Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Roper v. Loupe

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 18, 2018No. NUMBER 2017 CA 1239Published

1Opinion of the CourtGuidry, J.

A discharged employee appeals a trial court's award of attorney fees and costs to the prevailing litigants on a special motion to strike in the employee's unsuccessful suit for defamation. For the following reasons, we amend the judgment appealed.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In April 2015, Mary E. Roper filed a 25-page petition for damages against John Chandler Loupe and the consolidated governing body of the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge (City-Parish), alleging that Loupe had made numerous false and defamatory statements about her and that members of the City-Parish…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Haroco, Incorporated, Roman Ceramics, Incorporated, California Originals, Incorporated v. American National Bank and Trust Company of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  2. Red Stick Studio Development, L.L.C. v. State Ex Rel. Department of Economic DevelopmentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2011
  3. Lee v. PenningtonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
  4. Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. EdwinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  5. Melius v. KeifferLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008

4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API