Chavez v. Metso Minerals Industries, Inc., 2023-CC-01029 (La. 10/25/24), 395 So.3d 771.

Dismissal of plaintiff's case for fraud on the court.

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Summers v. FCA U.S. LLC, 23-1777, 2024 WL 3925169 (E.D. La. 8/23/24)

Motion for Summary Judgment granted re failure to warn.

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Bruno v. Biomet Inc., 20-2706, 2023 WL 835438 (E.D. La. 12/1/23)

Motion for Summary Judgment granted re failure to warn.

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Freddie Wilson v. Geico and General Motors LLC, 343 So.3d 308, 54,551-CA (La.App. 2nd Cir. 6/29/2022)

Motion for Summary Judgment granted re lack of competent expert testimony.

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Garraway v. Ford Motor Company, No. 631668, 19th Judicial District Court Louisiana.

Brain damage rollover case. Defense verdict after two week jury trial, August 12, 2022.

No appeal.

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Underwood v. General Motors LLC, 2015 WL 5475610 (MDLA 9/17/2015)

Motion for Summary Judgment granted re lack of competent expert testimony

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Burkette v. General Motors LLC, 2015-CA-0373, 179 So.3d 799 (La.App. 4th Cir. 11/10/2015)

Exception of Lack of Procedural Capacity granted dismissing alleged father’s claims in wrongful death action.

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Marjorie Huffman v. Ford Motor Co., 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany.

Directed verdict granted in favor of Ford in ABS product liability suit after 3 days of trial.  May 6, 2015 - Defense Win Featured in August 5, 2015 issue of The Voice, DRI's weekly newsletter

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Townsend v. Nova Casualty/Subway, 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson.

Motion for Summary Judgment granted November 2014 - slip and fall accident.  Plaintiff did not

introduce any competent expert testimony.

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Stanley v. T.H. Cochrane/Hanover, 23rd Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension, 2014

Exception of Lack of Personal Jurisdiction granted.

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Lucas v. General Motors LLC, USDC Western District of Louisiana, Alexandria Division, 2014

Motion for Summary Judgment granted in favor of General Motors - air bag non-deployment case.

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Branstetter v. Ford Motor Company, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, 2014

Motion for Summary Judgment granted in favor of Ford in this transmission defect case.

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Vickers v. Hyundai, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport Division,  2014

Motion for Summary Judgment granted in favor of Hyundai - brake case.

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Jimmie Jones v. Continental Tire The Americas, April 2014

Motion for Summary Judgment granted in favor of Continental Tire - tire deflation case.

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Betty Kean v Ford Motor Company, et al, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 541852 - Unanimous Defense Verdict after 7 day trial

Defense Win Featured in January 30, 2013 issue of The Voice, DRI's weekly newsletter.

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David Edwards, et al v. Winnebago Industries, et al, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, No. 09-826 - Defense verdict in a product warranty claim.

Chiropractic Strategies v. Juneau Odenwald, AAA Case No. 69 110E005469

Defense decision - Hurricane Gustav negligent construction - roof wind damage.

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Kelly McGee v. Julian Mutter, Jr., et al, 67 So.3d 517 (La.App. 4th Cir. 5/12/11), writ denied,

La. S.Ct. 211-C-1240 (9/23/11)

Summary Judgment granted on behalf of property owner in connection with suit brought by trapeze student who was injured when she fell from a stationary trapeze. The Court found that there was no vice or defect in the premises which caused student to fall, and property owner had no duty to warn trapeze student of the danger of taking trapeze lessons, of the height of the trapeze, or the lack of a safety net under the trapeze since the danger of using a trapeze high off the ground was open and obvious.

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Catlin v. Keating, Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, Civil Action No. 07-5446 - October 2010

Unanimous jury defense verdict - product liability - commercial electric fryer fire.

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Hoffpauir v. Linde Lift Truck, U.S. District Court, Western District of LA, September 2009

Trial - jury defense verdict - forklift product liability crashworthiness /seat belts.

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Palermo v. General Motors Corporation, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, March 2009

Trial - defense jury verdict in favor of GM - product liability Silverado pickup truck.

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Doyle v. General Motors Corporation, 9th Judicial District Court, Parish of Rapides, Louisiana

Civil Action No. 215,916, March 2009

Trial - defense directed verdict in favor of GM - air bag non-deployment case.

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Green-Johnson v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car and General Motors Corporation, 2008 Westlaw 941708 (E.D. La. 2008)

Summary Judgment in favor of GM - air bag non-deployment.

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Lowery v. General Motors Corporation, 2007 Westlaw 4374291 (W.D La. 2007)

Summary Judgment in favor of GM - air bag non-deployment product liability claim.

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Caboni v. General Motors Corporation, 398 F.3d 357 (5th Cir. 2005)

Defense decision in favor of GM - air bag non-deployment claim/enhanced injury.

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Walker v. General Motors Corporation, 353 F.Supp. 2d 729 (E.D. La. 2004)

Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of GM granted in product liability transmission case.

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Dardar v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., 879 So.2d 735 (La.App. 1st Cir. 2004) May 2004

Affirmation of grant of summary judgment in favor of Nissan North America in product liability tire blowout case.

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Pamela Peterson v. General Motors Corporation, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

No. 97-0996, December 20, 2001

Products liability case - Jury verdict for GM - plaintiff alleged defective seat belts and crashworthiness.

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Shandron Jackson v. GM, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana No. 98-297-D, 2001

Jury verdict in favor of GM - tire mismatch case resulting in amputation of leg.

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Batiste v. General Motors Corporation, 802 So.2d 686 (La.App. 4th Cir. 2001)

Motion for Summary Judgment granted in favor of GM in air bag nondeployment case - doctrine of res ipsa loquitur inapplicable.

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Tierney v. GM, No. 93-1810, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

Crashworthiness case - jury verdict in favor of GM.

Affirmed on Appeal - 174 F.3d 199 (5th Cir. 1999)

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McCant v. Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A., Civil Action No. 98-10394, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, Louisiana, April 1998

Jury verdict in favor of Nissan North America - products liability steering gear case.

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Albert James Teekel, et al v. General Motors Corporation, et al, No. 338-543, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge - Trial - 1997

Jury verdict in favor of GM - S10 Blazer rollover/ejection case.

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Ferruzzi, USA, Inc. v. R.J. Trichon Company, Inc., 645 So.2d 685 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1994)

Products liability - directed verdict in favor of defendant manufacturer in conveyor design case.

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