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| EMPLOYMENT
| 1. | Court affirms age discrimination verdict against ULL but reduces lost wages award. James Robinson v. Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, 2016-C-2145 (La. 06/29/17) [27 pp.] From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
In 1971 plaintiff was hired at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now University of
Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL), in the campus police department (ULLPD). ... view full summary | | WORKERS' COMPENSATION
| 2. | Employer has right to choose pharmacy for dispensing prescriptions to claimants. Darvel Burgess v. Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, 2016-C-2267 (La. 06/29/17) [23 pp.] From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
After sustaining a work-related injury in October 2008 while employed by defendant,
plaintiff filed a disputed claim for compensation in September 2... view full summary | 3. | Claimant not entitled to choice of FCE provider at employer's cost. Paula Clavier v. Coburn Supply Company, Inc., 2016-CC-0625 (La. 06/29/17) [16 pp.] From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
Plaintiff injured her neck, shoulder, and back in May 2006 when she lifted a box while in
defendant's employ. A 2010 consent judgment established she was ent... view full summary | | PROPERTY
| 4. | Post-sale notice by private party to mortgagee regarding tax sale was sufficient, even though tax collector failed to provide notice. Central Properties v. Fairway Gardenhomes, LLC, 2016-C-1855 c/w 2016-C-1946 (La. 06/29/17) [19 pp.] From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
Resource Bank was the mortgagee on a 2009 mortgage covering three condominium units
in Covington, Louisiana. The mortgage was recorded in the St. Tammany Parish... view full summary | | JUVENILE
| 5. | Time limit for commencing adjudication hearing was suspended while State sought supervisory review of premature dismissal. State in the Interest of AC, 2017-CK-0182 (La. 06/29/17) [7 pp.] From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
On March 7, 2016, the State filed a petition alleging that AC, at the age of fourteen,
committed the felony-grade delinquent acts of aggravated rape... view full summary | | CRIMINAL
| 6. | Seventeen-year-old's habitual offender life sentence without parole was prohibited by Graham; review for excessiveness also warranted. State v. Thayer Green, 2016-K-0107 (La. 06/29/17) [25 pp.] From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
In July 2012 defendant and KL were seventeen. They had previously dated and had a child
together. After exchanging text messages in the preceding days, defendant ... view full summary | 7. | Defendant entitled to quash indictment that contravened agreement with prosecution. State v. Woodrow Karey, Jr., 2016-K-0377 (La. 06/29/17) [33 pp.] From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
At a church service in September 2013, defendant shot and killed the pastor, Ronald Harris,
Sr. Defendant immediately surrendered to police, stating, "He raped my wife." S... view full summary | 8. | Defense counsel was not subject to Public Records Law restriction applicable to felons in custody. James E. Boren v. Earl B. Taylor, 2016-CC-2078 (La. 06/29/17) [10 pp.] From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
Plaintiff, an attorney, was retained by Stephen Bergeron to review his 2013 rape
convictions for valid bases for post-conviction relief. Pursuant to the Public... view full summary | 9. | Court reinstates jury verdict of guilty of being principal to kidnapping. State v. Chadwick McGhee, 2015-K-2141 (La. 06/29/17) [8 pp.] From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
Defendant was charged with the second degree kidnapping of Jessica Guillot. Evidence at
trial showed that on September 7, 2013, Asa Bentley went to Guillot's mother's ho... view full summary | 10. | Defendant not entitled to suppression of cocaine found inside grill: no expectation of privacy. State v. Joseph Moultrie, 2015-K-2144 (La. 06/29/17) [9 pp.] From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
Officers noticed defendant standing in the street in front of a trailer at approximately 11:00
p.m. in a high crime neighborhood. Defendant quickly retreated out of vi... view full summary | 11. | Court reverses denial of motion to suppress evidence from traffic stop of defendant unauthorized to drive rental car. State v. Julius Hankton, 2017-KK-1108 (La. 07/20/17) [6 pp.] From LSCR Volume 25, Issue 7
Defendant was one of the subjects of a federal and state task force investigation. A federal
agent testified that she and other agents observed defendant using a... view full summary |
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