Legal Opinion

Burns v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 25, 2014No. 14-CA-421PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.

bin this slip and fall, case, plaintiff appeals a summary judgment granted in favor of defendant-merchant. For the following reasons, we affirm.

*150 FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On December 19, 2011, plaintiff, Elouise Burns, filed suit in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court against Winn-Dixie Montgomery, LLC, (“Winn-Dixie”) for damages arising out of a slip and fall accident at a Winn-Dixie store in Westwego.1 In her petition, plaintiff alleged that she slipped and fell due to the accumulation of water or an unknown substance present on the floor of the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Ross Milling Co. v. GilibertiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
  2. Associated Motors, Inc. v. BurkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
  3. Hall v. Excelsior Steam Laundry Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
  4. Duncan v. USAA Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
  5. White v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1997

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  3. Wiltz v. Floor & Decor Outlets of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  4. Collins v. Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  5. Hazelett v. Louisiana-1 GamingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016

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