Thomas D. Ripp, II v. Walgreen Louisiana Company, Inc., Abc Insurance Company and John Doe

THOMAS D. RIPP, II * NO. 2025-CA-0170 VERSUS * COURT OF APPEAL WALGREEN LOUISIANA * FOURTH CIRCUIT COMPANY, INC., ABC INSURANCE COMPANY AND * STATE OF LOUISIANA JOHN DOE * * ******* MORIAL, J., DISSENTS AND ASSIGNS REASONS MGM I respectfully dissent. The majority reverses the trial court’s judgment sustaining Appellant’s cause of action for gross negligence finding that the petition, taken as true states a cause of action within Louisiana’s duty-risk framework. The threshold inquiry in a negligence action is whether the defendant owed a duty to the plaintiff. Duronslet v. Wal-Mart Stores,…