Kief Hardware, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co.

May 18, 2018

OUTCOME: Plaintiff’s motion granted, defendant’s motion denied.

Zaney, J. presiding over defendant’s motion for summary judgment on all claims and plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment on penalties for arbitrary and capricious failure to pay timely a firs ... t party insurance claim.

Marie v. Biomet, 3:16-CV-872

May 15, 2017

OUTCOME: Case remanded from Indiana Multi-District Litigation to Louisiana state court, 24th JDC, Parish of Jefferson, defeating claims of fraudulent joinder.

Sislo v. New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

Aug 17, 2016

OUTCOME: Trial Court Reversed, cert. denied by the Louisiana Supreme Court

Overturning the Trial Court on Appeal, the Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal ruled for the first time that an open-air hazard from outside the workplace can constitute a compensable injury under ... Louisiana Workers' Compensation Law.