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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Walls v. American Optical Corp., 740 So. 2d 1262.

127 citing documents.

  • Warren v. Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Co. 21 So. 3d 186 La. 2009
    See Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 p. 14, (La.9/8/99)
  • Sheila Gail Comeaux v. Douglas Julien Comeaux La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2009
    9/8/99), (citing 1 M. Planiol, Treatise on the Civil Law, Sec.
  • Comeaux v. Comeaux 7 So. 3d 110 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2009
    Optical Corp., 98-455, p. 4 (La.9/8/99), (citing 1 M. Planiol, Treatise on the Civil Law, Sec.
  • Yell v. Sumich 997 So. 2d 69 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2008
    Further, the standard for addressing "when" a cause of action arises under Landry [ v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 03-0719 (La.12/3/03), ] and Walls [ v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), ] addresses theories of recovery for determining a party's right to recovery, whereas "where" a cause of action arises for venue purposes addresses a consideration of the most convenient situs for trial.
  • MJ Farms, Ltd. v. Exxon Mobil Corp. 998 So. 2d 16 La. 2008
    Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455, p. 8 (La.9/8/99), .
  • Slavich v. STATE, EX REL. DEPT. OF WILD. AND FISH. 994 So. 2d 85 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2008
    Bourgeois , 00-1528 at p. 9, 783 So.2d at 1259 ; Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455, p. 8 (La.9/8/99), .
  • Burmaster v. Plaquemines Parish Government 982 So. 2d 795 La. 2008
    Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455, p. 8 (La.9/8/99), .
  • BARABAY PROP. HOLD. CORP. v. Boh Bros. Const. Co., LLC 991 So. 2d 74 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2008
    See Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455, p. 6 (La.9/8/99), .
  • Colvin v. LOUISIANA PATIENT'S COMP. FUND 947 So. 2d 15 La. 2007
    The court of appeal relied on Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 03-0719 (La.12/3/03), and Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), , which hold that a cause of action accrues when a party has a right to sue and that a negligence cause of action will arise only upon the happening of a wrongful act and the existence of an injury resulting in legally cognizable damages.
  • Colvin v. Louisiana Patients Compensation Oversight Board 927 So. 2d 1229 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2006
    Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), .
  • White v. Robinson Lumber Co. 929 So. 2d 231 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2006
    In the second case cited by the Bouy court, Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), , the Supreme Court again held: The plaintiffs urge this Court to find that the wrongful death action is a derivative action “deriving from the wrongful act and injury to the victim whose eventual death results in further injury to the survivors.” The plaintiffs argue that the right to recover, or the “right of action
  • Wharton v. Ridgell 922 So. 2d 461 La. 2006
    Citing Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), , as well as Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc ., XXXX-XXXX (La.7/2/04), , the court of appeal in this case stated: Considering that a wrongful death action arises only upon the death of the victim and compensates the beneficiary for their own individual injuries which the beneficiary suffers from the m
  • McGinnis v. WASTE MANAGEMENT OF LOUISIANA 914 So. 2d 612 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2005
    Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), .
  • Louviere v. State 923 So. 2d 146 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2005
    Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455, p. 9 (La.9/8/99), .
  • Zimko v. American Cyanamid 905 So. 2d 465 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2005
    The basis for this argument is the Louisiana Supreme Court's decision in Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), , which held that a wrongful death cause of action comes into existence on the date of death.
  • Grefer v. Alpha Technical 901 So. 2d 1117 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2005
    4 Cir. 5/17/00), , we had to reconsider our decision in view of the Supreme Court's recent holding in Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), .
  • Hamilton v. ROYAL INTERN. PETROLEUM CORP. 906 So. 2d 627 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2005
    In Walls v. American Optical Corporation, 98-0455, p. 4 (La.9/8/99), , the Louisiana Supreme Court recognized the difficulty of determining whether a statute is operating retroactively when it is applied in a situation where some of the operative facts occurred before its enactment, while others occurred after its effective date.
  • Deshotel v. Guichard Operating Co., Inc. 916 So. 2d 72 La. 2004
    Plaintiffs' rely upon Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455, (La.9/8/99), to support their argument; however, such reliance is misplaced.
  • Bulot v. Intracoastal Tubular Services, Inc. 888 So. 2d 1017 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2004
    Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), .
  • Rebecca Ann Hardie v. Professional Physical Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC, Etc. La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2004
    9/8/99), the supreme court again addressed the issue of whether a wrongful death claim is derivative, stating: We do not consider the wrongful death action to be a derivative cause of action.
  • Hardie v. Professional Physical Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC 883 So. 2d 510 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2004
    In another case, Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455, p. 15 (La.9/8/99), , the supreme court again addressed the issue of whether a wrongful death claim is derivative, stating: We do not consider the wrongful death action to be a derivative cause of action.
  • Breaux v. Avondale Industries, Inc. 880 So. 2d 36 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2004
    *38 In Waits v. American Optical Corp., 1998-0455 (La.9/8/99), , the court rejected an extension of Cole to wrongful death actions.
  • Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc. 877 So. 2d 970 La. 2004
    Defendant, Reilly-Benton, Inc., relies on Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), , to support the proposition that in a wrongful death action the "event" is the death.
  • Cheron v. LCS Corrections Services, Inc. 872 So. 2d 1094 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2004
    Austin v. Abney Mills, Inc., XXXX-XXXX, p. 11 (La.9/4/02), (quoting Walls v. American Optical Corporation, XXXX-XXXX, p. 8 (La.9/8/99), ).
  • Walker v. Bossier Medical Center 873 So. 2d 841 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2004
    Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.09/08/99), ; Crier, supra ; (La.
  • Gibbs v. Magnolia Living Center, Inc. 870 So. 2d 1111 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2004
    Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), .
  • Roberts v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. 878 So. 2d 631 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2004
    Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455, p. 9 (La.9/8/99), .
  • Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc. 864 So. 2d 117 La. 2004
  • Thiels v. AMERICAN INTERN. SOUTH INS. CO. 861 So. 2d 757 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
    Likewise, the supreme court decision in Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-455 (La.9/8/99), , a case involving a wrongful death action, establishes that a wrongful death and a survival action are two separate causes of action.
  • Charles Thiels v. American International South Ins. Co. La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
    9/8/99), a case involving a wrongful death action, establishes that a wrongful death and a survival action are two separate causes of action.
  • Lucille Bouy v. Teche Electric La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
  • Bouy v. Teche Elec. 861 So. 2d 712 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
    Optical Corp., 98-455 (La.9/8/99), .
  • Anthony Deshotel v. Guichard Operating Company, Inc. La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
  • Deshotel v. Guichard Operating Co., Inc. 861 So. 2d 697 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
    Plaintiffs also rely on Walls v. American Optical Corp, 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), .
  • LAFAYETTE CITY-PARISH CONSOL. v. Fitch 856 So. 2d 1276 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
    In Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-455, p. 5-6 (La.9/8/99), , the Louisiana Supreme Court considered whether a statute had retroactive application, inquiring as to whether the statute "either (1) evaluates the conditions of the legality of a past act, or (2) modifies or suppresses the effects of a right already acquired."
  • Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government v. Kevin Fitch and Bayou Land Investment, Inc. La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
    9/8/99), the Louisiana Supreme Court considered whether a statute had retroactive application, inquiring as to whether the statute “either (1) evaluates the conditions of the legality of a past act, or (2) modifies or suppresses the effects of a right already acquired.” The supreme court found that if neither of the
  • Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc. 857 So. 2d 1083 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2003
    Defendant, Reilly-Benton, Inc., relies on Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), , to support the proposition that in a wrongful death action the “event” is the death.
  • Smith v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF EMP. RETIREMENT 851 So. 2d 1100 La. 2003
    Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), .
  • Walker v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. 850 So. 2d 882 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2003
    Walls v. American Optical Corporation, XXXX-XXXX (La.9/8/99), .
  • Kemp v. Armstrong World Industries 855 So. 2d 774 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2003
    The Louisiana Supreme Court in Walls v. American Optical Corp., No. 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), , 1268 and also in Anderson v. Avondale Industries, Inc., No.2000-2799 (La.10/16/01), , 99 cites Pitre , noting, incorrectly, that the LPLA was not applied.
  • Brown v. Adair 846 So. 2d 687 La. 2003
    1999, 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), .
  • Bourgeois v. GREEN INDUSTRIES 841 So. 2d 902 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2003
    Avondale and its executive officers assert that a claim for medical monitoring is a new cause of action and that the theory established in Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), , should apply.
  • Ewing v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. 846 So. 2d 813 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2003
    Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-455 (La.9/8/99); .
  • Warren v. Sabine Towing and Transp. Co. 831 So. 2d 517 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2002
    However, in Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455, p. 4 (La.9/8/99), , the supreme court explained "that a law may permissibly change the future consequences of an act and even the consequences of acts committed prior to the law's enactment without operating retroactively."
  • Ethyl Corp. v. Gulf States Utilities, Inc. 836 So. 2d 172 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2002
    Subsequently, in Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), , the court limited the application of Cole by declining to extend Cole's "tortious exposures doctrine" to a wrongful death action arising from the decedent's exposure from 1964 to 1970 to silica dust that is created during sandblasting and his subsequent death in 1995 due to silicosis.
  • Austin v. Abney Mills, Inc. 824 So. 2d 1137 La. 2002
    23:1031.1 or 23:1032 cannot be applied to abrogate Mr. Hogue's vested rights, see Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.09/08/99), .
  • Bienvenu v. Allstate Ins. Co. 819 So. 2d 1077 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2002
    Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455, p. 6 (La.9/8/99), , citing Maraist & Lemmon, Louisiana Civil Law *1080 Treatise, Civil Procedure, § 6.9 (West 1999).
  • Matrana v. Argonaut Great Central Insurance Co. 806 So. 2d 732 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2001
    Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), .
  • Anderson v. Avondale Industries, Inc. 798 So. 2d 93 La. 2001
    Relying on Walls v. American Optical Corp, 98-0455 (La.9/8/99), , the court of appeal held that because a wrongful death cause of action arises at the time of death, which in this case was October 25, 1994, and because former La.
  • Elevating Boats, Inc. v. St. Bernard Parish 795 So. 2d 1153 La. 2001
    See Walls v. American Optical Corp., 98-0455, p. 5 (La.9/8/99), (quoting Landgraf v. USI Film Products, 511 U.S. 244, 269 , 114 S.Ct.