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Boothe V. Dotd, Jacque P. Biggs Dec 2020

Boothe V. Dotd, Jacque P. Biggs

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Leger V. Leger, Jessica Brewer Dec 2020

Leger V. Leger, Jessica Brewer

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Close, But No Cigar: Issues With Louisiana Revised Statutes § 9:2800.27 And The Collateral Source Rule, Andrew G. Jarreau Dec 2020

Close, But No Cigar: Issues With Louisiana Revised Statutes § 9:2800.27 And The Collateral Source Rule, Andrew G. Jarreau

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses issues on the collateral source rule in Louisiana, the ruling by the state Supreme Court in the case Bozeman v. State, and why the state's Revised Statutes  9:2800.27 contradicts the policy behind tort recovery.


To Impute Or Not To Impute: Independent Insurance Adjuster Liability In Louisiana, Braxton A. Duhon Dec 2020

To Impute Or Not To Impute: Independent Insurance Adjuster Liability In Louisiana, Braxton A. Duhon

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses issues on the imputation of independent insurance adjuster liability to insurers in Louisiana and the possible legislative and judicial remedies to resolve the ambiguities in state law.


Reworking Louisiana’S Private Works Act, L. David Cromwell, Mallory Waller Nov 2020

Reworking Louisiana’S Private Works Act, L. David Cromwell, Mallory Waller

Louisiana Law Review

The article addresses the 2019 revision to the Private Works Act, the culmination of a long history of legislative efforts to protect contractors, laborers, suppliers and others who contribute to the improvement of an immovable, and its significance in Louisiana law.


The Encyclopedist Code: Ancien Droit Legal Encyclopedias And Their Verbatim Influence On The Louisiana Digest Of 1808, Seth S. Brostoff Sep 2020

The Encyclopedist Code: Ancien Droit Legal Encyclopedias And Their Verbatim Influence On The Louisiana Digest Of 1808, Seth S. Brostoff

Journal of Civil Law Studies

This Article identifies nearly one hundred articles and provisions in Louisiana’s first civil code, the Digest of 1808, which were copied verbatim or almost verbatim (that is, literally or almost literally) from three French legal encyclopedias popular during the Ancien Régime: Lerasle’s Encyclopédie méthodique: Jurisprudence (8 vols., 1782–89), Jean-Baptiste Denisart’s Collection de décisions nouvelles (1st ed., 6 vols., 1754–56), and Joseph-Nicolas Guyot’s Répertoire de jurisprudence (2d ed., 17 vols., 1784–85). As the Appendix indicates, verbatim and almost verbatim extracts from Lerasle, Denisart, and Guyot constitute approximately five per cent of the Digest’s source material. This Article therefore serves as a …


Radcliffe V. Burger, Jessica Brewer Sep 2020

Radcliffe V. Burger, Jessica Brewer

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Recognizing The Need To Recognize: A Proposed Foreign Judgment Recognition Statute And A Procedure For Enforcement In Louisiana, Elias M. Medina Sep 2020

Recognizing The Need To Recognize: A Proposed Foreign Judgment Recognition Statute And A Procedure For Enforcement In Louisiana, Elias M. Medina

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses a proposed foreign judgment recognition law, the procedure for enforcement in Louisiana, and the state's Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (EFJA).


Revitalizing Louisiana's Lost Chance Doctrine: Burchfield V. Wright Sheds Light On The Need For Medical Expenses, Madeleine K. Morgan Apr 2020

Revitalizing Louisiana's Lost Chance Doctrine: Burchfield V. Wright Sheds Light On The Need For Medical Expenses, Madeleine K. Morgan

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses the Louisiana Supreme Court case "Burchfield v. Wright" to examine the use of the 'lost chance doctrine' in medical malpractice lawsuits under the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act (MMA).


Let The Jury Decide! A Plea For The Proper Allocation Of Decision-Making Authority In Louisiana Negligence Cases, Thomas C. Galligan Jr. Apr 2020

Let The Jury Decide! A Plea For The Proper Allocation Of Decision-Making Authority In Louisiana Negligence Cases, Thomas C. Galligan Jr.

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.