Legal Opinion
Fiveash v. Pat O'Brien's Bar, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 14, 2016No. 2015-CA-1230PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Terri F. Love
|, Mary Fiveash (“Ms. Fiveash”) appeals the trial court’s judgment granting partial summary judgment in favor of Pat O’Brien’s Bar, Inc., and its insurer Evans-*914ton Insurance Company (collectively “Defendants”) dismissing with. prejudice her spoliation of evidence claim. The trial court found Ms. Fiveash failed to present any evidence to establish that Defendants intentionally destroyed evidence with the purpose of depriving her of its use at trial. Louisiana jurisprudence-has held summary judgment based on subjective facts like intent is rarely appropriate. The trial court…
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