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Exploring the “Law of the Case” Doctrine in Vernon Parish Car Accident Litigation

Under the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, judgments are either interlocutory or final. A judgment that “determines the merits [of an issue] in whole or in part” is a final judgment, while a judgment that determines “only preliminary matters” is an interlocutory judgment. Generally speaking, final judgments can be appealed, but interlocutory judgments cannot unless

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January 23, 2012 No Comments

The Plaintiff’s Burden in Proving Special Damages

Under Louisiana jurisprudence, special damages are the category of damages that can be “established to a reasonable mathematical certainty.” Myers v. Broussard. Special damages include awards for past and future lost earnings, since a plaintiff’s forgone income can be numerically calculated by the court. Given the relatively high level of precision, “when a trier of

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January 21, 2012 No Comments

Medical Malpractice Suit Dismissed in Hospital Error Involving Sponge

The Louisiana Court of Appeals rejected an appeal filed by an unhappy patient regarding her medical malpractice claim against the Women and Children’s Hospital Lake Charles and her doctor. The patient, who will be referred to Jane Doe for privacy purposes, underwent a weight loss procedure known as a lap band surgery. Known in the

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January 15, 2012 No Comments

Plaintiff Learns Painful Lesson About Treating Injuries Without Delay

Early in the morning of August 25, 2006, Angela Brignac visited a McDonald’s in Baton Rouge. While she was stopped at the drive-thru’s menu board, her car was struck from the rear by a truck operated by Brian Mumphrey. The collision occurred because Mumphrey’s foot slipped off the brake pedal when he bent down to

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December 9, 2011 No Comments

Court Explores Standard of Review in Baton Rouge Car Wreck Case

On August 7, 2002, James Wilson was driving his car southbound on Essen Lane in Baton Rouge. When he attempted to make a left turn onto the on-ramp for I-10, Wilson pulled into the path of an oncoming car driven by Barbara White northbound on Essen. The crash left Wilson with serious injuries. Following the

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December 7, 2011 No Comments

Louisiana Wrongful Death and Punitive Damages Award (Part I)

The Bailey v. Exxon Mobil Corporation case finds its conclusion based on the precedent set forth in Bulot v. Intracoastal Tubular Services. The focus is on the application of a statute, and differentiating events that take place prior to the statute’s enactment, and how the Court will analyze events that continuously occur which began before

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December 3, 2011 No Comments

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