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| CIVIL PROCEDURE
| | 1. | Judgment on claims against severed defendants not a final judgment.
Strother v. Continental Casualty Company, 06-C-0302 (La. 6/2/06) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 14, Issue 6 Plaintiffs filed suit against multiple defendants, including Continental Casualty Insurance Company and its insureds ("the Continental defen... view full summary | | 2. | Blanket order sealing the record is overbroad.
Copeland v. Copeland, 06-CC-1023 (La. 6/2/06) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 14, Issue 6 In these divorce and child custody proceedings, the parties filed a joint motion to seal the record. The district court treated the joint mo... view full summary | | 3. | New trial ex proprio motu was proper, in district court's discretion.
Horton v. Mayeaux, 05-CC-1704 (La. 5/30/06) [16 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 14, Issue 6 Plaintiff Horton filed suit against Mayeaux for personal injuries arising out of a four-car collision. Following jury selection and opening ... view full summary | | 4. | Federal civil procedure for discovery of trade secrets adopted.
In re: The Texas Matter of the Marriage of Kuntz,06-C-0487 (5/26/06) [1p.]
From LSCR Volume 14, Issue 6 "Writ granted. The judgments of the trial court and the court of appeal are reversed. ... Once a party establishes the information sought is... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 5. | Consolidation of cases not improper because of "other crimes" evidence.
State v. Crochet, 05-K-0123 (6/23/06) [10 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 14, Issue 6 The State charged defendant by bill of information with one count of molestation of a juvenile -- i.e., defendant's daughter, M.C. See La.R.... view full summary | | 6. | State's intentional violation of pretrial Prieur ruling reviewed under harmless error standard.
State v. Henry Lee Leonard, 05-K-1382 (La. 6/16/06) [6 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 14, Issue 6 Defendant was charged with the second degree murder of the boyfriend of his ex-wife at her place of employment. The major issue at trial, as... view full summary |
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