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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Youn v. Maritime Overseas Corp., 623 So. 2d 1257.
- Broussard v. Romero 691 So. 2d 1265 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1997
- Carter v. Brookshire Grocery Co. 690 So. 2d 933 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1997
- Badeaux v. STATE, DOTD 690 So. 2d 203 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1997
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Merritt v. Karcioglu
687 So. 2d 1002
La. 1997
the court reasoned that the particular effect of the hip injury on this particular victim was "a diminution of the quality of life for the last seven months of her life."
- Todd v. State 685 So. 2d 313 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1997
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Baumgarten v. Daigle
689 So. 2d 687
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997
advised that the facts and circumstances of each case are to be weighed and considered before an appellate court determines an award to be adequate or inadequate.
- Roig v. Travelers Ins. Co. 694 So. 2d 362 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1997
- Demery v. Housing Auth. of New Orleans 689 So. 2d 659 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1997
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Laurents v. Louisiana Mobile Homes, Inc.
689 So. 2d 536
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1997
As to the amount of the general damages, cert.
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Gordon v. Levet
688 So. 2d 57
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1997
the following itemized damages: Past Medical Expenses $ 93,474.74 Future Medical Expenses 633,589.00 Past Lost Wages 28,288.00 Future Lost Wages and/or Earning Capacity 170,697.00 Permanent Disability and Loss of Enjoyment of Life 1,500,000.00 Past and Future Physical Pain and Suffering 1,500,000.00 ____________ 3,926,048.74 For an award of general damages, the initial test, prior to reviewing any other damage awards for purposes of a scale of reference, is whether the award for the particular i
- Giambrone v. Miller 688 So. 2d 53 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997
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Succession of Pruitt
688 So. 2d 103
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997
4 Cir.1990), writ denied cert, denied 93-933 (U.S.La., 2/22/94), 510 U.S. 1114 , 114 S.Ct.
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Terrebonne v. Goodman Mfg. Corp.
687 So. 2d 124
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1996
The standard of review of general damages is whether the court abused its much discretion in fixing this award
- Warren v. Campagna 686 So. 2d 969 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1996
- Terral v. Waffle House, Inc. 684 So. 2d 1165 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
- Baudoin v. Opie 685 So. 2d 553 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
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Stewart v. Winn Dixie Louisiana, Inc.
686 So. 2d 907
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1996
The Supreme Court has recently addressed the appropriate appellate standard of review for a
- McGinty v. Pesson 685 So. 2d 541 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1996
- Sanderford v. Lombard 685 So. 2d 1162 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1996
- Barnco Intern., Inc. v. Arkla, Inc. 684 So. 2d 986 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1996
- Reichert v. Bertucci 684 So. 2d 1041 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1996
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Carter v. Harrison
684 So. 2d 546
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
However, (1993), which severely constricts our authority to correct such awards they are affirmed.
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Todd v. State ex rel. Department of Social Services, Office of Community Services
685 So. 2d 310
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
cert den., 510 U.S. 1114 , 114 S.Ct.
- Moore v. Safeway, Inc. 700 So. 2d 831 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
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Williams v. State, ex rel. Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
684 So. 2d 1018
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
Andrus, 670 So.2d at 1210 ; cert, denied, 510 U.S. 1114 , 114 S.Ct.
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Miller v. Ricard
685 So. 2d 195
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
When appellate courts are called upon to review damage awards, the inquiry is thus not whether the reviewing court would have fixed a different amount had it been sitting as the original court, but rather whether the original court abused its “much discretion” in assessing the damages
- Olivier v. LeJeune 686 So. 2d 55 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
- Hollenbeck v. Oceaneering Intern., Inc. 685 So. 2d 163 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
- Hayes v. City of Baton Rouge 683 So. 2d 899 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
- Peck v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 682 So. 2d 974 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1996
- Broussard v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 682 So. 2d 894 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1996
- Gauthier v. Kansas City Southern R. Co. 682 So. 2d 993 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1996
- Peterson v. Lowery 682 So. 2d 959 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
- Migues v. City of Lake Charles 682 So. 2d 946 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1996
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Hebert v. Podiatry Ins. Co. of America
688 So. 2d 1107
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1996
-61 (La.1993), which provides: (La.
- Carter v. Baham 683 So. 2d 299 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1996
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Louisiana Farms v. LA. Dept. of Wildlife
685 So. 2d 1086
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1996
the Louisiana Supreme Court discussed the appellate standard of review for general damages, such as mental anguish: The standard for appellate review of general damage awards is difficult to express and is necessarily non-specific, and the requirement of an articulated basis for disturbing such awards
- Chapman v. Regional Transit Authority/TSMEL 681 So. 2d 1301 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1996
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Sperandeo v. Denny's, Inc.
683 So. 2d 743
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1996
The inquiry on appeal as to the amount of general damages is not what the reviewing court might have awarded had it heard the case originally, but rather whether the actual trier of fact abused his much discretion in fixing those damages
- Farley v. STATE THROUGH DEPT. OF TRANSP. 680 So. 2d 750 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
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Matthews v. Rhodes United Fidelity Funeral Home
680 So. 2d 1375
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
Andrus, 670 So.2d at 1210 ; cert.
- Farley v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development 680 So. 2d 750 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
- Jones v. Hyatt Corp. of Delaware 681 So. 2d 381 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1996
- Ramirez v. Ware 680 So. 2d 1302 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1996
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Sallis v. City of Bossier City
680 So. 2d 1333
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1996
Rick v. State, Dept. of Transportation and Development, 93-1776 (La.01/14/94), ; Youn v. Maritime Overseas *1339 Corp., cert.
- Wood v. Toys" R" US, Inc. 681 So. 2d 49 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1996
- Holt v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. 680 So. 2d 117 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1996
- Hollie v. Beauregard Parish Police Jury 680 So. 2d 1218 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1996
- Hickman v. Exide, Inc. 679 So. 2d 527 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1996
- Marceaux v. Gibbs 680 So. 2d 1189 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1996