Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 3, 1998No. Civil Action 97-2718Published
1Opinion of the Court
PORTE OUS, District Judge.
This cause came for hearing on a previous date upon the motion of defendants, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Rodney Brown for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Oral argument was waived and the matter was taken under submission on the briefs.
The Court, having studied the legal memo-randa submitted by the parties if fully advised in the premises and ready to rule.
I. BACKGROUND
The plaintiffs, Herman Rogers (“Mr.Rogers”) and Emma Rogers (“Ms.Rogers”) filed the instant diversity action for damages sustained when Mr. Rogers allegedly…
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