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| BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
| | 1. | Judge was not governed by Code of Ethics.
Charles R. Jones v. Louisiana Board of Ethics, 2018-C-1744 (La. 03/18/2019) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 3
Plaintiff Charles R. Jones is a retired Chief Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. As an
appellate court chief judge, he was required to serve on the state Commiss... view full summary | | CONTRACTS
| | 2. | Court reinstates award to delivery truck owner for cost of engine repairs and lost business.
Workbox, LLC v. Kenworth of South Louisiana, LLC, 2019-C-132 (La. 03/18/19) [1 p.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 3
In 2007 plaintiff purchased a 2006 Kenworth T800 series truck and placed it into service as
part of its fleet of delivery trucks. In June 2011 the truck's engine was consu... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 3. | Court reinstates summary judgment for shopping center owner in suit by patron shot in parking lot.
Reuben Ellis v. Quincy T. Quiett, 2019-C-0065 (La. 03/25/19) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 3
Plaza Holdings, LLC, the owner of a shopping center, leased a portion of the space to Good
Life Productions, Inc. to operate an establishment called Bella Noche. ... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 4. | City's zoning violation claim against industrial facility on Mississippi batture had not prescribed.
Wood Materials, LLC v. City of Harahan, 2019-C-0018 (La. 03/25/19) [3 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 3
Since the 1960s plaintiffs, Wood Materials, LLC and Wood Resources, LLC, have been
involved in various activities at their industrial materials facility on the... view full summary | | TAXATION
| | 5. | Justin Ulrich v. Kimberly Robinson, Secretary of the Louisiana Dept. of Revenue, 2018-CA-0534 (La. 03/26/19) [15 pp.]
Suit by plaintiffs denied solar electric system tax credits was moot.
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 3
In 2015 plaintiffs purchased and installed residential solar systems. They expected to receive
a $12,500 tax credit for solar electric systems that was then provided by La... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 6. | Court of appeal applied incorrect standard to determine whether error in admitting highly prejudicial Facebook photograph was harmless.
State v. Kyvonte Latrell Eaglin, 2018-K-0822 (La. 03/18/19) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 3
In August 2015 defendant went to a party at the American Legion Hall in Jennings. A fight
broke out, and defendant retrieved a gun from his vehicle. Shots from one or more... view full summary | | 7. | Court reinstates obstruction of justice conviction in connection with New Orleans murder.
State v. Khoi Q. Hoang, 2017-K-0100 (La. 03/26/19) [19 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 3
Defendant was indicted for conspiracy to commit second degree murder, solicitation to
commit second degree murder, second degree murder, and obstruction... view full summary | | BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
| | 8. | Court imposes two-year suspension on Tammany Parish lawyer who created false quitclaim deeds to acquire abandoned property.
In re: William Magee, 2018-B-0383 (La. 01/30/19) [26 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 2
Respondent, admitted to the bar in 1978 and a former Town Attorney for Abita Springs,
developed a scheme to obtain ownership of abandoned property. He would ... view full summary | | 9. | Court suspends lawyer who "chest bumped" DA at conference in judge's chambers.
In re: Felix DeJean, IV, 2018-B-1333 (La. 01/30/19) [12 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 2
Respondent was admitted to the practice of law in 1997. In 2006 he was sanctioned for
"physical altercations and behaviors" caused by his bipolar disorde... view full summary | | CONTRACTS
| | 10. | Court reinstates district court's ruling granting exceptions of prematurity based on arbitration agreement.
Martin Berotte v. Bechtel OG&C Construction Services, Inc., 2018-CC-1973 (La. 02/18/19) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 2
In this case and three related cases, employees of defendant filed suit and were met with
exceptions of prematurity based on arbitration agreements. The district court ... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 11. | Court remands claims by adopted children arising from the wrongful death of their biological father.
Khristy Goins Rismiller v. Gemini Insurance Company, 2018-CC-2089 (La. 02/18/19) [1 p.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 2
This case arose from a tragic auto accident involving an eighteen-wheeler in October 2015
in Concordia Parish. Richard Stewart and his two minor children were killed in th... view full summary | | CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 12. | Plaintiffs' allegations of fraud against individual defendants survived exception of no cause of action.
Tracy Vince v. Metro Rediscount Company, Inc., 2018-C-2056 (La. 02/15/19) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 27, Issue 2
Southland Express, LLC entered into an agreement with Metro Rediscount Company, Inc. regarding the sale of certain Southland receivables. Plaintiffs, indi... view full summary |
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