Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal
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Appeals court dismisses woman's casino slip-and-fall case
A state appeals court has dismissed a woman’s case against Golden Nugget after she claimed she slipped and fell on a slick floor in a restaurant at the casino. -
Third Circuit appeals court reinstates motor vehicle accident case's loss of consortium award of $475K
LAKE CHARLES – A Louisiana appeals court has fully affirmed a Calcasieu Parish court’s jury verdict in a motor vehicle accident lawsuit, and restored a $475,000 award for loss of consortium to one of the plaintiffs. -
Court of Appeals grants partial reduction in damages to former student facing abuse and his parents
NEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana state appeals court has partially reversed a $450,000 damages award, initially granted to a minor student and his parents in litigation brought against their school board – which broke promises it made to not have the minor student continue riding the school bus with his physical abuser. -
Woman suing over son's COVID vaccination at school hits road block
GRETNA, La. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who sued a Louisiana school district for vaccinating her son against COVID-19 without her consent should have presented her case as a medical malpractice lawsuit. -
Louisiana appeals court upholds law suspending filing deadlines in sex abuse claims
In a win for plaintiffs in child sexual abuse cases, a Louisiana appeals court has affirmed the constitutionality of a 2021 state law allowing accusers to file lawsuits that were previously barred by a statute of limitations. -
Bar not liable for death of woman who ran into truck
LAKE CHARLES, La. (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana bar wasn’t responsible for the death of a young woman who ran headlong into a truck exiting the parking lot after getting into a fight with her girlfriend, an appeals court ruled, upholding a jury verdict for the defense. -
Baby dies after swallowing penny; Court rules doctors aren't liable
LAKE CHARLES, La. (Legal Newsline) - Caregivers who spent more than an hour trying to save a 9-month-old who swallowed a penny aren’t liable for his death from a rare complication of the procedure to remove it, a Louisiana appeals court ruled. -
Father can sue over death of daughter he hadn't seen in four decades
LAKE CHARLES, La. (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana man is the rightful plaintiff in a lawsuit over the death of his mentally disabled daughter even though he didn’t visit her for more than 40 years, a Louisiana appeals court ruled in a decision hinging upon the meaning of “abandonment” under the state’s civil code. -
Gov. Edwards’ Appointment to the Red River Commission Upheld by Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal
Gov. Edwards’ Appointment to the Red River Commission Upheld by Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal. -
Louisiana school not at fault for brain injury of third-grader after asthma attack
LAKE CHARLES, La. (Legal Newsline) – The mother of a girl who suffered a bad asthma attack that led to a brain injury has lost another decision in a Louisiana appeals court in her attempt to assess blame. -
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS PHILLIPS LLP: Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal Emergency Matters Temporarily Transferred to Louisiana Fifth Court of Appeal
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson announced an Order temporarily transferring emergency matters from the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal to the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. -
Appeals court rules Louisiana pipeline company violated landowners' rights
Property rights supporters are claiming a major victory as a result of a recent Louisiana appeals court decision that concluded the Bayou Bridge Pipeline Co. (BBP) violated the law in building a section of pipeline on privately owned land. -
Appeals court agrees AAA Cooper is to blame for fatal Lafayette crash
LAFAYETTE — An appeals court in Louisiana has rejected a trucking company’s request to be declared ‘less culpable’ in a fatal traffic accident that happened four years ago. -
Appeals court upholds damages awarded in Iberia Parish chemical plant explosion
LAKE CHARLES – Louisiana's 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal recently upheld a ruling by the 16th Judicial District Court in Iberia Parish concerning damages related to a chemical fire in Iberia Parish on June 14, 2011. -
Louisiana appellate court partly sides with Citgo in dispute over damages awarded to men exposed to chemicals
A Louisiana appellate court has partly sided with a gas company that had challenged a trial court’s decision to award eight plaintiff’s damages after they were exposed to dangerous levels of chemicals, according to a recent opinion in the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal. -
Appeals court upholds dismissal of NISCO consolidated tax case
LAKE CHARLES – The Louisiana Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an opinion May that upheld an order from the 14th Judicial District Court in Calcasieu Parish that decided procedural issues and ordered dismissal of a consolidated tax case involving taxpayer and Lake Charles electric generating company Nelson Industrial Steam Co. (NISCO) and the Louisiana Department of Revenue. -
3rd Circuit affirms decision in malpractice case involving stillborn baby
LAKE CHARLES — An appeals court has ruled a trial court properly granted a motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit against a hospital regarding the birth of a stillborn child. -
Paragon Casino employees not liable for actions of intoxicated driver
Three casino employees cannot be sued for allegedly allowing an intoxicated customer to leave the premises in his car, only to later crash and cause the death of another motorist, a Louisiana appeals court has ruled. -
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. -
3rd Circuit Court of Appeal affirms judgment in oilfield remediation case
Louisiana's 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal has affirmed a judgment over the adoption of an oilfield remediation plan submitted by Union Oil Co. of California (UNOCAL) to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources’ (LDNR).