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| CRIMINAL
| | 1. | District attorney did not have authority to dismiss and reinstitute charges to avoid evidentiary ruling.
State v. Fred Reimonenq, 2019-KK-00367 (La. 10/22/19) [19 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 10 In December 2016 an Orleans Parish grand jury indicted defendant on charges of first degree
rape, attempted first degree rape, and sex... view full summary | | 2. | Court reverses convictions because of district court's error in Batson analysis.
State v. Kenneth Jones, 2017-K-00658 (La. 10/22/19) [27 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 10 In November 2011 four men, including Jeremiah Harris and Merlin Smothers, were engaged
in illegal activities in Harris's vehicle when... view full summary | | 3. | State failed in its burden regarding predicate out-of-state guilty plea for habitual offender adjudication.
State v. Desmond C. Parker, 2019-K-0028 (La. 10/22/19) [12 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 10 Defendant was found guilty of simple robbery and intimidating a witness. The State filed a
habitual offender bill of information alleg... view full summary | | 4. | Court clarifies application of amended Habitual Offender Law.
State v. Henry Pierre Lyles, 2019-KO-00203 (La. 10/22/19) [8 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 10 Louisiana's Habitual Offender law, La. R.S. Section 15:529.1 was amended by 2017 La. Acts 282. Among other things, Act 282 reduced from ... view full summary | | INSURANCE
| | 5. | Insured's bad faith claim against insurer was subject to ten-year prescriptive period.
Beverly Smith v. Citadel Insurance Co., 2019-CC-00052 (La. 10/22/19) [18 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 10 Plaintiff filed suit against Darlene Shelmire and her insurer, GoAuto Insurance Company, as a result of a 2010 automobile accident. In 2... view full summary | | MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
| | 6. | Plaintiff's claims were for administrative negligence and not medical malpractice.
Brenda Scio v. University Medical Center Management Corp., 2019-CC-1319 (La. 10/21/19) [1 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 10Pl aintiff filed suit against University Medical Center New Orleans (UMC) alleging that UMC "was negligent in failing to implement an adm... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 7. | Public entity's bid advertisement could not impose more restrictive requirements than Public Bid Law.
LeBlanc Marine v. State of Louisiana, 2019-C-0053 (La. 10/22/19) [9 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 10 In May 2017 the State, through the Division of Administration's Office of Facility Planning and Control, issued an advertisement for bid... view full summary | | SUCCESSIONS
| | 8. | Act revoking prior wills was effective even without date.
Succession of Edward Robin, Sr., 2019-C-0405 (10/23/19) [18 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 10 Edward Robin, Sr. (Robin) had ten children -- five from his first marriage: Chris, Don, Brad, Edward, and Donna; three from his second m... view full summary | | BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
| | 9. | Attorney permanently disbarred after attempting to smuggle contraband into prison and being found in possession of drugs and stolen property.
In re: Edward Duane Schertler, II, 2019-B-1025 (La. 09/24/19) [8 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 9
In March 2016 respondent, a Louisiana lawyer, went to the Lafourche Parish Detention
Center to visit an inmate client. Respondent attempted to ente... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 10. | Saints season ticket holders who attended 2019 NFC Championship game didn't have right of action against NFL.
Antonio Le Mon v. National Football League, 2019-CC-1264 (La. 09/06/2019) [5 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 9
Plaintiffs are New Orleans Saints season ticket holders who attended the 2019 NFC
Championship game between the Saints and the Los Angeles Rams. Plaintiffs... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 11. | Application for rehearing on denial of supervisory writ to court of appeal didn't extend time to apply for writ to Louisiana Supreme Court.
Vicki D. Johns Blanchard v. Rayford James Blanchard, 2019-CC-0784 (La. 09/17/19) [1 p.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 9
This case concerned the delays to file an application for supervisory writs. After an adverse
ruling in the district court, plaintiff sought supervisory writs from the ... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 12. | Louisiana Senate candidate was entitled to have notice of candidacy reinstated.
Karen Carter Peterson v. Allen Helwick Borne, Jr., 2019-C-01365 (La. 08/28/19) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 9
On July 26, 2019, Allen Helwick Borne, Jr. appointed Paul A. Bello as his agent to file his Notice
of Candidacy for Louisiana State Senate District 5. According to Mr. Bor... view full summary |
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