Raymond Prince, Jr., And Lani Elizabeth Prince, Individually And On Behalf Of Their Minor Daughter, Matti Prince v. Loya Insurance Company, D/b/a, Fred Loya Insurance Company And Ariel L. Hernandez

Supreme Court of Louisiana
March 05, 2024
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
RAYMOND PRINCE, JR., AND LANI
ELIZABETH PRINCE, INDIVIDUALLY AND
ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR DAUGHTER,
MATTI PRINCE
VS.
LOYA INSURANCE COMPANY, D/B/A, FRED
LOYA INSURANCE COMPANY AND ARIEL L.
HERNANDEZ
No. 2024-CC-00018
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N RE: Loya Insurance Company - Applicant Defendant; Ariel L. Hernandez -
Applicant Defendant; Applying For Supervisory Writ, Parish of Calcasieu, Sulphur
City Court Number(s) 49,671 -21, Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, Number(s) CW
23-00513;
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March 05, 2024
Writ application granted. See per curiam.
Hughes, J., dissents and would deny.
PDG
JLW
SJC
JTG
WJC
JBM
03/05/2024 "See News Release 010 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No.
2024-CC-00018
R
AYMOND PRINCE, JR., AND LANI ELIZABETH PRINCE,
INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR DAUGHTER,
MATTI PRINCE
VS.
LOYA INSURANCE COMPANY, D/B/A, FRED LOYA INSURANCE
COMPANY AND ARIEL L. HERNANDEZ
On S
upervisory Writ to the Sulphur City Court, Parish of Calcasieu
P
ER CURIAM
P
laintiffs’ bad faith claims against defendants were dismissed with prejudice
by final judgment dated July 6, 2022. Pursuant to La. R.S. 13:4231, this judgment
is conclusive be tween the parties and served to extinguish any cause of action
plaintiffs may have had to recover bad faith penalties and attorney fees against
defendants.
Accordingly, the writ is granted and made peremptory. The judgment of the
trial court denying defendants’ exception of res judicata is reversed, and the
exception of res judicata is granted. Because this action renders defendants’
remaining exceptions moot, the writ is denied in all other respects.
03/05/24