Legal Opinion
Savoie v. Richard
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 2, 2014No. CA 13-1370PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EZELL, Judge.
11 Shell Oil Company and SWEPI LP (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Shell”) appeal the judgment of the trial court awarding Hazel, Kevin, and Richard Savoie (the Savoies) $34 million in damages for remediation of their land to state regulations and $18 million to remediate the property to comply with mineral leases entered into by the parties. The Savoies answer, claiming the trial court improperly awarded judicial interest from the date of judicial demand. For the following reasons, we hereby affirm the decision of the trial court as amended.
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- Valley Securities Co. v. BrazierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
- Belle Pass Terminal, Inc. v. Jolin, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
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3Cited by6 opinions
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