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Most Recent Cases Reported:
- Jefferson Parish judge suspended without pay. - In re: Judge Donald "Chick" Foret, 2025-O-00320 (La. 10/15/2025) [21 pp.]
- Orleans Parish judge suspended without pay. - In re: Judge Jennifer M. Medley, 2025-O-00879 (La. 10/24/2025) [27 pp.]
- Fee award to prevailing plaintiffs in public records mandamus was abusively low. - William Alan Pesnell v. Ronnie Williams, Jr., 2025-C-00513 (La. 10/01/2025) [3 pp.]
- Court vacates summary judgment for plaintiff. - Yourick Vidrine v. Progressive Paloverde Insurance Co., 2025-CC-00694 (La. 10/07/2025) [2 pp.]
- Corporate officer may file pleading to protect corporation from legal consequences. - ELA Group, Inc. v. Bradley Murchison Kelly & Shea, LLC, 2025-C-00526 (La. 10/14/2025) [5 pp.]
- Court grants exception of improper venue. - David Powell v. Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc., 2025-CC-00825 (La. 10/22/2025) [2 pp.]
- Statute requiring service within 90 days does not require fee payment within 90 days. - Lanelle Darouse v. P.J.'s Coffee of New Orleans, LLC, 2025-CC-00078 (La. 10/24/2025) [8 pp.]
- District court could reconsider judgment pro confesso against incorrect garnishee. - First Pay, Inc. v. Elton Dukes, 2024-C-01565 (La. 10/24/2025) [11 pp.]
- Court reverses summary judgment in real estate purchase dispute. - Gulf Title Corporation v. Michael Thomas, 2025-C-00677 (La. 10/14/2025) [2 pp.]
- Washington's Birthday must be excluded in computing notice required under Open Meetings Law. - John Callis v. Greater Alexandria Economic Development Authority, 2025-C-00630 (La. 10/01/2025) [2 pp.]
- FRSA did not preclude railway employee's negligence suit under FELA. - Sean Van Buren v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co., 2024-C-01564 (La. 10 25/2025) [14 pp.]
- Court reverses and vacates $5 million product liability verdict. - Darlene Ward Pellecer v. Werner Co. a Corp. of Delaware, 2024-C-01492 (La. 10/24/2025) [16 pp.]
- Court clarifies time limitations for actions to annul tax sales. - Belaire Development & Construction, LLC v. Succession of Theodore Shelton, Sr., 2025-C-00151 (La. 10/24/2025) [19 pp.]
- Court remands for hearing on motion to set aside judgment. - Donna M. Brown v. Thomas Ussin Brown, 2025-CC-00591 (La. 10/14/2025) [2 pp.]
- Court reverses dismissal of constitutional challenge to act retroactively prohibiting Orleans Parish criminal defendants from recovering excess bail bond premiums. - Jerome Morgan v. Blair's Bail Bonds, Inc., 2025-C-00695 (La. 10/14/2025) [2 pp.]
- Court remands for resentencing under more lenient sentencing provisions. - Anthony Robinson v. Darrel Vannoy, 2025-KH-0418 (La. 10/01/2025) [2 pp.]
- Court reverses judgment suppressing evidence. - State v. Jordan Crosby, 2025-KK-01251 (La. 10/07/2025) [2 pp.]
- Court orders court of appeal to act on writ application. - State v. Todd Vincent Edwards, 2025-KH-00925 (La. 10/07/2025) [2 pp.]
- Attorney General may represent State in post-conviction proceeding. - State v. Antoinette Frank, 2025-KD-00767 (La. 10/07/2025) [12 pp.]
- Defendant not entitled to release of bail obligation for failure to arraign within 30 days. - State v. Jamir Williams, 2025-KK-00575 (La. 10/14/2025) [3 pp.]
- Court reinstates manslaughter conviction after court of appeal vacated conviction based on racially charged witness testimony. - State v. Garrett J. Ward, 2025-K-00633 (La. 10/14/2025) [2 pp.]
- Odor of marijuana was sufficient basis for search warrant. - State v. Shane Clifford Reis, 2025-KK-01099 (La. 10/16/2025) [3 pp.]
- Court reverses suppression of evidence from Bourbon Street Mardi Gras detention. - State v. Arial Valencia-Lacayo, 2025-KK-01296 (La. 10/18/2025) [3 pp.]
- Court remands to allow defendant to withdraw guilty plea based on misinformation about parole. - State v. Glen Livas, 2025-KH-00415 (La. 10/22/2025) [4 pp.]
- Court remands to allow defendant to withdraw guilty plea based on misinformation about sentence. - State v. David Williams, 2025-KK-00555 (La. 10/22/2025) [2 pp.]
- Court orders district court to act on motion. - State v. Donald Ray Link, 2025-KH-01117 (La. 10/22/2025) [2 pp.]
- State has right to appeal resentences resulting from Montgomery hearings. - State v. Dale Dwayne Craig, 2025-OK-00024 (La. 10/24/2025) [16 pp.]
- Defendant not entitled to suppress evidence on basis that it was retrieved from cell phones more than 10 days after search warrant issued. - State v. Leonidas Lowery aka "Chico," 2024-KO-00697 (La. 10/24/2025) [7 pp.]
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