Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
Recent News About Louisiana Supreme Court District 7
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Louisiana Supreme Court finds $10M in asbestos case too much
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The Louisiana Supreme Court cut a $10.5 million jury verdict in an asbestos lawsuit in half, saying an analysis of whether a jury abused its discretion must include an examination of awards in similar cases. -
Law lifting statute of limitations doesn't save 50-year-old sex assault case
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana law that suspended the statute of limitations for childhood sex-assault plaintiffs didn’t help a man who sued the Catholic Church over abuse he says he suffered in the mid-1960s. -
Justices: La. appeals court had no right to reduce sex-abuse verdict
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana appeals court abused its discretion when it cut a jury verdict in a sexual assault case by 80%, the state Supreme Court ruled, citing evidence the mentally disabled child’s life was altered by the experience. -
Witnesses to refinery explosion don't deserve money for mental distress, Louisiana court says
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Four people who witnessed a loud explosion at a nearby refinery that sent flames shooting 55 feet into the air didn’t prove the “genuine and serious mental distress” necessary to win damages under Louisiana law, the state’s highest court ruled. -
Court allows Louisiana man to claim full medical bill even though hospital only gets half
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A man who claims he was hit by a garbage truck and sued for medical costs that are twice what his hospital billed can actually collect, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled, rejecting Progressive Insurance’s argument the plaintiff would never actually incur those costs. -
Insurer out of lawsuit over kidnap, drowning of woman in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – An insurance company will not have to pay to fight a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the estate of a woman who was kidnapped from a Louisiana hotel and later found drowned. -
Tampa Bay Buccaneers win lawsuit over traffic accident in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team isn’t liable for an accident caused by an off-duty motorcycle policeman who collided with a sheriff’s deputy while escorting team buses to the airport, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled, overturning lower court decisions that could have exposed the NFL team to damages. -
Hospitals in Louisiana can fire unvaccinated workers, thanks to court ruling
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana hospitals can fire employees who refuse to get vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus, the state’s highest court ruled, rejecting arguments the vaccine mandate violated their right to privacy and refuse medical treatment. -
Louisiana high court slashes $1.9M verdict to man who bear-hugged a huge, out-of-control fire extinguisher
The Louisiana Supreme Court slashed a judge’s award of $1.9 million in damages to a man who “bear-hugged” a 245-pound fire extinguisher cylinder and accidentally caused it to discharge, creating a spinning menace that left him with extensive injuries and psychological trauma. -
Louisiana Supreme Court tosses $6 million verdict over tugboat-damaged oyster beds
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana’s highest court reversed a $6 million verdict stemming from the collision of two of the state’s most important industries, oyster fishing and commercial shipping. The court cited unreliable testimony from a plaintiff expert who lacked the proper background to testify that silt from a grounded tugboat decimated oyster production across a large area. -
Granddaughter isn't proper claimant in grandmother's wrongful death case, Louisiana Supreme Court says
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A “claimant” status for a decedent’s granddaughter attempting to file a request for a medical review panel was improperly determined, the Supreme Court of Louisiana said. -
Attorney general has the right to sue medical corporations on behalf of the state of Louisiana, Supreme Court rules
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – While a lower appellate court in Louisiana said the state's attorney general didn’t have the right to sue a group of corporations that double as Louisiana’s economic mediator for the Medicaid program, the Supreme Court of Louisiana disagreed and reversed the lower court’s ruling on May 8. -
An illegally employed minor can't sue for on-the-job injuries
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Louisiana determined Austin Griggs, an illegally employed and injured minor who committed a prohibited task while working at a party rental business, was only owed remedies via Workers’ Compensation, not a lawsuit against his employer. -
Louisiana high court cuts punitive damages down to $4.25 million in wrongful death case
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The Louisiana Supreme Court amended a wrongful death judgment by nearly $20 million, citing that the punitive damage award was "excessive." -
Louisiana federal judge affirms remand of former employee’s class action against auto parts retailer
Judge Susie Morgan said in an order this month that the class action should remain in state court, denying a motion for reconsideration filed by defendant Advance Stores Company, d/b/a Advance Auto Parts. -
Caldwell’s TV endorsers are paid millions, state records show
On television ads endorsing Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell for re-election, Paul Connick says a lot — but he never acknowledges that Caldwell approved $1.7 million in payments to his private practice. -
Plaintiffs attorneys say La. SC justice they donated $775K to shouldn't recuse himself from legacy lawsuits
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A group of plaintiffs’ attorneys who helped bankroll the election of Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes are opposing a motion to recuse him from their cases currently being considered by the state’s high court. -
Oil companies say trial bar made 'careful and deliberate' campaign contributions to Louisiana Supreme Court justice
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Three major and several independent oil companies have asked Louisiana State Supreme Court Justice Jeff Hughes to recuse himself in a pair environmental lawsuits up for review.
