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   State Courts - Louisiana - January 4 - January 5, 2006

  
Atlas Iron & Metal Co. v. Ashy, 05-458, COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, THIRD CIRCUIT, January 4, 2006, Decided
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Overview: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:5605 required that client have some kind of damages that were real and tangible, but § 9:5605 did not require damages to be finally incurred and definite in amount and scope before client could initiate malpractice action against attorney. Company had constructive knowledge of attorney's negligence; action was perempted.

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Bellsouth Telcoms., Inc. v. City of Lafayette, 05-1478 C/W 05-1505, COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, THIRD CIRCUIT, January 4, 2006, Decided
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Overview: In a dispute between a telecommunications company and a city over a city ordinance, trial court erroneously interpreted applicable law because city's bond ordinance violated Local Government Fair Competition Act, La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 45:844.41-45:844.55, by promising use of residual utility revenues to repay bonds in advance of any default.

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Domingue v. Legion Indem. Co., 05-580, COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, THIRD CIRCUIT, January 4, 2006, Decided
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Overview: A commercial umbrella liability insurance policy issued to a car's owner did not "drop down" to provide primary liability insurance coverage to a driver due to the insolvency of the car's primary insurer; therefore, the motion for summary judgment of the mother of a decedent killed by a driver of the car was properly denied.

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King v. Dialysis Clinic Inc., NO. 2004-CA-2116, COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, FOURTH CIRCUIT, January 4, 2006, Decided
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Overview: Trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of employer in former employee's action alleging workers' compensation retaliatory discharge pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 23:1361; employee failed to meet burden of proof and conceded that it was undisputed that she received evaluations from her supervisor concerning her job deficiencies.

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Raines v. Columbia Lakeland Med. Ctr., NO. 2005-CA-0243, COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, FOURTH CIRCUIT, January 4, 2006, Decided
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Overview: In parents' medical malpractice suit following the death of their baby, the trial court lacked discretion to deny interest, whether the parents prayed for it or not in their original petition, as they were entitled to interest from the date of filing of the complaint seeking a medical review panel under La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:1299.47(M).

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Schoeffler v. Drake Hunting Club, 05-499, COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, THIRD CIRCUIT, January 4, 2006, Decided
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Overview: Plaintiff stated no cause of action to survey and fix boundaries at high water mark along privately-owned lands. It was not traditional boundary between contiguous lands and plaintiffs did not have a right of action to fix such boundaries because they had not legal interest in the properties at issue.

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Succession of Allen, NO. 2005-CA-0745, COURT OF APPEAL OF LOUISIANA, FOURTH CIRCUIT, January 4, 2006, Decided
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Overview: Trial court properly determined that the real estate in question was the decedent's separate property; without any evidence of commingling of funds or a transfer by title, the property purchased by the decedent before the marriage was his separate property pursuant to La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 2341.

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In re Alexander, NO. 05-B-2516, SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA, January 5, 2006, Decided
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