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| CRIMINAL
| | 1. | Court reverses denial of post-conviction relief and orders probation reinstated.
Christina Lambert v. Christopher Stinson, 2024-KP-00886 (La. 04/08/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 4
In 2010 petitioner pled guilty to five felony drug charges and was sentenced to 20 years of
imprisonment on one count and ten on the other four counts, all at hard labo... view full summary | | 2. | Court orders recall of warrant of execution.
State v. Marcus Donte Reed, 2025-KD-00423 (La. 04/11/2025) [8 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 4
In 2013 defendant was convicted of the first-degree murders of brothers Jeremiah, Jacquis,
and Gene Adams in 2010. The district court sentenced defendant to death in ac... view full summary | | 3. | Court orders recall of warrant of execution.
State v. Darrell Dewayne Draughn, 2025-KD-00424 (La. 04/11/2025) [9 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 4
In 2003 defendant was convicted of the first-degree murder of Loretta White in 2000. The
district court sentenced defendant to death in accordance with the jury's v... view full summary | | 4. | Court vacates denial of certain post-conviction claims, remands for merits consideration.
State v. Antoine Tate, 2024-KP-01257 (La. 04/29/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 4
Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder in 2000 and sentenced to death. The Court
affirmed the conviction and sentence in 2003. At issue here was an application... view full summary | | CONTRACTS
| | 5. | Assignor-member of LLC maintained right to inspect company's records.
Gerard J. Bourgeois v. Christopher W. Lopez, 2024-CC-01378 (La. 02/28/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 3
In 2005 Gerard Bourgeois and Christopher Lopez formed Northpointe Business Park, LLC,
as a limited liability company under Louisiana law. Bourgeois and Lopez each had a... view full summary | | 6. | Court affirms judgment for property owner against contractor for breach of contract.
Maxine Thomas v. Housing Louisiana Now, LLC, 2024-C-00631, (La. 03/21/2025) [9 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 3
In February 2017 plaintiff, an elderly widow, sustained severe damage to her New Orleans
home as a result of tornadoes. Within a week she entered into a contract with M... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 7. | Suit against uninsured motorist carrier interrupted prescription as to all solidary obligors.
Susan Dever v. Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company, 2024-CC-01582 (La. 02/28/2025) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 3
In response to plaintiffs' petition, defendants filed an exception of prescription. The district
court denied the exception. The Third Circuit granted a su... view full summary | | 8. | Scope of hotel's duty to guest did not encompass risk of particular robbery by third parties.
William Campbell v. Orient-Express Hotels Louisiana, Inc., 2024-C-00840 (La. 03/21/2025) [32 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 3
In the early morning hours of Christmas Day 2008, plaintiff, a guest at the Windsor Court
hotel in New Orleans, was robbed in the hotel's courtyard entrance. The co... view full summary | | MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
| | 9. | Statute raising standard of care for medical providers to gross negligence during declared health emergency was constitutional.
Kathleen Welch v. United Medical Healthwest-New Orleans, LLC, 2024-CC-00899 (La. 03/21/2025) [18 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 3
In November 2019 plaintiff was admitted to Tulane Medical Center for acute pancreatitis and
diabetic ketoacidosis. After an extended stay, she was admitted for rehabi... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 10. | City entitled to summary judgment in wrongful death claim arising from murder by escaped inmate.
John Kite v. Rapides Parish Sheriff's Department, 2024-CC-01351 (La. 02/28/2025) [8 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 3
McKennedy Armstead was an inmate serving a sentence for a narcotics conviction at the
Rapides Parish Detention Center in Alexandria. While on a work detail... view full summary | | 11. | Court exercises plenary authority and rejects challenge to ballot language of proposed constitutional amendment.
Willie Calhoun v. Nancy Landry, 2025-CD-00316 (La. 03/18/2025) [16 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 3
In November 2024 the Louisiana Legislature proposed an amendment to revise art. VII of
the Louisiana Constitution. At the time of this opinion, the measure was schedule... view full summary | | 12. | Act allowing historical horse racing without holding a local election was unconstitutional.
Donovan Fremin v. Boyd Racing, LLC, 2024-CA-00995 (La. 03/21/2025) [11 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 33, Issue 3
The Louisiana Constitution provides that "[g]ambling shall be defined and suppressed by the
legislature." La. Const. art. XII, Section 6(B). As amended in 1996,... view full summary |
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