Legal Opinion
Adams v. CSX Railroads
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 14, 2011No. 2011-CA-0286PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.
l,The Louisiana Bar Foundation (“LBF”) appeals from a trial court judgment denying the Special Master’s recommendation for distribution of a Cy Pres 1 award to the LBF. The trial court, Honorable Robert J. Burns, Judge Ad Hoc, determined that in view of his position as a Fellow 2 with the LBF, his approval of a Cy Pres distribution to the LBF would be a violation of Canon 2B of the Code of Judicial Conduct, as interpreted by the Louisiana Supreme Court in In re: Morvant, 2000-0747 (La.6/26/09), 15 So.3d 74. For these reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Adams v. CSX RailroadsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
- In Re New Orleans Train Car Leakage Fire LitigationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
- In re New Orleans Train Car Leakage Fire LitigationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
- Adams v. CSX RailroadsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
- In Re MorvantSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Adams v. CSX RailroadsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2012