Tragic Workplace Accident Provides Insight Into Duty of Care
A former employee of the Mansfield, LA, branch of the International Paper Company, met with a fatal accident while on the job. While repairing a valve on the platform surrounding the top of a...
View ArticleLouisiana Court of Appeals Gives Deference in Chemical Exposure Case
In September 2006, Georgia Gulf Lake Charles, LLC’s Westlake facility suffered a fire and explosion. Because of the fire and explosion, hazardous chemicals were released into the air. Several people...
View ArticleAppeal Dismissed Because of Late Payment, Abandonment
In a recent case, Johnson v. University Medical Center in Lafayette, the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit reversed a trial court decision to dismiss a plaintiff’s case for abandonment...
View ArticleExposure to Toxic Chemicals Leads to Louisiana Resident’s Appeal
The United States of America was founded on a Constitution that still serves as the supreme law of the land in our country today. Each state followed suit and created its own constitution to be the...
View ArticleThe Role of Court-Appointed Experts in Complex Litigation
In order to aid the court, a judge might occasionally appoint an expert to help with specific aspects of the case. Court-appointed experts are different from a specific party’s experts because the...
View ArticleProper Service Essential for Successful Legal Remedy
Under Louisiana law, there are very specific rules about how to properly serve someone, and one of the important aspects of service that an attorney has to get right is the timing of it. Furthermore,...
View ArticleLouisiana Court Says Widow of Paper Mill Employee in Mansfield Unable to...
The appellate court has affirmed a summary judgment dismissing a widow’s case against Stebbins Engineering and Manufacturing Company. She filed suit after her husband died while he was working at...
View ArticleUnderstanding Premises Liability in Louisiana Injury Cases
Over the years, major advances in the field of transportation have made it relatively easy for people to move about the country. Many people find themselves in indefinite living situations, changing...
View ArticleParish Judge Affirms Denial of Class Certification in Oil Spill Suit
A class action suit occurs when a group of people bring a case together as representatives of an entire class of people who are similarly situated. In order to bring a class action in Louisiana, a...
View ArticleCourt Throws Out Lafayette Parish Case As Plaintiff Fails To Deliver Service...
It is vital to know proper court procedures at the outset of litigation or else an otherwise valid claim might be thrown out of court without ever being heard. One prime example is the need to send...
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