Legal Opinion
Broussard v. Brown's Furniture of Lafayette, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 11, 2013No. 13-596PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREMILLION, Judge.
| ]Toby J. Broussard appeals the dismissal granted to the defendants, Brown’s Furniture of Lafayette, Inc. (Brown’s), and Jasper Fontenot, pursuant to an exception of res judicata. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Broussard alleges that he was injured on May 23, 2009, when Fontenot, his supervisor at Brown’s, grabbed him and violently shook him. As a result of this incident, Broussard initiated a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. He also filed the instant civil suit.
The parties successfully mediated the workers’ compensation claim on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ferry v. Holmes & Barnes, Ltd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Brown v. Drillers, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Holloway Drilling Equipment, Inc. v. BodinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
- Tyson v. Thompson Home HealthLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
- Atwell v. National Safety Consultants, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
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