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| CRIMINAL
| | 1. | Co-defendants confession after serving sentence could not be basis for defendant's post-conviction relief.
State of Louisiana v. Mark Singer, 2009-KP-2167 (La. 10/01/10) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 9Defendant filed an application for post-conviction relief based on the fact that his co-defendant had
confessed to committing the crime for which defendant had been convicted. The confession occurre... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 2. | Voters allowed to amend petition to name proper defendant in election case; however, voters
Judith S. Scaglione v. Jeanne Nunez Juneau, 2010-C-1734 (La. 07/28/10) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 8Louisiana's Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal is divided into 3 districts. The Third District is composed
of St. Bernard Parish, and 1 judge is exclusively elected from that district. Jeanne Nunez June... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 3. | Evidence of severed drug charge allowed in prosecution of firearms charge.
State of Louisiana v. James Jackson, 2010-KK-1960 (La. 08/24/10) [1 p.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 8Defendant was charged in Orleans Parish by bill of information with 2 counts: felon in possession
of a firearm and illegal simultaneous possession of guns and drugs. The district court severed the 2... view full summary | | CONTRACTS
| | 4. | Extension of employment contract not triggered.
Kathy Prejean v. Walter Guillory, 2010-C-0740 (La. 07/02/10) [11 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 Plaintiff was the executive director of the Section 8 Housing Program for the Broussard Housing Authority (BHA). By contract, she was employed for 4 yea... view full summary | | 5. | Terminated plaintiff not entitled to profit sharing.
Mark H. Foshee v. Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, L.L.C., 2009-C-2477 (La. 07/06/10) [17 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 Plaintiff filed suit against defendant seeking to recover certain profit sharing distributions denied him after he was terminated, as well a... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 6. | Plaintiffs had constructive knowledge of contamination due to gas leak.
David Hogg v. Chevron USA, Inc., 2009-CC-2632 (La. 07/06/10) [41 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 Plaintiffs own property neighboring a gas station in Ruston. The gas station had 3 underground gasoline storage tanks, which were replaced i... view full summary | | BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
| | 7. | David Bell: record sealed in part; proceedings moot.
In Re: Judge David Bell, 2010-O-1251 (La. 07/02/10) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 On June 2, 2010, the Judiciary Commission filed a pleading with the Court recommending that Judge David Bell of the Orleans Parish Juvenile ... view full summary | | INSURANCE
| | 8. | Insurance broker had no duty to recommend coverage amounts or determinewhether client was underinsured.
Isidore Newman School v. J. Everett Eaves, Inc., 2009-C-2161 (La. 07/06/10) [14 pp]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 The Court granted a supervisory writ. An agent has a duty of "reasonable diligence" to advise the client, but this duty has not been expande... view full summary | | 9. | Any insured can execute a named-driver exclusion.
Ella Hawkins v. Andrew John Redmon, 2009-C-2418 (La. 07/06/10) [14 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 In January 2006, Sandra Redmon, acting as head of the household and with the consent of her husband, Mervin, went to the Cottonport Insuranc... view full summary | | PROPERTY
| | 10. | All owners of record must receive notice of tax sale.
C&C Energy, L.L.C. v. Cody Investments, L.L.C., 2009-C-2160 (La. 07/06/10) [11 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 In 1992 George and Marilyn Gorsulowsky bought residential property in Caddo Parish. After Marilyn died, a 1995 judgment of possession recogn... view full summary | | 11. | Fact issues existed in predial servitude case.
Roger D. Phipps v. Cynthia Nelson Schupp, 2009-C-2037 (La. 07/06/10) [16 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 In 1978, Richard Katz, the common owner of a parcel of land adjacent to Audubon Park, subdivided the property into 2 lots: 543 Exposition Bo... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 12. | School did not violate reasonable supervision duty when student was raped whilewalking home from school.
S.J. v. Lafayette Parish School Board, 2009-C-2195 (La. 07/06/10) [27 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 During the 2004-05 school term, Lafayette Middle School operated both a tutoring program and a behavior clinic after school. The programs la... view full summary |
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