Legal Opinion
Burch v. SMG, Schindler Elevator Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 7, 2016No. Nos. 2014-CA-1356, 2014-CA-1357, 2014-CA-1358PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADELEINE M. LANDRIEU, Judge.
Lin this consolidated appeal, defendant/appellant, SMG, Inc., appeals the trial court judgment, rendered on July 11, 2014 and amended on September 12, 2014, in favor of plaintiffs/appellees, Jocelyn Burch, Kizzy Stamps and Keela‘James, for injuries sustained as a result of an elevator accident at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans on December 16, 2007.1 Plaintiffs/appellees have answered the appeal, requesting increased awards of damages.
The accident that is the basis of this lawsuit occurred following a New Orleans Saints football game at the Louisiana…
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