Legal Opinion

Murphy Cormier General Contractor, Inc. v. State, Department of Health & Hospitals

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 22, 2013No. 12-1000PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREMILLION, Judge.

BThe defendant, the State of Louisiana, through. the Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), appeals a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Murphy Cormier General Contractor, Inc. (MCGC).1 For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

MCGC manufactures, sells, and installs residential and commercial mechanical sewage treatment plants in Calcasieu and surrounding parishes. In July 2007, MCGC filed a petition for damages and injunctive and declaratory relief against DHH and four of its employees, Dr. Jimmy Guidry, Glenn Cambre, Dane Thibo-deaux,…

2Cases cited34 opinions

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  2. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Berkovitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Independent Fire Ins. Co. v. Sunbeam Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
  5. Grasser Contracting Co. v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. Murphy Cormier General Contractors, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  2. Billiot v. Terrebonne Parish School BoardDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2021
  3. Haab v. East Bank Consolidated Special Service Fire Protection District of Jefferson ParishLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  4. Hampton v. Praetorian Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2020
  5. Michelle Leininger v. Brittanie Heaney, the Sherwin-Williams Company, and Ace american/chubb Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2024

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