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| CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
| | 1. | Reviving prescribed claims for sexual abuse of minors was unconstitutional.
Douglas Bienvenu v. Defendant, 2023-CC-01194 (La. 03/22/2024) [40 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 3 In September 2018 plaintiffs filed suit against The Society of Roman Catholic Church, Diocese
of Lafayette, and St. Martin De Tours Cat... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 2. | Plaintiffs were entitled to opportunity to amend after exception of improper venue was sustained.
LA Softwash AECS, LLC v. GPLA, LLC, 2024-C-00052 (La. 03/12/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 3 Plaintiffs were LA Softwash AECS, LLC and Brody and Karmyn Harris, all domiciled in
Livingston Parish. They filed suit there against GP... view full summary | | 3. | Plaintiff failed to make proper request for service within 90 days when she did not pay required fees.
Pamela Carrie v. Southern University at New Orleans, 2024-CC-00060 (La. 03/12/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 3 Plaintiff filed a supplemental petition adding as defendants Lamar Contractors, LLC and the
Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut.... view full summary | | 4. | Suit against insurer did not interrupt prescription against city that was dismissed for insufficient service of process.
Mary Sanders v. New Orleans Aviation Board, 2023-CC-01719 (La. 03/19/2024) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 3 On January 25, 2021, plaintiff filed suit against the City of New Orleans by and through the
New Orleans Aviation Board and its insurer... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 5. | New Orleans City Council had procedural capacity to institute lawsuit challenging Wisner property agreement by mayor.
Council of the City of New Orleans v. Edward Wisner Donation, 2023-C-01106 (La. 03/22/2024) [18 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 3 This case arose from philanthropist Edward Wisner's 1914 donation of approximately
50,000 acres of land to the City of New Orleans... view full summary | | CONTRACTS
| | 6. | Architect did not owe duty to subscontractor's employee to ensure safety of construction site.
Gustavo Bonilla v. Verges Rome Architects, 2023-C-00928 (La. 03/22/2024) [9 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 3 The City of New Orleans entered into a construction contract with general contractor Tuna
Construction, LLC to renovate the Allie Mae W... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 7. | Plaintiff entitled to have motion for new trial on interlocutory judgment converted to motion for reconsideration.
Louis R. Koerner, Jr. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, 2024-CC-00134 (La. 03/19/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 3 After the district court issued a judgment on October 16, 2023, plaintiff filed a motion for
new trial. The motion came outside of the ... view full summary | | INSURANCE
| | 8. | Court dismisses plaintiff's claim for bad faith penalties.
Raymond Prince, Jr. v. Loya Insurance Company, 2024-CC-00018 (La. 03/05/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 3 Plaintiffs brought this suit in Sulphur City Court against their insurance company and others,
alleging entitlement to bad faith penalt... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 9. | Appeal should not be dismissed based on district court's error.
Broddie Lacoste v. Peter Davenport, 2023-OC-01589 (La. 02/06/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 2
Plaintiff filed suit against Peter Davenport, Willie Daisy, Enid Daisy, and W&E Oysters, Inc.,
alleging that an abandoned house on the Daisys' property caught f... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 10. | Plaintiff stated claim of gross negligence against healthcare defendants who left her elderly mother unattended.
Edith Terry v. Notre Dame Health System, 2023-C-01582 (La. 02/06/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 2
In June 2020, 90-year-old Rosie Tardieff was admitted to Wynhoven Health Care Center in
Marrero for rehabilitation after being hospitalized for falling in her home. She... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 11. | Defendant entitled to copy of judgment.
State v. Dale Robin Miller, 2023-KH-1048 (La. 02/06/2024) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 2 In this brief per curiam, the Court granted a supervisory writ in part and ordered the district
court to provide defendant with a copy of its judgment denying him post-conviction relief.
... view full summary | | 12. | Where erroneous jury charges did not require unanimity, case remanded to determine if verdict was unanimous.
State v. Demarious Hicks, 2023-K-00969 (La. 02/06/2024) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 32, Issue 2 Defendant was charged with the 2017 second-degree murder of Rodrick Bowman and
attempted second-degree murder of Trashaun ... view full summary |
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