Gibson v. State

I .KLEES, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff, Roland Gibson (“Gibson”), filed suit against the State of Louisiana, Lloyd West, the New Orleans District Attorney’s Office, the City of New Orleans and a fictitious insurance company seeking damages for false arrest and imprisonment, malicious prosecution and personal injury. The claims against both the State and the District Attorney’s Office were dismissed. After a bifurcated jury/judge trial, the court awarded eleven million dollars in damages in favor of plaintiffs Roland Gibson, Sr., Jessie Gibson, Roland Gibson, Jr. and Dennis Gibson. The court held…