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CHEHARDY, C.J. In this workers' compensation proceeding, the claimant, Edward R. Scott, Jr., appeals the judgment sustaining the exception of prescription filed by his employer, the Jefferson Parish School Board ("School Board"). For the following reasons, we affirm. Facts On October 21, 2010, the claimant, a para-educator for the School Board, was injured when a student threw a metal objec

CHEHARDY, C.J. In this workers' compensation proceeding, the claimant, Edward R. Scott, Jr., appeals the judgment sustaining the exception of prescription filed by his employer, the Jefferson Parish School Board ("School Board"). For the following reasons, we affirm. Facts On October 21, 2010, the claimant, a para-educator for the School Board, was injured when a student threw a metal objec

JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge. | ¡¡Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit in 2000 against the Parish of Jefferson (“the Parish”) and B & K Construction Company, Inc. (“B & K”), alleging that their homes sustained damages in 1998 and 1999 as a result of construction activities that had been conducted on the Gardere Canal on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish.1 Pertinent to this appeal, in January of 2010,

30 So.3d 19 (2009) Michael STAMPS, Glenn Miller, Michael Chauvin, Billie Hartline and Randolph Doucet v. JEFFERSON PARISH ADMINISTRATION (Public Works-Sewerage). No. 09-CA-443. Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit. December 8, 2009. *21 Scott W. McQuaig, Attorney at Law, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant. Clemen

621 F.Supp.2d 372 (2009) Barry SEVIN, et al. v. PARISH OF JEFFERSON, et al. Civil Action No.: 08-802. United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana. May 14, 2009. *375 Joseph R. McMahon, III, Anthony Scott Maska, Joseph R. McMahon, III, PLC, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiffs. Guice Anthony Giambrone, III, Craig R. Watson, Blue W

ROBERT M. MURPHY, Judge. | ¿Defendants, Riverside Baptist Church of Jefferson. Parish (“Riverside”) and Guide One Specialty Mutual Insurance Company (collectively, “Defendants”), appeal from the trial court’s September 23, 2013 judgment rendered after a jury trial, as well as the trial court’s April 21, 2014 judgment granting the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict filed by Plaintiffs, Susan and Paul Skillman, indi

632 F.Supp.2d 586 (2008) Barry SEVIN, et al. v. PARISH OF JEFFERSON, et al. Civil Action No. 08-802. United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana. December 16, 2008. *588 Joseph R. McMahon, III, Anthony Scott Maska, Joseph R. McMahon, III, PLC, Metairie, LA, for Barry Sevin. Guice Anthony Giambrone, III, Craig R. Watson, B

JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge. | aPlaintiff appeals the trial court’s judgment granting defendant’s motion for involuntary dismissal of his case upon resting after having presented his case-in-chief in this medical malpractice case. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the trial court’s judgment of involuntary dismissal and remand the matter for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. FACTS AND

In re Jefferson Parish of et al.; — Defendant; Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Parish of Jefferson, 24th Judicial District Court Div. F, No. 550-277; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, No. 08-CA-27. Denied. VICTORY, J., would grant.

2CLARENCE E. McMANUS, Judge. At issue in this appeal is whether defendants’ acts on plaintiffs’ property exceed a 1958 servitude granted to defendants by plaintiffs’ predecessors in title. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY On November 10, 1958, plaintiffs’ predecessors in title entered into a servitude with the Jef

WIENER, Circuit Judge: The sole question for us to decide in this appeal is whether participants in the federal Housing Act voucher program (the “voucher program”) may bring a private action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 1 to challenge the calculation of their utility allowances by public housing authorities under § 1437f(o)(2

h GULOTTA, Judge Pro Tempore. This is a personal injury lawsuit, directed by plaintiff, William Grieff,1 a former employee of the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office, against Sheriff Harry Lee and the Parish of Jefferson, for injuries he sustained in a fall on the steps of the sheriffs *427office building, during his employment. The trial jud

feEDWARDS, Judge. Defendant Barbara Richardson appeals from a judgment of the district court which awarded her former attorney, Richard Regan and Regan & Post, L.L.P., attorney’s fees in the amount of $27,500.00 in addition to the twenty-five percent (25%) awarded by the original judgment. For the following reasons we affirm. Barbara Richardson and Leona Roy filed a petition for damages against the Pa

DSUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge. This is a medical malpractice action, in which the plaintiff appeals a summary judgment that dismissed her lawsuit. We reverse and remand. Sandra Ullrich filed suit against West Jefferson General Hospital, Dr. Richard Helman, Anesthesia and Pain Management, Inc. and Dr. Susan J. Estrada-Brod-mann,1 alleging that on or about November 22, 1999 the plainti

Case: 25-30305 Document: 104-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/17/2026 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ____________ FILED July 17, 2026

FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, JUDGE |, In'this action for declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, and compensatory damages, plaintiffs, former Jefferson Parish public school principals, seek to devolutively appeal the trial court’s June 13, 2016 judgment and July 25,2016 amended judgment, .wherein the trial court ruled upon a series of nine “Stipulated Legal Issues.”1 For the fo

GOTHARD, Judge. This is a suit for judicial review of an administrative determination that defendant is entitled to unemployment compensation. LSA-R.S.23:1634. Defendant, Janice Akins, was employed by the plaintiff Jefferson Parish Attorney’s Office as a clerk typist II for six years. She was fired on January 21, 1986. The Louisiana Department of Employment Security denied unemployment compensation on

ORDER AND REASONS MARTIN L.C. FELDMAN, District Judge. Before the Court are Jefferson Parish’s motion for summary judgment on liability and, in the alternative, its motion for partial summary judgment on damages. For the reasons that follow, the motion for summary judgment on liability is DENIED and the motion for partial summary judgment on damages is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.

985 So.2d 255 (2008) Connie D. FOSSIER, Dennis L. Fossier, Donald Cook, Keith Christofferson, Susanne Christofferson, Craig Adam, Peri Adam, Myron Lombard, Jeffrey Lombard, Dana Lombard, Catherine Lombard, Jack Meyers, Diane Meyers, Wesley Scott, Sharon Crovetto, Ronald Bertucci, Wendy Bertucci, Allan Molero, Michelle Molero, Bonnie Leblanc, Rodney D. Harris, Therese B. Harris, Sam Puleo, Theresa Puleo, Carl Puleo, Jean Puleo, Scott Chauvin, Staci Chauvi

MADELINE JASMINE, Judge Pro Tempore. |2In this Anders appeal, defendant, Terry L. Scott, appeals his conviction for distribution of cocaine in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967(A). Defendant pled not guilty at arraignment. After being advised of his rights, defendant later withdrew the not guilty plea and pled guilty as charged under the provisions of North Carolina v. Alford.1