Legal Opinion
Waters v. Oliver
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 22, 2017No. 2016-CA-1262PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Rosemary Ledet
JjjThis is a personal injury case. The plaintiff, Leon Waters, filed suit for damages for injuries sustained on a Regional Transit Authority (“RTA”) bus when the bus came to an abrupt stop to avoid hitting a preceding vehicle. Following a bench trial, the trial court awarded $695,544.27 in damages in favor of Mr. Waters and against RTA; Veolia Transportation Services, Inc. (“Veolia”); and its insurer, Old Republic Insurance Company (“Old Republic”) (collectively the “Defendants”). The trial court also found the preceding vehicle thirty percent (30%) at fault and thus…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Anderson v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
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