigation, plaintiff moved to recuse the entire Second Circuit Court of
Appeal. The Second Circuit denied the motion without a published ... view full summary | | 10. | Court reinstates suspensive appeal of eviction judgment.
Joseph J. Bazile, Jr. v. GSS Holdings LA, LLC, 2025-OC-00666 (La. 06/12/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 6
Plaintiffs were the owners of commercial real estate in Kenner leased as a Brothers Food
Mart. Mountain Express Oil Company (MEX) became the owner of the Bro... view full summary | | 11. | Court of appeal should have considered merits of interlocutory ruling allowing amendment of petition.
Lirette Neville v. LCMC Health Holdings, Inc., 2025-C-00417 (La. 06/17/2025) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 6
In this medical malpractice claim based on acts that occurred in March 2021, defendants filed
an exception of no cause of action in response to plaintiff's complain... view full summary | | EVIDENCE
| | 12. | Court allows additional testimony from expert witness.
Elvia Solorzano-Robinson v. PV Holding Corp., 2025-CC-00725 (La. 06/09/2025) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 6
In this personal injury case, the district court made several evidentiary rulings. Defendants
sought review by the First Circuit, but it denied writs. The Court granted... view full summary |
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