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| CRIMINAL
| | 1. | Defendant not entitled to withdraw guilty plea based on subsequent unanimous jury requirement.
State v. Chrystal Clues-Alexander, 2021-KK-00831 (La. 05/13/2022) [10 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 30, Issue 5
Defendant was indicted for the second-degree murder of her husband. She made two
motions to declare unconstitutional former La. Code. Crim. Proc. a... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 2. | Court lacked appellate jurisdiction because judgment below did not declare statute unconstitutional.
Troy Lillie v. Stanford Trust Company, 2022-CA-00328 (La. 04/12/2022) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 30, Issue 4
The State of Louisiana, through the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, was a defendant
in this matter. It filed a motion for partial summary judgment based ... view full summary | | 3. | Court of appeal erred in dismissing appeal when grounds were not free from doubt.
Robert Schiff v. Lawrence Pugh, 2022-OC-00210 (La. 04/12/2022) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 30, Issue 4
In this legal malpractice action, the district court granted defendants' motion for summary
judgment and dismissed plaintiff's claims. The district court granted the mo... view full summary | | 4. | Court amends judgment to provide that each party pay its own costs.
Thaddeus Jeffery Johnson Sr. v. C's Transportation Services, LLC, 2022-CC-00260 (La. 04/12/2022) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 30, Issue 4
Thaddeus Johnson Jr. was a passenger in a vehicle owned by C's Transportation Services and
driven by Delacy Howard, a C's employee and Johnson's aunt, when the vehicle ... view full summary | | 5. | Court reinstates district court's ruling on discovery dispute.
Crosstex Energy Services, LP v. Texas Brine Company, LLC, 2022-CC-00375 (La. 04/13/22) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 30, Issue 4
In this discovery dispute, the district court conducted an in-camera inspection of the
documents at issue and ordered Occidental Chemical Company to produce... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 6. | Defendants entitled to dismissal of detrimental reliance claim based on discretionary immunity.
Anthony Misita v. John Maumoulides, 2022-C-00266 (La. 04/25/2022) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 30, Issue 4
This case arose from repeated flooding problems at plaintiffs' property in St. Tammany
Parish. Among their claims was that in 2008 or 2009, former St. Tamma... view full summary | | MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
| | 7. | Court remands medical malpractice case for new trial after errors regarding expert testimony.
Kimberly Brooke Labauve v. Louisiana Medical Mutual Ins. Co., 2021-C-00763 (La. 04/13/2022) [17 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 30, Issue 4
This is a medical malpractice suit brought by plaintiffs against Dr. Daryl Elias Jr. and his
insurer. Plaintiffs allege Dr. Elias committed malpractice d... view full summary | | WORKERS' COMPENSATION
| | 8. | Defendant was entitled to additional medical examination of claimant.
Virginia Lebleu v. Brookshire Brothers Holding, Inc., 2022-CC-00376 (La. 04/26/2022) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 30, Issue 4
The Office of Workers' Compensation denied defendant's motion for an additional medical
examination of the claimant. The Court granted a supervisory writ and, in th... view full summary | | PROPERTY
| | 9. | Court reinstates district court judgment in partition suit among six siblings.
Michael Bergeron v. Mary Beth Anderson, 2022-C-00150 (La. 04/05/2022) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 30, Issue 4
This is a dispute among six siblings who were owners in indivision of immoveable property
in Pointe Coupee Parish. Three of the co-owners sued the remaining ... view full summary | | DOMESTIC RELATIONS
| | 10. | Lis pendens applied to second suit in divorce proceedings.
Lesa Gamble v. Denny Gamble, Jr., 2022-C-0102 (La. 04/20/2022) [5 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 30, Issue 4
Lesa and Denny Gamble were married in Shreveport in 2003. On May 26, 2020, Denny filed
a petition for divorce in Caddo Parish, the parish of the parties' former matrimo... view full summary | | BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
| | 11. | Lawyer sanctioned for improperly billing time and expenses.
In re: Joseph B. Morton, III, 2022-B-00029 (La. 03/15/2022) [11 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 30, Issue 3
Respondent was formerly a partner of the Forman Watkins firm in New Orleans, where his
primary responsibility was the defense of Ingersoll Rand and its subsid... view full summary | | 12. | Judge suspended without pay for extensive ex parte communications.
In re: Judge Jerry L. Denton, Jr., 2021-O-01801 (La. 03/25/2022) [37 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 30, Issue 3
Respondent is a judge of the City Court of Denham Springs. The matter came before the Court
from a recommendation of the Judiciary Commission under La. Const. art. V, S... view full summary |
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