Legal Opinion
Saunders v. Rider
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 16, 1992No. Civ. A. 92-1926PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
FELDMAN, District Judge.
Before the Court is the plaintiff’s motion to remand. For the reasons that follow, the motion is GRANTED. This motion revisits Louisiana’s preference for not requiring that a petition for damages seek a specific monetary amount.
I. BACKGROUND
In April 1991, the plaintiff, Glenda Saunders, claims she was hurt in an auto accident with defendant, Paul Rider. Rider, an employee of McPherson Oil Company, was driving a company truck at the time of the rear-end collision.
The plaintiff sued Rider, his employer, and Federated Mutual Insurance Company in Civil…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- The Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp., Etc., and First Gibraltar Bank, Fsb, Intervenor-Appellee v. Jack GriffinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Lena Mae Harris v. Edward Hyman CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Tri-Cities Newspapers, Inc. v. Tri-Cities Printing Pressmen And Assistants' Local 349Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Michael Anthony Kliebert v. The Upjohn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Vermande v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2004
- Corlew v. Denny's Restaurant, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1997
- Chadwick v. Shell Oil Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1993
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