Insurance Company Evades Liablity in New Orleans Slip-And-Fall Lawsuit
Exploring a No Cause of Action Ruling Shows Power of Appeal
June 28, 2016
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Defendant in Mandeville K-Mart Slip and Fall Lawsuit Has Case against it Dismissed
Employer Had No Duty to Prevent Caregiver’s Lifting Injury
June 25, 2016
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West Monroe Woman’s Slip and Fall Lawsuit Revived by Appeals Court on Constructive Knowledge Grounds
Injuries, Damages Caused by Defective Sidewalks: City Can Be Held Liable
June 21, 2016
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Bogalusa Slip and Fall Lawsuit, Is Travis’s Grocery and Market Liable?
Summary Judgment Tripping Case from Baton Rouge Illustrates Court Complexities
June 19, 2016
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Injured Employee Limited to Workers’ Compensation Following Accident at Lena Power Plant
Work-related injuries, especially in construction, are not uncommon. However, the outcomes in workers’ compensation cases vary because the contractual relationship between the parties is often not clear. Under Louisiana law, workers’ compensation is provided to an employee if they’re injured by an accident “arising out of” and “in the course of” his employment with a
December 19, 2013
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Summary Judgment Tripping Case from Baton Rouge Illustrates Court Complexities
A recent case appealed from the Parish of East Baton Rouge provides a great example not only of the potential difficulties of recovering damages for negligence from a merchant, but also of summary judgment and how it works. In November 2006, the plaintiff entered the defendant’s store, tripped on what she claims was a ‘flipped-up’
December 17, 2013
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Burden of Proof in Claims Against Merchants
Louisiana merchants must keep their premises safe not only for their guests or customers but also for any person invited onto the property for business purposes. This also includes persons delivering goods to restaurants like in the case of Jones v. Jula Trust, LLC. Jones was a deliveryman for Pepsi. En route, he stopped at
December 4, 2013
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Court Throws Out Lafayette Parish Case As Plaintiff Fails To Deliver Service of Process Before Deadline
It is vital to know proper court procedures at the outset of litigation or else an otherwise valid claim might be thrown out of court without ever being heard. One prime example is the need to send initial court documents to a defendant within a set deadline (sending such documents, such as a citation or
December 2, 2013
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Jurisdiction and the Long-Arm Statute in Louisiana
In order to hear a case, a court must have jurisdiction. Jurisdiction means that the court has legal authorization to hear that case. Without that authorization, parties must go somewhere else to try their case because that court cannot legally hear their arguments. There are two general types of jurisdiction: personal jurisdiction and subject matter
November 16, 2013
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Louisiana Court Says Widow of Paper Mill Employee in Mansfield Unable to Recover Damages
The appellate court has affirmed a summary judgment dismissing a widow’s case against Stebbins Engineering and Manufacturing Company. She filed suit after her husband died while he was working at International Paper Company in Mansfield, Louisiana. An employee died when, while attempting to repair a valve on the platform surrounding a white water tank/tile chest,
November 14, 2013
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