Legal Opinion
McNeil v. Trosclair
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 30, 2019No. 2018-CA-0811Published
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Daniel L. Dysart
Following a bench trial on July 26, 2017, a judgment was rendered on October 10, 2017, dismissing the petition for damages filed by Shawn McNeil, with prejudice, as to all defendants.1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment.
BACKGROUND:
Shawn McNeil was a passenger on a Regional Transit Authority bus on February 18, 2013, when the bus was struck from behind by a truck owned by United Rentals (North America), Inc. ("United Rentals"), and driven by its employee, Jason Trosclair (hereinafter referred to collectively as "defendants").
Ms. McNeil claimed that she…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Housley v. CeriseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- Lucas v. Ins. Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
- Brewer v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2010
- D'Angelo v. GuarinoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
- Levine v. Allstate Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
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