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| DOMESTIC RELATIONS
| | 1. | Community property partition agreement did not grant wife use of home for her lifetime.
William Dering v. Kay Dering, 2022-C-01857 (La. 03/07/2023) [8 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 3
In 1981 William and Kay Dering executed a community property partition agreement and
were divorced. Decades later William filed this action seeking a partition of co-ow... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 2. | Court remands for application of correct version of habitual offender law.
State v. Kelly Cockerham, 2022-KP-1661 (La. 03/07/2023) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 3
In a brief per curiam, the Court granted a supervisory writ in part, vacated defendant's
habitual offender adjudication and sentence, and remanded for... view full summary | | BAR/DISCIPLINARY/ETHICS
| | 3. | Judge publicly censured and fined for misconduct.
In re: Judge Guy E. Bradberry, 2022-O-1828 (La. 02/24/2023) [16 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 2
Beginning in 2003 respondent served as a judge of the 14th Judicial District Court for the
Parish of Calcasieu. In November 2022 he was elected to be a judge on the... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 4. | Court vacates judgment pro confesso against garnishee employer.
Tower Credit, Inc. v. Chad Williams, 2022-C-01556 (La. 02/07/2023) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 2
Tower Credit, Inc. filed suit against Chad Williams on two promissory notes and obtained an
October 2018 default judgment against Williams for $18,396.67, plus interest... view full summary | | EVIDENCE
| | 5. | Officer could not testify as to whether severed arm appeared to be bruised.
State v. Viusqui Perez-Espinosa, 2023-KK-00111 (La. 01/28/2023) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 2
At his second-degree murder trial, defendant intended to assert a self-defense theory. An
officer testified about a photograph that showed the victim's severed a... view full summary | | 6. | Depositions of deported plaintiffs improperly admitted at trial in lieu of live testimony.
Jose Rodriguez-Zaldivar v. Charles Leggett, 2022-C-01688 (La. 02/07/2023) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 2
In January 2015 Charles Leggett backed his Chevrolet Tahoe into a parked utility van in the
New Orleans French Quarter. Jose Rodriguez-Zaldivar and Dylcio Rodriguez Cru... view full summary | | INSURANCE
| | 7. | Lower courts erred in granting summary judgment and treating travel insurance policy as health and accident policy.
Richard Williams v. United States Fire Insurance, 2022-C-01637 (La. 02/14/2023) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 2
Plaintiffs Richard and Judith Williams purchased travel protection insurance in connection
with a cruise to Norway. United States Fire Insurance Company was the underwr... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 8. | Court affirms and reverses in part after trial of LUTSA and LUTPA claims between competing family businesses.
Vesta Halay Johnston v. Susan Halay Vincent, 2021-C-01196 c/w 2021-C-01207 (La. 02/15/2023) [42 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 2
In 1957 Mike Halay formed Lake Charles Rubber and Gasket Co., LLC (Lake), a business that
ultimately would supply gaskets, hoses, fittings, fasteners, and other parts a... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 9. | Court reinstates Civil Service Commission decision reinstating terminated NOPD sergeant.
Anthony Edenfield v. New Orleans Police Department, 2022-C-01643 (La. 02/07/2023) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 2
In May and June 2020 Anthony Edenfield, a New Orleans Police Department sergeant with
permanent status, posted on his personal Facebook page eight offensive comments to... view full summary | | 10. | Tax return of judicial candidate deemed filed electronically before notice of candidacy.
Yasha Clark v. Stephanie Bridges, 2023-C-00237 (La. 02/22/2023) [23 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 2
Plaintiffs filed a petition to disqualify Stephanie Bridges as a candidate for the office of
Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge. Plaintiffs ... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 11. | District court did not abuse discretion in allowing other crimes evidence.
State v. Brian Douglas Horn, 2022-KK-01722 (La. 02/14/2023) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 2
In this capital trial stemming from the murder of a 12-year-old boy, the district court held
that defendant's two prior convictions for sex offenses were admissible... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 12. | District court abused its discretion in issuing protective order.
Kayla Watson v. Daniel Banguel, 2022-C-01678 (La. 01/25/2023) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 31, Issue 1
In January 2020 plaintiff filed a petition for protection from stalking under La. R.S. Section 46:2171
against defendant. After issuing a temporary restraining order, t... view full summary |
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