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| CRIMINAL
| | 1. | Aggravated burglary committed when defendant bit apprehender outside of house in attempt to escape.
State v. Ronnie Joe Brooks, Jr., 2009-K-2323 (La. 10/19/10) [8 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 10 On June 13, 2007, Joseph Daniel Smart drove by the home of his girlfriend and called the Arcadia
Police Department when he noticed the... view full summary | | 2. | 30-year manslaughter sentence not excessive where conduct met requirements for second degree murder.
State v. Larry N. Lewis, Jr., 2009-KP-1404 (La. 10/22/10) [13 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 10 In March 2005, defendant, then 16-years-old, gathered with 3 other students from his school at a bus
stop in Jefferson Parish afte... view full summary | | 3. | Evidence of prior cocaine sales deemed relevant and admissible.
State v. Terrence Roshun Scott, 2009-K-1658 (La. 10/22/10) [14 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 10 In March and April 2007, a combined task force of the Slidell Police Department and the St.
Tammany Parish Sheriff's O... view full summary | | 4. | Convictions and sentences reinstated in juvenile cruelty case.
State v. Alton Lane Strother, 2009-K-2357 (La. 10/22/10) [19 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 10 On February 2, 2007, Effie LeBleu appeared at Cabrini Hospital in Glenmora, Louisiana, with her
8-month-old daughter. Examination of ... view full summary | | CONTRACTS
| | 5. | Preliminary injunction against foreclosure was proper where issues existed as to forbearance agreement.
Indymac Federal Bank, FSB v. Joel C. Groshong, 2010-CC-1179 (La. 10/01/10) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 9Plaintiff instituted foreclosure proceedings against defendant. In response, defendant filed a petition
for preliminary injunction alleging the parties had entered into a forbearance agreement and t... view full summary | | INSURANCE
| | 6. | Claims perempted because insureds were deemed to know policy contents.
Charles O. Seruntine, III v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., 10-CC-1108 (09/03/10) [1 p.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 9Plaintiffs sued insurance agents Kert LeBlanc and Dave Felix as a result of insufficient flood
insurance coverage on plaintiffs' properties in St. Bernard Parish, which were severely d... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 7. | District Court improperly granted declaratory relief at hearing on preliminary injunction.
Farmer's Seafood Company, Inc. v. State of Louisiana through the Department of Public Safety 2010- CA-1534 (La. 09/03/10) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 9Plaintiffs, Farmer's Seafood Company, Inc., Alex S. Mijalis, John Cosse, and Johnny Mijalis, filed
a petition for injunctive relief, naming the State as a defendant. The petition sought... view full summary | | 8. | Direct Action Statute prohibits reference to venue exceptions in Code of Civil Procedure articles 71-85.
Joseph C. Trascher v. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc., 2010-CC-1287 (La. 09/17/10) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 9Plaintiffs filed suit in Orleans Parish against several defendants based on alleged asbestos exposure
to their decedent during his employment at Avondale Shipyards in Jefferson Parish. Commercial Un... view full summary | | 9. | District court did not abuse its discretion in excluding untimely affidavit opposing summary judgment.
Richard J. Guillory, Sr. v. Dr. Michael Chapman, 2010-C-1370 (La. 09/24/10) [1 p.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 9In this medical malpractice action, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, which was set
for hearing. The hearing was reset for 1 month later upon request of plaintiff's counsel, who had a ... view full summary | | 10. | Constitutionality of statute could not be raised in supporting memorandum.
Daisy Lucero Marcile v. Neal Dauzat, 2010-CA-1822 (La. 09/24/10) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 9Plaintiffs sued Neal Dauzat and the City of Marksville. Although La. R.S. Section 13:5105(A) generally
prohibits jury trials in cases brought against political subdivisions, Section 13:510... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 11. | Assessor had no right of action to challenge the administration of taxes assessed against public service property.
Clyde A. "Rock" Gisclair v. The Louisiana Tax Commission, 2010-C-0563 (La. 09/24/10) [15 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 9Plaintiff, assessor for St. Charles Parish, filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of the Louisiana
Tax Commission's administration of ad valorem taxes assessed against Entergy's public servi... view full summary | | WORKERS' COMPENSATION
| | 12. | Plaintiffs did not meet intentional act exception to workers' compensation law.
Melvin Batiste v. Bayou Steel Corp., 2010-CC-1561 (La. 10/01/10) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 9Melvin Batiste began his employment with defendant in 1981. From 1987 until 2004, his primary
responsibilities included installing new electrodes on the electrode arms of the No. 1 Furnace. He perfo... view full summary |
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