Legal Opinion

Price v. Valenti

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 9, 2014No. 13-CA-822PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHEN J. WINDHORST, Judge.

| ¡¡Plaintiff, James A. Price, filed suit for damages after the vehicle he was driving was struck by an ambulance. After a bench trial, the court rendered judgment in favor of defendants, Antoinette M. Valenti and Jefferson Parish Hospital Service No. 2, dismissing plaintiffs claims with prejudice.1 In its judgment, the court states that

The Court finds that the applicable standard of care in this case is “reckless disregard” or gross negligence. Plaintiff failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Defendant, Antoinette M. Valenti, acted with reckless…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. O.K. Realty Co. v. John A. Juliani, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1924
  2. Fontenot v. Patterson InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
  3. Rabalais v. NashSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
  4. Lenard v. DilleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
  5. Champagne v. American Alternative Insurance Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2013

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Ivy Dixon v. Louisiana State Police, State of Louisiana, Through the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Colonel Kevin W. Reeves, in His Capacity as the Superintendent of Louisiana State Police, and Helen Elizabeth DelatteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2022
  3. Marta I. Garcia and Lester A. Molina Versus City of Kenner, Kenner Police Department and Ronald BertucciLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2021

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