PUBLISHED  OPINIONS

May 2002

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2000CA0948R

SHELL PIPELINE CORPORATION

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JOHN N. KENNEDY, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND TAXATION, STATE OF LOUISIANA

2000CA2149

RENEE T. BOURGEOIS

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ANDRE GERARD BOURGEOIS

2000CA2262

AGNES WILLIAMS

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MICHAEL L. WILLIAMS

2001CA0063

THOMAS WAYNE YOUNG AND RANDY JOSEPH SANCHEZ

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CITY OF PLAQUEMINE, COMEAUX BROTHERS CONTRACTORS, INC, AND GARY HEBERT, JR.

2001CA0064

JESSE BROWN, SR. AND JUANITA BROWN

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LARRY GRABERT, JR., ET AL

2001CA0277

ELLEN KILLETT

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SANDERSON FARMS

2001CA0447

ERNEST & EVELYN SINGLETON, WILLIAM SINGLETON, JR., PERRY SMITH, BRENDA HENDERSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, MIKILA and KEITH HENDERSON, MANDALAY PROPERTIES, LLC, ANTHONY J. GUARISCO, JR., MARILYN G. VINSON, TERRY D. GUARISCO, SR., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THOSE SIMILARLY SITUATED

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NORTHFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, THE LUMBERMEN’S MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, TEXAS MERIDIAN PRODUCTION CORPORATION, THE MERIDIAN RESOURCE & EXPLORATION COMPANY, GEORGE SMITH, GEORGE CRAIG, KURT D. BYTH, PATTERSON SERVICES, INC., RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, COMMERCIAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY and PETROLEUM PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

2001CA0543

LOUIS PITTS, SR., FELICIA PITTS, BLAIR PITTS, JUDE PITTS AND RODERICK PITTS

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JAMES B. FITZGERALD, STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE  INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, PROGRESSIVE SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY

2001CA0554

REBECCA F. ESTAIN, ON HER OWN BEHALF AND AS TUTRIX FOR TONI LAVOICE, REVIA LENORA, AND ROODY JOSHUA ESTAIN

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UNITED STATES, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT STATE OF LOUISIANA, ABC AGENCY AND DEF AGENCY

2001CA0613

GLORIA MAE RUFFIN

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WAL-MART STORES, INC

2001CA0627

KRISTI MILLER

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HEIDI'S INC. OF BATON ROUGE

2001CA0641

SHAWN LEWIS

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HOUMA INDUSTRIES

2001CA0657

ROWAN COMPANIES, INC.

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ERIC J. BENOIT

2001CA0681

NOEMI B. OLIVER

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TRANSPORT SERVICE COMPANY

2001CA0757

ST. TAMMANY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD

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STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AND HAZEL HEARTY

2001CA0809

FREDERICK VANDERBROOK and MERILEE VANDERBROOK

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COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. and PAW-PAW’S CAMPER CITY, INC.

2001CA0810

A. K. DURNIN CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH, INC.

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KATHERINE LEE JONES, NOBEL INSURANCE COMPANY AND US AGENCIES

2001CA0816

JERRI PAGE DUBOIS

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KEVIN W. BROWN; TIM GILMORE; AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY; AND FARM BUREAU INSURANCE COMPANY

2001CA0830

CHAD A. MCLIN

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INDUSTRIAL SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS, INC. AND CNA INSURANCE COMPANIES

2001CA0847

NARRY P. SAUCIER

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DYNASTY TRANSPORTATION, INC.

2001CA0856

RONALD J. BOQUET, SR.

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TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND TRAVELERS PROPERTY & CASUALTY CORP.

2001CA0926

ROSALYN ROBINSON

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P.M.I. (PORTIONED MEATS, INC.)

2001CA0929

JACQUELYN HAZEY, ET AL

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PAUL MCCOWN, ET AL

2001CA0934

RONALD JOSEPH AUTHEMENT

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SHAPPERT ENGINEERING AND ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

2001CA0946

CARLAS ANN SEXTON FOLSE

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DARRYL GERARD FOLSE

2001CA0964

SILLIMAN PRIVATE SCHOOL CORPORATION

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SHAREHOLDER GROUP

2001CA0974

RICHARD THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF MINOR, RICHELLE THOMPSON, AND EZELDIA THOMPSON, ON BEHALF OF MINORS, RAYMOND CELESTINE AND LEJEAUN CELESTINE

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JIMMY SHAY, LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ACE TRANSPORTATION, INC. AND AL DOMAIN

2001CA0996

RONALD T. SQUYRES

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TARA GILLILAND, CUSTODIAN FOR STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR CONTRACTORS

2001CA1005

ROCK ENERGY, INC.

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EQUITY OIL COMPANY AND CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.

2001CA1009

GILBERT ESTEVE, HUSBAND OF/AND MIRIAM ESTEVE

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U.S. AGENCIES CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., KERRY JAMES THIBODAUX, STATE FARM AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND MIKE BEDNARZ

2001CA1015

RUDY CROCHET

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RONALD ADAMS CONTRACTOR, INC. AND LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

2001CA1194

SHIRLEY ANN GINN

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WOMAN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC.

2001CA1211

STATE OF LOUISIAN

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MATTHEW HUTTNER

2001CA1539

CATHERINE MORRIS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SON, DEMETRIUS McKINNEY, JR.

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EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, UNITED COMMUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, SPECIAL OLYMPICS, MARY ANNE TANSIL AND LOUISIANA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION

2001CA1691

LORENZO CENTOFANTI

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DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.

2001CA1785

SIDNEY LASYONE

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GREG PHARES AND THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE

2001CA2482

DR. DANIEL G. KYLE, LOUISIANA STATE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR

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PATRICIA JOHNSON, ASSESSOR OF THE FIRST MUNICIPAL DISTRICT, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA

2001CA2761

ANGELO IAFRATE CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C.

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STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND BARRIERE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, L.L.C.

2001CW0359R

REV. JAMES SNOWDEN

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VOYAGER INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

2001KA1781

STATE OF LOUISIANA

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SIDNEY COTTON

2001KA2514

STATE OF LOUISIANA

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BRIAN THOMAS DELANDRO a/k/a DERRICK ROBINSON

2001KA2674

STATE OF LOUISIANA

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ROOSEVELT CANADA, JR.

2002CA0016

WOMENS’S HEALTH CLINIC, A CORPORATION DULY AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN LOUISIANA, CAUSEWAY MEDICAL CLINIC, A CORPORATION DULY AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN LOUISIANA, BOSSIER CITY MEDICAL SUITE, HOPE MEDICAL GROUP FOR WOMEN, JAMES DEGUERCE, M.D., ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND THE PATIENTS THEY SERVE

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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

2002CA0280

THOMAS WAYNE YOUNG AND RANDY JOSEPH SANCHEZ

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CITY OF PLAQUEMINE, COMEAUX BROTHERS CONTRACTORS, INC., AND GARY J. HEBERT, JR.

2002CW0750

THOMAS MEDFORD

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STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH CHARITY HOSPITAL AT NEW ORLEANS, A/K/A MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS AND THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS, RICHARD STALDER, BURL CAIN, DR. A. ANTHONY TARVER, DR. DEJESUS, DR. E. GUITTEREZ, DR. HUNG, AND DR. RICHARD MOORE, IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL CAPACITIES