JURIST
APRIL 16, 2024
The US Supreme Court Monday declined a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Black Lives Matter organizer DeRay Mckesson, effectively allowing him to be sued by a Louisiana police officer for negligence. The case at bar, DeRay Mckesson v. ” Both the district court and the Fifth Circuit looked to NAACP v.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 13, 2022
United States , the 1950 Supreme Court case holding that the United States is not liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries sustained by members of the armed forces while on active duty and resulting from the negligence of others in the armed forces. Louisiana , 21-993. United States. Until next time, stay safe !
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JonathanTurley
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
In torts, we often discuss strike suits and slip-and-fall actions designed to force settlements from litigation-wary companies. In Louisiana, police arrested a man, Arthur Bates Jr., 47, who they allege staged such an accident. The problem is that it was caught on videotape by the Tesla driver.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 6, 2021
We have previously discussed animal liability in torts. It is often said the every dog gets one free bite in American torts. However, the “one free bite rule” is a commonly misunderstood torts doctrine — suggesting that you are not subject to strict liability until after the first time your dog bites someone.
Day on Torts
MAY 31, 2022
Before filing suit, plaintiff consulted with a friend who was an attorney in Louisiana. Note: Chapter 45, Sections 3, 9 and 12 of Day on Torts: Leading Cases in Tennessee Tort Law has been updated to include this decision. Plaintiff thereafter filed this HCLA suit. This opinion was released 3.5
JonathanTurley
MARCH 29, 2024
While Jenny is from Louisiana, she is totally comfortable in this snow-covered environment. Having lived in Louisiana, I was not surprised by her toughness, but I was impressed by her acquired winter skills. As we went along drops and riverbanks, I was thinking that this is no place for a torts teacher.
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
It arises out of a Black Lives Matter protest that took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the wake of the police shooting of Alton Sterling there in the summer of 2016. Doe , is already on its second (or, if you count stay applications, third ) trip to the Supreme Court.
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