Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal
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Jane Doe sues Raynando L. Banks for alleged discriminatory treatment and intentional infliction of emotional distress
In the case of Jane Doe versus Raynando L. Banks, M.D., Raynando L. Banks, A Medical Corporation, and Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Co., filed in the First Circuit Court of Appeal in Louisiana under the court case ID 2023 CA 0914, the plaintiff Jane Doe alleges discriminatory treatment and intentional infliction of emotional distress by Dr. Banks due to her HIV status. -
Dorothy Jackson sues Board of Supervisors, John Pierre, and Ray Belton for breach of contract and damages
Dorothy Jackson, a former law professor at Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (Southern University), has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Supervisors for the Southern University, John Pierre, the Chancellor of the Southern University Law Center, and Dr. Ray L. Belton. -
Jamie Berthelot Bueche sues Travis Joseph Bueche for community property dispute
In the case of Jamie Berthelot Bueche versus Travis Joseph Bueche, filed in the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, State of Louisiana (Case ID: 2023 CA 0656), a judgment was rendered on March 5, 2024. -
Angelle and Michael Fitch sue Dr. Charon Gentile for alleged medical malpractice during childbirth
In the case of Angelle Fitch and Michael Fitch, individually and on behalf of their minor son, Elias Fitch versus Dr. Charon Gentile, Heather Fanguy, N.P., and Hospital Service District #1, Parish of Terrebonne, d/b/a Terrebonne General Medical Center (Case ID: 2023 CA 0595), the plaintiffs have appealed a district court judgment dismissing their medical malpractice claims against the defendants. -
Timothy Matthew Blackwood and Jessica Lynn Blackwood sue Robert Reeves and Laurien Reeves for harassment and stalking
In the State of Louisiana, First Circuit Court of Appeal, Timothy Matthew Blackwood and Jessica Lynn Blackwood have filed a lawsuit against Robert Reeves and Laurien Reeves. -
Mary Smith sues Jimmy Gore and Jason Isch for enforcing vote results
In a case filed in the 19th Judicial District Court of Louisiana, Mary Smith, individually and on behalf of concerned members of the Louisiana Association of the Deaf (LAD), has sued Jimmy Gore and Jason Isch. -
James Cregg sues Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College for wrongful termination
In the case of James Cregg versus Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, filed in the First Circuit Court of Appeal, State of Louisiana, with case ID 2023 CA 0127 on March 1, 2024, James Cregg has appealed against a judgment favoring the defendant. -
Appeals court sides with Louisiana bar owners who challenged governor's COVID-19 orders
A state appeals court has overturned a lower court’s conclusion that Louisiana bar owners had no cause of action in their 2021 challenge to Gov. John Bel Edwards’ use of business shutdown orders during the pandemic. -
Appeals court suggests revising laws regarding when county clerks offices can turn off fax machines
BATON ROUGE — A day late filing a lawsuit remains a day late, even when the clerk's office closes its office and shuts down its fax machine before the day is done, a state appeals court recently ruled in a lawsuit over a 2016 auto accident. -
State appeals court upholds $659,000 award for former Grambling basketball player
BATON ROUGE – A former student-athlete who was awarded over $650,000 in damages after suffering injuries during a disciplinary run he suffered while a part of the Grambling State University basketball team had his award upheld in a state appeals court. -
Court affirms exemption of peremption against Lafourche Paris Water District on pipeline construction
BATON ROUGE – The Lafourche Paris Water District, which was attempting to fight an exemption of peremption against a building company that has been building a pipeline, has suffered a loss in court. -
Court reverses and remands 15-year Family Worship Center property dispute
A panel of Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal judges reversed and remanded a longtime property dispute between a worship center and health science park. -
Dismissal of truck owner-operator's case against Raceland Raw Sugar, Raceland Equipment upheld
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court decision in favor of Raceland Raw Sugar LLC (RRS) and Raceland Equipment Co. LLC (REC). -
1st Circuit affirms judgment in inlet protector liability case
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal has granted summary judgment to Alvarez Construction Co. and Navigator Specialty Insurance Co. in a case over their liability of an inlet protector covering a storm drain on a construction site. -
1st Circuit affirms judgment in favor of insurer in personal injury case
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal has affirmed a trial court’s summary judgment verdict in a personal injury lawsuit in favor of an insurance company named as a defendant. -
1st Circuit delivers mixed ruling in women's case alleging false arrest
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal delivered a mixed ruling April 13 in a suit filed by two women who say they were unjustly arrested. -
OWC ruling on worker's claim against Dover Construction upheld in part
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal on April 11 upheld in part a default judgment issued by the Office of Workers' Compensation in favor of a man who said he sustained severe injuries while working on a roofing project for Dover Construction USA. -
Claim of participant injured in Mardi Gras parade denied by Louisiana Court of Appeal
BATON ROUGE –The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal on April 13 upheld a ruling of the 16th Judicial Court in granting summary judgment in favor of Acme Truck Line Inc. -
State appeals court dismisses untimely appeal filed by Bosley’s Driving School
The First Circuit Court of Appeal on April 13 dismissed an appeal filed by O’Neal Bosley and Bosley’s Driving School in response to a lawsuit Bosley filed in an attempt to prevent the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections from permanently revoking the company's licenses to teach driver’s education. -
Louisiana appeals court affirms ruling in case over sheet pile damage
BATON ROUGE — An appeal over an award of damages to a construction company was rejected by Judge Toni M. Higginbotham, who wrote that Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal found "no error in the trial court's judgment in dismissing this claim with prejudice.”