Legal Opinion
Doe v. Hawkins
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 9, 2010No. 09-1184PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHATELAIN,* Judge.
| jin this tort case, the plaintiff, a law firm clerical employee, alleging that a lawyer-member of the law firm assaulted and raped her on the firm’s premises after business hours, seeks to hold a two-person limited liability law firm liable. Finding that the plaintiff cannot establish the law firm1 owed her an independent duty in its capacity as her employer to protect her from the injury at issue, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the law firm. The plaintiff now appeals. We reverse and remand.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 9, 2007, Hawkins &…
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2Cases cited37 opinions
- Penalber v. BlountSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- LeBrane v. LewisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Harris v. Pizza Hut of Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Mundy v. Dept. of Health & Human Res.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Plaquemines Par. Com'n Council v. Delta Dev. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Teen Town Productions, L.L.C. v. ScurlockLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- Doe v. HawkinsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
- Duplichan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
- Labit v. Palms Casino & Truck Stop, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
- Markus Trautmann, Et Ux. v. Charles G. FitzgeraldLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
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