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Kenneth J. DeRoche, Jr.

kderoche@bcedlaw.com

OVERVIEW:

Mr. DeRoche is an attorney in the Metairie office.  His practice areas include insurance defense, premises liability, products liability, redhibition and warranty, and wills and successions.  Prior to joining the firm, he was the law clerk for Judge Martha O’Neal and Judge C. Kerry Anderson at the 36th Judicial District Court in Beauregard Parish.

  • »Admissions/Affiliations:
  • Mr. DeRoche is admitted to practice before all Louisiana state district courts and all Louisiana state appellate courts.  He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana.

  • »Education:
  • Louisiana State University, B.S., Business Administration, 2005
  • Louisiana State University , B.A., Political Science, 2007
  • Louisiana State University, Juris Doctor and Graduate Diploma in Civil Law, 2010

  • »Memberships:
  • Louisiana State Bar Association | Claims & Litigation Management Alliance

  • »Honors / Awards:
  • River Parishes Claimants' Memorial Scholarship, 2007-2010

    • »Successful Summary Judgments:
    • Collins v. Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc., 16-516 (La. App. 5 Cir. 3/15/17); 215 So.3d 918
    • Upheld trial court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of store cleaning contractor based upon finding that plaintiffs’ claims against contractor were filed untimely and amending petition adding contractor as a defendant did not relate back to filing of the original petition.

    • Sean Blount v. Hertz Vehicles, L.L.C., et al.
    • 36th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Beauregard, Docket No. C-2015-0444
      Summary judgment granted in favor of rental car agency based upon finding that rental agreement did not provide liability coverage for damages claimed by the plaintiff.

    • Preston v. NES Equipment Service Corp., et al.
    • 29th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Charles, Docket No. 80,651
      Exception of no cause of action sustained and all claims against general contractor and its insurer dismissed.

    • Richard v. Taylor, 2015-681 (La. App. 3 Cir. 12/9/15); 179 So.3d 975
    • Upheld trial court’s granting of summary judgment and exception of res judicata in favor of defendant driver, his insurer, and his alleged employer.

    • Collins v. Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc., 15-199 (La. App. 5 Cir. 12/9/15); 182 So.3d 324
    • Upheld trial court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of merchant based upon finding that plaintiffs could not meet their burden of proving that the merchant either created or had actual or constructive notice of the alleged hazard.

    • Helen Babin v. Tara House Condominum Assoc., Inc. et al
    • Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, Docket No. 2013-5813
      Summary judgment in favor of insurer based upon finding that policy did not provide coverage for the damages claimed by the plaintiff.