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| CONTRACTS
| | 1. | Extension of employment contract not triggered.
Kathy Prejean v. Walter Guillory, 2010-C-0740 (La. 07/02/10) [11 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 Plaintiff was the executive director of the Section 8 Housing Program for the Broussard Housing Authority (BHA). By contract, she was employed for 4 yea... view full summary | | 2. | Terminated plaintiff not entitled to profit sharing.
Mark H. Foshee v. Georgia Gulf Chemicals & Vinyls, L.L.C., 2009-C-2477 (La. 07/06/10) [17 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 Plaintiff filed suit against defendant seeking to recover certain profit sharing distributions denied him after he was terminated, as well a... view full summary | | TORTS
| | 3. | Plaintiffs had constructive knowledge of contamination due to gas leak.
David Hogg v. Chevron USA, Inc., 2009-CC-2632 (La. 07/06/10) [41 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 Plaintiffs own property neighboring a gas station in Ruston. The gas station had 3 underground gasoline storage tanks, which were replaced i... view full summary | | BAR / DISCIPLINARY / ETHICS
| | 4. | David Bell: record sealed in part; proceedings moot.
In Re: Judge David Bell, 2010-O-1251 (La. 07/02/10) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 On June 2, 2010, the Judiciary Commission filed a pleading with the Court recommending that Judge David Bell of the Orleans Parish Juvenile ... view full summary | | INSURANCE
| | 5. | Insurance broker had no duty to recommend coverage amounts or determinewhether client was underinsured.
Isidore Newman School v. J. Everett Eaves, Inc., 2009-C-2161 (La. 07/06/10) [14 pp]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 The Court granted a supervisory writ. An agent has a duty of "reasonable diligence" to advise the client, but this duty has not been expande... view full summary | | 6. | Any insured can execute a named-driver exclusion.
Ella Hawkins v. Andrew John Redmon, 2009-C-2418 (La. 07/06/10) [14 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 In January 2006, Sandra Redmon, acting as head of the household and with the consent of her husband, Mervin, went to the Cottonport Insuranc... view full summary | | PROPERTY
| | 7. | All owners of record must receive notice of tax sale.
C&C Energy, L.L.C. v. Cody Investments, L.L.C., 2009-C-2160 (La. 07/06/10) [11 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 In 1992 George and Marilyn Gorsulowsky bought residential property in Caddo Parish. After Marilyn died, a 1995 judgment of possession recogn... view full summary | | 8. | Fact issues existed in predial servitude case.
Roger D. Phipps v. Cynthia Nelson Schupp, 2009-C-2037 (La. 07/06/10) [16 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 In 1978, Richard Katz, the common owner of a parcel of land adjacent to Audubon Park, subdivided the property into 2 lots: 543 Exposition Bo... view full summary | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| | 9. | School did not violate reasonable supervision duty when student was raped whilewalking home from school.
S.J. v. Lafayette Parish School Board, 2009-C-2195 (La. 07/06/10) [27 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 During the 2004-05 school term, Lafayette Middle School operated both a tutoring program and a behavior clinic after school. The programs la... view full summary | | WORKERS' COMPENSATION
| | 10. | Terminated employee injured while cleaning out personal effects entitled toworkers' compensation.
Jerome C. Ardoin, Jr. V. Cleco Power, L.L.C., 2010-C-815 (La. 07/02/10) [4 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 Plaintiff, a Cleco employee, was discharged on a Friday at Cleco's Work Center in Opelousas. Plaintiff's office was located in Eunice. He re... view full summary | | 11. | Video surveillance should be given to IME physician.
Jesse Bazile v. Bayou Steel Corporation, 2010-CC-0982 (La. 07/06/10) [2 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 In this case, Bayou Steel Corporation filed a motion with the Office of Workers' Compensation (OWC) to submit certain evidence to the physic... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| | 12. | Death sentence upheld for heinous murder.
State v. Dustin Dressner, 2008-KA-1366 (La. 07/06/10) [54 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 A jury convicted and sentenced defendant to death for the first-degree murder of Paul Fasullo. Evidence at trial revealed defendant spent th... view full summary | | 13. | Probable cause existed for public intoxication arrest.
State v. Thomas Wells, 2008-K-2262 (La. 07/06/10) [29 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 On March 3, 2007, NOPD Officer Parker noticed defendant staggering along the sidewalk on North Galvez Street near Canal Street. Defendant ap... view full summary | | 14. | Inventory search of pill bottle was reasonable.
State v. Porfirio Escoto, 2009-KK-2581 (La. 07/06/10) [13 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 On December 26, 2008, Covington Police Department officers stopped defendant for speeding on Highway 190. He was unable to produce a valid d... view full summary | | 15. | Maximum sentence upheld for vehicular homicide.
State v. Marlyn A. LeBlanc, 2009-K-1355 (La. 07/06/10) [14 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 In the early evening of April 21, 2007, Michael Hardy; his wife, Genevieve; and their children, Kyle and Cristi, were traveling southbound o... view full summary | | 16. | Probable cause existed to search closed containers in car.
State v. August Jackson, 2009-KK-1983 (La. 07/06/10) [13 pp.]
From LSCR Volume 18, Issue 7 On November 11, 2008, NOPD officers stopped a vehicle for traffic violations. Moments before the car was pulled over, Officer McIver saw def... view full summary |
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