In Succession of John L Cazenave, Jr., 2022-CA-0852 (La.App. 1 Cir. 3/1/23), the First Circuit affirmed the trial court’s finding on bench trial that a decedent lacked testamentary capacity to enter into a new will that excluded his two daughters and donated all property to
Anyone signing a real estate contract on behalf of an LLC must have proper legal authority documented before the transaction. Without this documentation, contracts can be challenged and potentially invalidated, as demonstrated in a recent Louisiana Court of Appeals case. At Melancon, Rimes & Daquanno,
In Paul Spradley v. Denise O. Perez and Berchmans J. Perez, III (2022-CA-0716, La. App. 1 Cir. 2/16/23), the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal addressed whether a home buyer who signed an “as-is” clause and waived redhibition could recover over $100,000 in foundation repair
In Brent Arceneaux v. Geico Choice Insurance Company, et. al., 2022-CW-1045, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s order that granted a protective order preventing the disclosure of the defendant’s blood alcohol level. The court further reversed the trial court’s sanction
In Charlene Blalock v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Company and Frank M. Flanagan, 2022-CW-0826 (La.App. 1 Cir. 12/29/2022), the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal held the plaintiff solely responsible for her injuries after tripping on a power cord. The appellate court overturned the trial court’s
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