Legal Opinion

Guillory v. City of Lake Charles

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 8, 2013No. 13-9PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

|! Plaintiffs/appellants and city bus drivers, Louis Guillory and Dianna Simien, filed suit against the City of Lake Charles alleging that the City committed an intentional act by requiring them to drive defective buses, which led to severe injury. Plaintiffs contend that the City’s conduct invokes the intentional act exception to the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), La.R.S. 23:1032(B), and that they are entitled to sue in district court. The City filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in which it argued that the Plaintiffs were limited to a workers’ compensation remedy.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Bazley v. TortorichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  2. Supreme Services v. Sonny Greer, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
  3. Reeves v. Structural Preservation SystemsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  4. Jasmin v. HNV Cent. Riverfront Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
  5. Simien v. Medical Protective Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2009

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ashley Shortridge v. West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2024
  2. Mathew Whitehead v. Christus Health Central LouisianaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2022

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