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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Wainwright v. Fontenot, 774 So. 2d 70.
- Connie Mouhot v. Twelfth Street Baptist Church La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2007
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Mouhot v. Twelfth Street Baptist Church
949 So. 2d 668
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2007
Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492 (La.10/17/00), ( cert.
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Chaisson v. Avondale Industries, Inc.
947 So. 2d 171
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2007
at New Orleans, 04-0181, p. 9 (La.10/19/04), , citing Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492, p. 6 (La.10/17/00), .
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Lewis v. State Farm Ins. Co.
946 So. 2d 708
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2006
Id., citing Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492 (La.10/17/00), .
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Harvin v. ANPAC Louisiana Ins. Co.
944 So. 2d 648
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2006
Plaintiff answered the appeal, asserting that the March 24, 2005 jury verdict, awarding her past and future medical expenses and no award for general damages was erroneous per se under Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492, (La.10/17/00), ; and further, that the August 9, 2005 judgment granting her motion for JNOV and increasing the award to plaintiff by $150,000.00 in general damages is grossly inadequate and should be increased by $250,000.00 in general damages.
- Mel McDaniel v. Carencro Lions Club La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2006
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McDaniel v. Carencro Lions Club
934 So. 2d 945
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2006
Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492 (La.10/17/00), .
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Burrell v. Williams
938 So. 2d 694
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2006
Wainwright v. Fontenot 00-492 (La.10/17/00), .
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Martin v. Boh Bros. Const. Co., LLC
934 So. 2d 196
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2006
Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492, p. 6 (La.10/17/00), .
- Jane D. Sorrel v. Allstate Ins. Co. La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2006
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Sorrel v. Allstate Insurance
931 So. 2d 455
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2006
Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492 (La.10/17/00), .
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Cook v. Kendrick
931 So. 2d 420
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2006
Shortly after the rendering of Greene, supra, the Louisiana Supreme Court addressed this precise issue in Wainwright v. Fontenot , XXXX-XXXX (La.10/17/00), .
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Norfleet v. LIFEGUARD TRANSP. SERVICE, INC.
934 So. 2d 846
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2006
at New Orleans, 04-0181, p. 9 (La.10/19/04); , citing Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492, p. 6 (La.10/17/00); .
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Parker v. Robinson
925 So. 2d 646
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2006
Colony and Mid-City alternatively argue that in Wainwright v. Fontenot, XXXX-XXXX, (La.10/17/00), , the Louisiana Supreme Court rejected the rule cited by Ms. Parker.
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Lewis v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
927 So. 2d 546
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2006
DAMAGES AWARD In Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492 (La.10/17/00), , our supreme court addressed the question of whether a factfinder errs as a matter of law when it declines to award general damages after finding the defendant at fault for the plaintiffs injuries and awarding special damages for the plaintiffs medical expenses.
- Phipps v. Allstate Ins. Co. 924 So. 2d 1081 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2006
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Raspanti v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.
922 So. 2d 631
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2006
Wainwright v. Fontenot, XXXX-XXXX (La.10/17/00), .
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Mary E. Cormier v. Robert Colston and Allstate Ins. Co.
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
10/17/00), pointed out that the apparent inconsistency in a personal injury jury verdict where the jury awards medical expenses but not general damages may not be an inconsistency at all.
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Cormier v. Colston
918 So. 2d 541
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
The supreme court in Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-492 (La.10/17/00), , pointed out that the apparent inconsistency in a personal injury jury verdict where the jury awards medical expenses but not general damages may not be an inconsistency at all.
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Henry v. Parsons
917 So. 2d 1153
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2005
Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492, p. 5 (La.10/17/00), , citing State Farm Mut.
- Chastity Ardoin v. Mitchell Bourgeois La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
- Charles Duchamp, Et Ux. v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
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Ardoin v. Bourgeois
916 So. 2d 329
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-492 (La.10/17/00), .
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Duchamp v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
916 So. 2d 498
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
The Louisiana Supreme Court considered the soundness of a verdict in which a jury awarded special damages for medical expenses but did not award general damages for pain and suffering in Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-492 (La.10/17/00), .
- Harold Alex, Jr. v. Rayne Concrete Service La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
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Alex v. Rayne Concrete Service
915 So. 2d 931
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
DAMAGES In Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492, pp. 5-6 (La.10/17/00), , the supreme court explained the difference between general and special damages: The term "damages" refers to "pecuniary compensation, recompense, or satisfaction for an injury sustained."
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Stephen P. Basco, Et Ux. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
10/17/00), an award in one category of damages does not automatically require an award in others.
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Basco v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.
909 So. 2d 660
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
We also recognize that, as pointed out in Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-492 (La.10/17/00), , an award in one category of damages does not automatically require an award in others.
- Vicknair v. St. James Parish School Bd. 907 So. 2d 820 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005
- Elridge Menard and Pauline Menard v. Federated Mutual Insurance Co. La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
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Menard v. Federated Mut. Ins. Co.
906 So. 2d 746
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
Wainright v. Fontenot, 00-492 (La.10/17/00), .
- Randy Stanford v. Town of Ball La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
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Stanford v. Town of Ball
903 So. 2d 1235
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492 (La.10/17/00), .
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Rodney Knox v. Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2005
10/17/00), (quoting Coco v. Winston Indus., Inc., ): Before a Court of Appeal can disturb an award made by a [factfinder,] the record must clearly reveal that the trier of fact abused its discretion in making its award.
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Knox v. Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
900 So. 2d 1128
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2005
The standard of review for an award for damages is set forth in Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-192, p. 6 (La.10/17/00), (quoting Coco v. Winston Indus., Inc., ): Before a Court of Appeal can disturb an award made by a [factfinder,] the record must clearly reveal that the trier of fact abused its discretion in making its award.
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Smith v. State
899 So. 2d 516
La. 2005
Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492, p. 6 (La.10/17/00), .
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Aguilar v. TRANSIT MANAGEMENT OF SE LA.
900 So. 2d 65
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2005
Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492 (La.10/17/00), .
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Henry v. Williams
892 So. 2d 765
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2005
Wainwright v. Fontenot, XXXX-XXXX (La.10/17/00), .
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Lawson v. MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES
896 So. 2d 149
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2004
Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-492 (La.10/17/00), ; Whitehead v. Kansas City S. Ry.
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Kevin Lawson v. Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc.
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2004
10/17/00), Whitehead v. Kansas City S. Ry.
- Brandi Broussard v. Michelle Fredericks La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2004
- Broussard v. Fredericks 889 So. 2d 483 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2004
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Wright v. General Aviation Co.
889 So. 2d 1115
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2004
Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492 (La.10/17/00), .
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Sam A. Daigle and Theresa M. Daigle v. Trinity United Mortgage, LLC & Joe Diez
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2004
10/17/00), : The assessment of “quantum,” or the appropriate amount of damages, by a trial judge or jury is a determination of fact, one entitled to great deference on review.
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Daigle v. Trinity United Mortgage, L.L.C.
890 So. 2d 583
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2004
Our supreme court discussed the standard of appellate review applicable to an award of general damages in Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-492, p. 6 (La.10/17/00), , 74: The assessment of “quantum,” or the appropriate amount of damages, by a trial judge or jury is a determination of fact, one entitled to great deference on review.
- Rehm v. Morgan 885 So. 2d 687 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2004
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Trunk v. Med. Center of La. at New Orleans
885 So. 2d 534
La. 2004
Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492, p. 6 (La.10/17/00), .
- John Nathan Thibeaux v. Chuck R. Trotter La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2004
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Thibeaux v. Trotter
883 So. 2d 1128
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2004
Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-0492 (La.10/17/00), .
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Koehn v. Rhodes
882 So. 2d 757
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2004
Co., 37,786 (La.App.2d Cir.10/16/03), ; Moody v. Blanchard Place Apartments, 34,587 (La.App.2d Cir.6/20/01), , writ denied, 01-2582 (La.12/14/01), ( citing Wainwright v. Fontenot, 00-492 (La.10/17/00), ).