Legal Opinion
Burnett v. James Construction Group
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 1, 2011No. 2010-CC-2608PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEIMER, Justice.
liThe issue to be resolved is whether it is sufficient to serve only the attorney general or whether it is necessary to also serve other entities/individuals when a tort action is brought against the Department of Transportation and Development. Specifically, this matter is before the court for a determination of whether the plaintiff’s request for service and citation within 90 days from the commencement of this tort suit on only the attorney general satisfied the requirements of LSA-R.S. 13:5107 and LSA-R.S. 39:1538. For reasons that follow, we find that the service of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Whitley v. State Ex Rel. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University Agricultural Mechanical College Ex Rel. Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans-University CampusSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
- Barnett v. University Medical CenterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- Johnson v. UNIV. MEDICAL CTR. IN LAFAYETTESupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
- Thomas v. LOUISIANA DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETYLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
- Burnett v. James Construction GroupSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
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3Cited by18 opinions
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