Legal Opinion

Washington v. Gusman

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 14, 2015No. 2015-CA-0177Published

1Opinion

On Rehearing

(Cdtirt composed of Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge PAUL A. BONIN).

hWe grant the application for rehearing for clarification purposes, only on the issues of liability and apportionment of fault.

First, regarding-cause-in-fact, our original opinion stated-that “we do not find that the trial court committed manifest error in its finding that ‘Mr. Washington’s injuries and subsequent death were caused by actions and/or inactions by the-defendants.’ ” Our position-remains unchanged.

Second, regarding liability and -apportionment of-fault, the Defendants contend that…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. American Home Building Co. v. SlateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
  2. Veazey v. Elmwood Plantation Associates, Ltd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  3. Haney v. FrancewarLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
  4. Morrison v. State Farm Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987

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