Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal
Recent News About Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal
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Court reverses judgment on workers compensation case against Filser Construction
NEW ORLEANS -- The decendant of a Belle Chasse construction company has obtained a reverse judgment in a workers compensation case. -
Writ granted in Orleans Parish Criminal Court clerk's case
NEW ORLEANS -- A criminal court clerk had his appeal converted into a supervisory writ in a funding case. -
Eminent domain case over Louisiana harbor returned to state Supreme Court
NEW ORLEANS — An eminent domain case involving the St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District is sent back to the Louisiana Supreme Court for review. The courts must now determine: Was the property value fair? -
Medical malpractice suit dismissed, sent back to lower court
NEW ORLEANS — An appeal filed by the family of a woman who died in 2010 after receiving care has been dismissed by a Louisiana appeals court. Family of Elaine Kirt did not file appeal for new trial in timely manner, according to the ruling. -
Deadline missed in appeal of judgment in St. Anne Lodging robbery case
An appeal from a group of men who were beaten and robbed while staying at an Orleans Parish hotel has been dismissed by a Louisiana court. -
St. Bernard Parish Council's insurance firm is not liable for defamation claim
On Sept. 7, Louisiana’s Fourth District Court of Appeals affirmed the district court order granting summary judgment to the insurance company for St. Bernard’s Parish government, noting that the insurance policy clearly stated it did not cover defamation and negligence claims. -
Appeals court reverses ruling in health insurance case
NEW ORLEANS -- The Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit of Louisiana reversed a lower court’s ruling March 21 that denied an insurance company its exceptions of res judicata and no cause of action. -
New Orleans attorney faces possible suspension following sexual encounter with cab driver
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans attorney Jennifer Elaine Gaubert faces possible suspension following a recommendation issued July 9 by a Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) hearing committee over her criminal conviction stemming from a sexual encounter with a cab driver in 2012. -
Appeals court backs dismissal of lawsuit claiming injuries from rear-end accident
A lawsuit filed by man who claimed his injuries stemmed from a July 8, 2015, accident at a New Orleans intersection was recently dismissed by Louisiana's 4th Circuit Court of Appeal. -
New Orleans environmental attorney placed on probation following 2014 cyberstalking charge
NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana Record) — New Orleans-based environmental attorney Stuart H. Smith, practicing in Louisiana for almost 32 years, has received a voluntary deferred suspension following a May 11 Louisiana Supreme Court attorney disciplinary proceeding after he was convicted of cyberstalking. -
Louisiana appeals court sides with construction company in dispute with Orleans Parish School Board
The Louisiana Fourth District Court of Appeal has reversed a trial court’s decision and ruled in favor of a construction company in a dispute with the Orleans Parish School Board over payment for services. -
4th Circuit rules hospital cannot relitigate claims against insurance company
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal has ruled that a local hospital cannot relitigate claims that have been dismissed in federal court in its suit against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. -
Appeals court denies Department of Economic Development request to change lawsuit venue
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal on April 6 denied the state Department of Economic Development’s appeal to change court venues in its lawsuit with a film company. -
4th Circuit Appeals Court rules against woman in case over BP settlement payments
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal has upheld a trial court’s ruling against a woman who fought for the right to receive settlement payments for damage to oyster leases caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. -
Appeals court dismisses lawsuit filed by St. Charles Surgical Hospital
In a ruling made on March 21, the state Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit reversed the trial court’s decision and dismissed a lawsuit brought by St. Charles Surgical Hospital, LLC and Center for Restorative Breast Surgery, LLC. -
Louisiana appellate court affirms ruling to dismiss suit brought by woman involved in car accident
In a ruling issued on March 21, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s ruling to dismiss a suit involving a woman who claimed she was injured in a car accident. -
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms judgment in failure to yield case
NEW ORLEANS -- The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment by the Orleans Parish Civil District Court against Brenda Gaines in a personal injury case arising from an automobile accident. -
Court affirms decision denying media request to unseal records in case involving a judge
Louisiana’s Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal has affirmed a court’s decision to deny a weekly newspaper’s request to unseal court records in a case involving a judge. -
Appeals court reverses $104,000 judgment over business loans
NEW ORLEANS — On March 7, the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeal found a trial court erred in granting a partial summary judgment of $104,000 in favor of Ramon V. Jarrell after a business deal went sour between him and Jessie L. Conerly. -
4th Circuit upholds closure of Civil Service Commission office
A Louisiana appeals court has denied an appeal by the Plaquemines Parish Department of Civil Service, the Plaquemines Parish Civil Service Commission and Civil Service Director Ellen Barrois in a case over the closure of a government office.