Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal
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State appeals court calls for new election in disputed Caddo Parish sheriff race
A state appeals court has ordered a new runoff election in Caddo Parish to decide the outcome of the Nov. 18 race for sheriff, which was decided by a single vote amid some findings of voting irregularities. -
Court: Pediatrician not to blame for death of infant from rare blood disorder
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana appeals court has affirmed a jury verdict in favor of a pediatrician who faced a lawsuit over the death of a five-month-old infant. -
No takebacks: Minden city attorney who resigned during COVID won't get job back
MONROE – The former city attorney for Minden who resigned, then sued, has lost the appeal of his lawsuit. -
Wrongful death lawsuit can't bypass medical review panel, court rules
MONROE – A woman who sued a nurse practitioner and her employer over the death of her husband can’t avoid the requirements of a medical malpractice lawsuit by claiming her allegations rose to the level of gross negligence. -
Nonexistent 'Kill Switch' dooms lawsuit over girl's go-kart accident
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who argued the operators of a go-kart track could have protected her daughter from injury if they had activated a “kill switch” stopping all the karts has no case partly because such a device would defy the laws of physics, a Louisiana appeals court ruled. -
Ochsner Health barred from firing workers for not complying with vaccine mandate
A Louisiana appeals court has issued a preliminary injunction barring Ochsner Health from disciplining employees who chose not to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued at the company’s Shreveport and Monroe facilities. -
Verdict against funeral home won't be changed too much after corpse rotted in Louisiana heat
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) – The surviving family who sued over the treatment of a father’s corpse is only entitled to an extra $10,000, a Louisiana appeals court recently ruled while rejecting calls that a jury’s verdict was too low. -
Father must establish paternity to sue over daughter's death, Louisiana court rules
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) - A father whose daughter died of sickle-cell anemia at age 20 can’t sue the state of Louisiana for medical malpractice because he failed to establish paternity within a year of her death, an appeals court ruled. -
Louisiana appeals court increases damages to dog bite victim
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana couple have received a boost from an appeals court, with a jury verdict fought by State Farm being affirmed and increased by $34,000. -
Appeals court rules drilling was in good faith in mineral rights suit
The Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal of a case that was filed to establish if drilling a well was handled in good faith to stop the prescription of a mineral servitude. -
Appeals court moves to seal docs in corruption case; 'If the judge seals it, they'll bury this,' plaintiff says
MONROE – A state appeals court that overturned a Mangham contractor's 2015 $20 million verdict in his long-running corruption litigation against the state has asked an Ouachita Parish court to seal documents in the case. -
'We will expose all of this corruption,' plaintiff in Louisiana DODT, Second Circuit case says
MONROE – A Mangham contractor who alleges his 2015 $20 million verdict in his long-running corruption lawsuit was overturned by state and judicial corruption is planning another filing today ahead of a hearing next week. -
Hearing scheduled in case alleging corruption in Louisiana DOTD, state appeals court
MONROE – A Mangham contractor won a $20 million verdict in 2015 in his then eight-year-old corruption lawsuit against the state - only for it to be overturned on appeal - may have to wait a couple of years more for his request to annul the appeal's court ruling to be considered. -
Court reduces attorneys' fees in Luv N' Care case with Mayborn over distribution agreement
SHREVEPORT – A state appeals court has granted a reduction of attorneys fees to baby product manufacturer Luv N'Care. -
Lawsuit over elderly couple's deaths in high-speed chase returns to Caddo County
SHREVEPORT — The lawsuit filed by the surviving children of an elderly couple who died following a high-speed chase in Shreveport is on its way back to a Caddo Parish court following a recent state appeals court ruling. -
Appeals court backs denial of workers' comp claim for man injured after his employment had been terminated
SHREVEPORT – A Louisiana appeals court has affirmed a ruling denying a worker's compensation claim by a former construction worker who was injured in an automobile accident. -
Recently retired judge not immune from probe into judicial data breach, lawyer says
The recent resignation of the chief judge of Louisiana's Second Circuit Court of Appeal, who according to a posting on ktbs.com retired after he was allegedly involved in creating a hostile workplace for his colleagues, is complicated even more by an investigation of a law clerk who worked for the judge to see if impropriety was at play when computer files with sensitive information were accessed. -
Summary judgment for family trying to include trust in lawsuit reversed
On August 15, the Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit in the State of Louisiana reversed and remanded a trust and estate case between family members. -
Appeals court remands Shreveport firefighter's dismissal back to district court
SHREVEPORT – The Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal recently reversed the decision of the First Judicial District Court for Caddo Parish concerning the dismissal of a Shreveport firefighter who lost his job after being accused of knowledge of improper conduct but failing to report it. -
Appeals court affirms dismissal of prison trusty's injury suit against Claiborne Parish Police Jury
SHREVEPORT – A three-judge Louisiana appeals court panel recently turned down the appeal of a prison trusty, Lindsey French, who had been seriously injured while mowing grass along Louisiana highways.