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A yellow wet floor sign at a casino buffet in Lake Charles, Louisiana, illustrating the legal standard for 'adequacy of warning' under R.S. 9:2800.6.
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Jeff Berniard

Lake Charles Casino Slip and Fall: Why a “Wet Floor” Sign Isn’t Always Enough

When New Orleans residents visit a casino in Lake Charles or the Gulf Coast, they expect a safe environment. While most businesses maintain high standards, a single error in “remedial action”—like mopping—can lead to life-altering injuries. A significant ruling from the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal highlights a critical lesson: simply putting up a

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October 23, 2012 No Comments

Insurance Complications in Wrongful Death Suit

Wrongful death cases get very complicated when they involve insurance companies and employers. In a recent case, an individual was killed in the scope of his employment with Dunham-Price, Inc. He was driving a concrete truck at the time. The individual’s family brought a wrongful death case against the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD).

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October 17, 2012 No Comments

The Law of Injunctions in Louisiana

Anyone with experience in the court system knows that seeing a lawsuit through to completion takes time. While the wheels of justice may turn slowly, the plaintiff in certain cases may require urgent action to put a stop to the defendant’s behavior that gave rise to the litigation in the first place. In those situations,

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October 15, 2012 No Comments

On Call Employee Not Acting Within Employment During Accident

Respondeat superior or, more simply, vicarious liability is a principle by which an employer can be found liable for the actions of its employees. It allows plaintiffs injured by people who are at work to collect money for their injuries from the often deeper pockets of the enterprise itself. However, an employer is not exposed

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October 11, 2012 No Comments

Tragic Accident on Beauregard Parish Highway Leads to Action Against DOTD

Late in the afternoon of April 15, 2001, Geraldine Fruge and her eight-year-old granddaughter, Hannah Lejeune, were involved in an auto accident on US Highway 171 in Beauregard Parish. Fruge, who was driving southbound, lost control of her Pontiac and veered into oncoming traffic. Tragically, both she and Lejeune were killed when their car struck

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October 11, 2012 No Comments

Louisiana’s Third Circuit Overturns Decision Limiting Landowners’ Recovery of Damages in Vermillion Parish Pollution Case

In Louisiana v. Louisiana Land and Exploration, the State of Louisiana and the Vermilion Parish School Board brought suit against Union Oil Company of California (“Unocal”) and other oil companies for remediation of polluted state property in Vermilion Parish. Unocal admitted that it was responsible for environmental damage on the property and filed a motion

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October 5, 2012 No Comments

Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Relief for Victim of Legal Malpractice

In April 2006, Laurie Jenkins hired Chet Medlock to build a metal building for $25,000, payable in three equal payments. When Laurie discovered that the building was unsatisfactory and would need a number of repairs, she hired Denham Springs attorney Larry G. Starns to represent her interests in the dispute. Later that year, Medlock sued

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October 3, 2012 No Comments

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Insurance Complications in Wrongful Death Suit

October 17, 2012 No Comments

Wrongful death cases get very complicated when they involve insurance companies and employers. In a recent case, an individual was killed in the scope of his employment with Dunham-Price, Inc. He was driving a concrete truck at the time. The individual’s family brought a wrongful death case against the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD).

Read More »

The Law of Injunctions in Louisiana

October 15, 2012 No Comments

Anyone with experience in the court system knows that seeing a lawsuit through to completion takes time. While the wheels of justice may turn slowly, the plaintiff in certain cases may require urgent action to put a stop to the defendant’s behavior that gave rise to the litigation in the first place. In those situations,

Read More »

On Call Employee Not Acting Within Employment During Accident

October 11, 2012 No Comments

Respondeat superior or, more simply, vicarious liability is a principle by which an employer can be found liable for the actions of its employees. It allows plaintiffs injured by people who are at work to collect money for their injuries from the often deeper pockets of the enterprise itself. However, an employer is not exposed

Read More »

Tragic Accident on Beauregard Parish Highway Leads to Action Against DOTD

October 11, 2012 No Comments

Late in the afternoon of April 15, 2001, Geraldine Fruge and her eight-year-old granddaughter, Hannah Lejeune, were involved in an auto accident on US Highway 171 in Beauregard Parish. Fruge, who was driving southbound, lost control of her Pontiac and veered into oncoming traffic. Tragically, both she and Lejeune were killed when their car struck

Read More »

Louisiana’s Third Circuit Overturns Decision Limiting Landowners’ Recovery of Damages in Vermillion Parish Pollution Case

October 5, 2012 No Comments

In Louisiana v. Louisiana Land and Exploration, the State of Louisiana and the Vermilion Parish School Board brought suit against Union Oil Company of California (“Unocal”) and other oil companies for remediation of polluted state property in Vermilion Parish. Unocal admitted that it was responsible for environmental damage on the property and filed a motion

Read More »

Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Relief for Victim of Legal Malpractice

October 3, 2012 No Comments

In April 2006, Laurie Jenkins hired Chet Medlock to build a metal building for $25,000, payable in three equal payments. When Laurie discovered that the building was unsatisfactory and would need a number of repairs, she hired Denham Springs attorney Larry G. Starns to represent her interests in the dispute. Later that year, Medlock sued

Read More »

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