Legal Opinion

De La Rosa v. St. Charles Gaming Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 31, 2006No. 05-41563UnpublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

The Isle of Capri Casino offers gaming and other entertainment on board two boats that are afloat on Lake Charles, located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The boats are indefinitely moored to a dock, adjacent to a land-based hotel. On August 21, 2003, Appellant David De La Rosa was a customer on board one of these boats, the MW CROWN CASINO (“CROWN CASINO”), when he tripped and fell. Believing that his fall was caused by improper installation or maintenance of the carpeting outside the elevator, De La Rosa sued St. Charles Gaming Co., Grand Palais Riverboat, Inc., and the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Stewart v. Dutra Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. Degan v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  3. Pavone v. Mississippi Riverboat Amusement Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  4. Strong v. B.P. Exploration & Production, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  5. Addie Holmes v. Atlantic Sounding Company, Inc. Weeks Marine Inc. Abc Insurance Co. Xyz Insurance Co., Addie Holmes v. Atlantic Sounding Company, Inc. Abc Insurance Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Carl Joseph Benoit and Patricia Faye Benoit v. St. Charles Gaming Company, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  2. Don Caldwell, Individually and Sheronda Caldwell, Individually v. St. Charles Gaming Company D/B/A Isle of Capri Casino-Lake CharlesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
  3. Don Caldwell, Individually and Sheronda Caldwell, Individually v. St. Charles Gaming Company D/B/A Isle of Capri Casino-Lake CharlesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
  4. JENNIFER ANN BREAUX VERSUS ST. CHARLES GAMING COMPANY, INC. D/B/A ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
  5. Jennifer Ann Breaux v. St. Charles Gaming Company, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2011

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