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| TORTS
| | 1. | Hospital's failure to have storm procedures in place does not sound in Med Mal.
Lacoste v. Pendleton Methodist Hospital, 07-CC-0008 c/w 07-CC-0016 (La. 9/5/07) [24 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 9 Plaintiffs' decedent, Althea LaCoste, was admitted to defendant hospital on or about August 28, 2005, at which time she was recovering from ... view full summary | | 2. | Breach of testimonial privilege is not grounds for tort claim.
Coutee v. Beurlot, 06-C-2943 (La. 9/5/07) [16 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 9 Plaintiff Coutee was employed as a roughneck by Global Marine Drilling Company ("Global"), and was injured while working offshore. He filed ... view full summary | | EVIDENCE
| | 3. | Res ipsa loquitur does not apply where there is direct evidence of the tort.
Linnear v. CenterPoint Energy, 06-C-3030 (La. 9/5/07) [13 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 9 Plaintiff Dronzy Linnear alleged that she injured herself when she stepped into a sinkhole next to her driveway, and sank up to her knee, as... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 4. | Sentence invalid, exceeded scope of criminal statute.
State v. Wallace, 06-KH-2555(La. 8/31/07) [1 p.]
From LSCR Volume 15, Issue 9 "Writ granted. Relator's sentence is amended to delete the term `without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence' from his s... view full summary |
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