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| | 1. | Decedent's formal acknowledgment of plaintiff rebutted by posthumous DNA test.
Turner v. Busby, 2003-C-3444 (La. 9/9/04) [23 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 9 Decedent Stroughter was killed in an automobile accident. Plaintiff Onterio McWright was born to Gladysteen Harris ("Harris") on June 8, 197... view full summary | | BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
| | 2. | Aggregate settlement requires individual consent by all clients; advance consent is not sufficient.
In re: Hoffman, 03-B-2499 (La. 9/9/04) [17 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 9 Respondent Hoffman was hired by Jack W. to represent him in contesting his legacy from the estate of his uncle, Milton Lorning. Lorning ... view full summary | | INSURANCE
| | 3. | "No pay/no play" insurance law construed, resolving a split in the
circuits.
Bryant v. United Services Auto. Ass'n, 2003-C-3491 c/w 2004-C-0028 (La. 9/9/04) [19 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 9 Both of these consolidated cases involve automobile collisions in which the plaintiff was the owner of the vehicle that was struck, but the ... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 4. | Good faith reliance on warrant saves evidence from exclusion.
State v. Long, 2003-KK-2592 (La. 9/9/04) [22 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 12, Issue 9 Defendant Long was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Police applied for a search warrant for Long's home, stat... view full summary |
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