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| CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 1. | District court properly denied motion for cost bond filed after answer.
Brenda Bergeron v. Donald Richardson, M.D., 2020-CC-01409 (La. 06/30/2021) [13 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 7
Plaintiff, individually and on behalf of her husband, filed a medical malpractice action against
Donald Richardson, M.D., and Paul Hubbell, III, M.D. The medical review... view full summary | | 2. | Court orders in camera inspection of discovery responses.
Bryant George, M.D. v. Christus Health Southwestern La., 2021-CC-00883 (La. 07/02/2021) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 7
In this contract dispute between a neurosurgeon and St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, the
district court ordered defendants to respond to plaintiffs' discovery requ... view full summary | | 3. | Issues of material fact precluded summary judgment.
David Stephens v. Lawrence Pickett, 2021-CC-01004 (La. 07/26/2021) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 7
Defendants moved for partial summary judgment, which was denied by the district court.
The Second Circuit reversed in an unpublished decree.... view full summary | | EVIDENCE
| | 4. | Defendant entitled to new trial because district court improperly excluded evidence of victim's violent character.
State v. Randall Paul Burton, 2019-K-01079 (La. 06/30/2021) [13 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 7
During the early morning hours of February 1, 2017, defendant and his girlfriend began to
argue in the trailer where they lived. Cody Fletcher, a friend and ... view full summary | | INSURANCE
| | 5. | UM coverage written into renewed policy when insured returned incomplete waiver form to insurer.
Martin Baack v. Michael McIntosh, 2020-C-01054 (La. 06/30/2021) [26 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 7
This case arose from an automobile accident between Martin Baack, who was driving his
work vehicle, and Michael McIntosh, found to be solely at fault for the acc... view full summary | | SUCCESSIONS
| | 6. | On rehearing, Court changes course: attestation clause substantially complied with Civil Code.
Succession of James Conway Liner, III, 2019-C-02011 (La. 06/30/2021) [17 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 7
James Liner executed a notarial testament in 2013 dividing his property equally among his
three adult children, Conway, Jeffrey, and Laura. In 2015 Liner executed anoth... view full summary | | BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
| | 7. | Court publicly censures Justice Hughes for violating Code of Judicial Conduct.
In re: Justice Jefferson D. Hughes, III, 2021-O-00771 (La. 06/30/2021) [9 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
The Court accepted a joint petition for consent discipline filed by Justice Jefferson D. Hughes,
III, and the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana. The consent discipline ... view full summary | | CONTRACTS
| | 8. | Court reverses summary judgment dismissal of claims arising from contract with unlicensed contractor.
Ioannis Maroulis v. Entergy Louisiana, LLC, 2021-CC-00384 (La. 06/08/2021) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
This case arose from a work-related accident during the renovation of the Hampton Inn in
Metairie. Hotel Investors hired Sigur Construction and Castleman, Donlea, and A... view full summary | | 9. | Court reverses summary judgment dismissal of oil and gas contract claim.
Macro Companies, Inc. v. Dearybury Oil & Gas, 2021-C-00483 (La. 06/29/2021) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
Plaintiff filed suit against Dearybury Oil & Gas, Florida Marine Transporters, and Kenneth
Pullen. Plaintiff alleged that defendants owed it a $250,000 comm... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 10. | Suit by Iberville Parish against East Baton Rouge Parish should proceed in Iberville Parish.
Iberville Parish v. City of Baton Rouge, 2021-CC-00694 (La. 06/08/2021) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
Iberville Parish filed suit against the City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge alleging
that Baton Rouge had created flooding issues in Iberville Parish. Baton ... view full summary | | 11. | Court reinstates district court's grant of motions to quash depositions and for protective order.
Gustave J. Labarre, Jr. v. Occidental Chemical Company, 2021-CC-00760 (La. 06/10/2021) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA and AIG Specialty Insurance
Company issued deposition subpoenas to PriceWaterHouseCoopers Advisory Se... view full summary | | MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
| | 12. | Case remanded to court of appeal for consideration of intervening decision regarding effect of paying PCF filing fees for some but not all qualified providers.
In re: Medical Review Panel Proceeding for Claim of Rhonda Ferguson v. Dr. James Howell, 2019-C-02033 (La. 06/22/2021) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 29, Issue 6
This case arose from a hernia repair and two subsequent surgeries that Rhonda Ferguson
underwent at Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center in November 2016. The... view full summary |
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