22 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 251,785 times   279 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
  2. Dorsey v. Portfolio Equities Inc.

    540 F.3d 333 (5th Cir. 2008)   Cited 1,105 times
    Holding that to satisfy Rule 9(b), a plaintiff pleading fraud must "specify the statements contended to be fraudulent, identify the speaker, state when and where the statements were made, and explain why the statements were fraudulent. Put simply, Rule 9(b) requires the complaint to set forth the who, what, when, where, and how of the events at issue."
  3. Bazley v. Tortorich

    397 So. 2d 475 (La. 1981)   Cited 547 times
    Finding no violation where employee was denied right to sue in tort under worker's compensation statute
  4. Ford v. Elsbury

    32 F.3d 931 (5th Cir. 1994)   Cited 345 times
    Holding that, where the evidence viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff at least raises even the possibility that the plaintiff could succeed in establishing a claim against the Louisiana defendant under Louisiana law, remand is required
  5. Detraz v. Lee

    950 So. 2d 557 (La. 2007)   Cited 114 times   1 Legal Analyses
    In Detraz v. Lee, 05-1263 (La. 1/17/07), 950 So.2d 557, the Louisiana Supreme Court considered the propriety of a similar jury verdict form in a personal injury trial stemming from an allegedly negligent pedicure.
  6. McKee v. Wal-Mart

    964 So. 2d 1008 (La. Ct. App. 2007)   Cited 34 times

    No. 2006 CA 1672. June 8, 2007. Rehearing Denied July 9, 2007. Appeal from the 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 526,165, Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., J. Donald W. Price, Baton Rouge, Allen J. Myles, Plaquemine, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellants Debra McKee, etc. F. Scott Kaiser, Gregory T. Stevens, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Amy G. Gleason. Before: PETTIGREW, DOWNING and HUGHES, JJ. DOWNING, J.Page 2 Debra McKee appeals a summary

  7. King v. Schuylkill Metals Corp.

    581 So. 2d 300 (La. Ct. App. 1991)   Cited 34 times

    No. CA 90 0182. May 16, 1991. Writ Denied September 20, 1991. APPEAL FROM NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, STATE OF LOUISIANA, HONORABLE CARL A GUIDRY, J. W. Michael Stemmans, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Abe Lee King. Charles A. Schutte, Jr., Baton Rouge, for intervenor-appellee Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. Keith Giardina, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Schuylkill Metals Corp. Before EDWARDS, WATKINS and LeBLANC, JJ. LeBLANC, Judge. Plaintiff, Abe Lee King, appeals

  8. Hood v. South Louisiana Med. Center

    517 So. 2d 469 (La. Ct. App. 1987)   Cited 39 times

    No. CA 86 1507. December 22, 1987. APPEAL FROM 32ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF TERREBONNE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, HONORABLE TIMOTHY C. ELLENDER, J. Randy J. Ungar, New Orleans, for plaintiff and appellant — Dena Hood. Suzanne P. Keevers, New Orleans, for defendant and appellee — South Louisiana Medical Associates. Before WATKINS, CARTER and FOIL, JJ. FOIL, Judge. Plaintiff appeals the trial court's judgment granting a motion for summary judgment filed by her employer, South Louisiana Medical

  9. Dycus v. Martin Marietta Corp.

    568 So. 2d 592 (La. Ct. App. 1990)   Cited 33 times
    Stating that false imprisonment is traditionally characterized as an intentional tort
  10. Field v. Lafayette Parish Sch. Bd.

    205 So. 3d 986 (La. Ct. App. 2016)   Cited 2 times

    16–495 11-09-2016 Michael G. FIELD, et al. v. LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD Thomas E. Loehn, Boggs, Loehn & Rodrigue, 2324 Severn Avenue, Suite 100, Metairie, LA 70001, (504) 828–1202, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS: Michael G. Field, Jenna E. Field Tonya R. Smith, Kathy S. Boudreaux, Brenda L. Mistrot, Smith & Boudreaux, LLC, 200 Travis St., Suite 103, Lafayette, LA 70503, (337) 504–7765, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: Lafayette Parish School Board–Principal SAUNDERS, J. Thomas E. Loehn, Boggs

  11. Section 23:1032 - Exclusiveness of rights and remedies; employer's liability to prosecution under other laws

    La. Stat. tit. 23 § 1032   Cited 1,296 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Limiting rights and remedies against employers "or any principal."
  12. Section 23:967 - Employee protection from reprisal; prohibited practices; remedies

    La. Stat. tit. 23 § 967   Cited 373 times   4 Legal Analyses

    A. An employer shall not take reprisal against an employee who in good faith, and after advising the employer of the violation of law: (1) Discloses or threatens to disclose a workplace act or practice that is in violation of state law. (2) Provides information to or testifies before any public body conducting an investigation, hearing, or inquiry into any violation of law. (3) Objects to or refuses to participate in an employment act or practice that is in violation of law. B. An employee may commence

  13. Section 30:2027 - Environmental violations reported by employees; reprisals prohibited

    La. Stat. tit. 30 § 2027   Cited 67 times   3 Legal Analyses

    A. No firm, business, private or public corporation, partnership, individual employer, or federal, state, or local governmental agency shall act in a retaliatory manner against an employee, acting in good faith, who does any of the following: (1) Discloses, or threatens to disclose, to a supervisor or to a public body an activity, policy, practice of the employer, or another employer with whom there is a business relationship, that the employee reasonably believes is in violation of an environmental