Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Progressive SEC. Ins. Co.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 7, 2010No. 09-791PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

| T Nancy Taylor and Aimee LeMaire were involved in a low-speed motor vehicle accident. Ms. Taylor suffered personal injuries to her neck and filed suit against Ms. LeMaire and her insurance company, Progressive. After a jury trial, the jury awarded Ms. Taylor special damages in the amount of $307,500.00, but it did not award her general damages. The trial court then granted Ms. Taylor’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and awarded Ms. Taylor an additional $500,000.00 in general damages. Ms. Le-Maire and Progressive appeal the jury’s award, the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  4. State v. ForetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  5. Guillory v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009

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