Mandeville, LA
Personal injury Lawyer at Mandeville, LA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Insurance ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Dismissal of plaintiff's claim on summary judgment.
Obtained summary dismissal of client against plaintiff alleging, inter alia, civil rights claims in violation of 42 U.S.A. 1983.
OUTCOME: Achieved dismissal of case on behalf of the client.
On a res nova issue, secured a per curiam reversal of the Court of Appeal’s ruling that all sheriffs in the state must file with the State Register their individual administrative remedy procedures whi ... ch apply to inmate complaints. The Supreme Court found that such an interpretation was erroneous, and entered a dismissal of the Sheriff (our client) in light of the inmate’s failure to exhaust his administrative remedies.
OUTCOME: Dismissal of plaintiff's claims after trial. Affirmed on appeal.
After trial on the merits, the district court dismissed the plaintiff’s, as well as the Parish’s claim, against the Sheriff (our client) for alleged unpaid balances owed to contractors during a hurrica ... ne recovery effort. The Court of Appeal and Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of our client (the case was reversed as to the co-defendant's liability).
OUTCOME: Dismissal of plaintiff's claim on summary judgment.
Secured a summary dismissal in favor of the Sheriff's Office and a deputy who was accused of neglecting his duty by the parents of a minor who suffered an alleged brain injury at a party. The Court of ... Appeal affirmed the summary dismissal.