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consortium claim in Louisiana

21 Louisiana opinions name it 2 courts 1985–2013 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Louisiana courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (10)

CaseFollowedCited
Aldredge v. Whitneygreen
lactapp · 1991 · cited in 3 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 1994–2004
2 sentences

2004The Third Circuit referred to Aldredge v. Whitney, 591 So.2d 1201, 1207 (La.App. 2 Cir.1991), in which the Second Circuit stated: [In Shepard v. State Farm Mut.

1995She opposes the exceptions solely on the basis of Aldredge, supra. There, the husband’s consortium claim arising from the wife’s pre-marriage car accident withstood an exception of no right of action because the wife, whose doctor initially diagnosed her injuries as “minor,” had had no symptoms of a lumbar disc injury when she was married in June 1989, five months after the January 1989 accident.

13
Lejeune v. Rayne Branch Hosp.green
la · 1990 · cited in 2 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 1990–2011
2 sentences

2011Spears, supra; Simpson v. State, Department of Transportation and Development, 636 So.2d 608 (La.App. 1st Cir.1993), writs denied, 94-0042, 94-1005 (La.05/06/94), 637 So.2d 471 , 472. |aiThus, we must be careful to differentiate between that which is recoverable as an element of the consortium claim and that which is not recoverable absent the existence of a cause of action for individual mental distress under La.Civ.Code art. *555 2315.6 and the holding in Lejeune v. Rayne Branch Hospital, 556 So.2d 559 (La.1990).

1990Lejeune v. Rayne Branch Hospital, 556 So.2d at 570, n. 12 .

12
Glankler v. Rapides Parish School Bd.green
lactapp · 1992 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 2004–2004
1 sentence

2004(Emphasis added.) In Glankler v. Rapides Parish School Board, 610 So.2d 1020, 1036 (La.App. 3 Cir.1992), the Third Circuit found that the mother's consortium claim was derived from the daughter's injuries.

11
Cole v. Celotex Corp.green
la · 1992 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 2004–2004
1 sentence

2004Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 03-0719, 03-0993, 03-1002 (La.12/3/03), 864 So.2d 117 (" Landry I "). [2] In Cole v. Celotex Corp., 599 So.2d 1058, 1065-1066 (La.1992), we explained: The uniqueness of asbestosis cases and the difficulties of trying to fit such cases within the framework of concepts designed to handle traditional torts has been recognized: "`the factual predicate giving rise to potential liability from asbestos exposure is simply different from those that generated most tort doctrines ... [and thus such cases differ] in legally important aspects from those types of injurie

11
Wilford Leroy Thompson, Jr. v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp., Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.green
ca5 · 1983 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 2004–2004
1 sentence

2004Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 03-0719, 03-0993, 03-1002 (La.12/3/03), 864 So.2d 117 (" Landry I "). [2] In Cole v. Celotex Corp., 599 So.2d 1058, 1065-1066 (La.1992), we explained: The uniqueness of asbestosis cases and the difficulties of trying to fit such cases within the framework of concepts designed to handle traditional torts has been recognized: "`the factual predicate giving rise to potential liability from asbestos exposure is simply different from those that generated most tort doctrines ... [and thus such cases differ] in legally important aspects from those types of injurie

11
Mississippi Land Co. v. S & a PROPERTIES IIgreen
lactapp · 2002 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 2003–2003
1 sentence

2003Opinion In Mississippi Land Co. v. S & A Properties II, Inc., 01-1623, pp. 2-3 (La.App. 3 Cir. 5/8/02), 817 So.2d 1200, 1202-03 (citations omitted), we explained the purpose of an exception of no cause of action, as well as the standard for reviewing a trial court’s decision to grant or deny one, as follows: Under La.Code Civ.P. art 927, a defendant may raise the peremptory exception of no right of action.

11
Shepard v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.green
lactapp · 1989 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 1994–1994
1 sentence

1994For example, in Shepard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 545 So.2d 624, 629 (La.App. 4th Cir.), writ denied, 550 So.2d 627 , 628 (La.1989), the fourth circuit held the tort victim's parents' consortium claim was derived from their son's injuries and therefore fell under the policy limit applicable to bodily injury to one person.

11
Paddock v. Denniesgreen
lactapp · 1988 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 1994–1994
1 sentence

1994See Paddock v. Dennies, 532 So.2d 855 (La.App. 4th Cir.1988) (wife was already a plaintiff when she added a late consortium claim); Louviere v. Hartford Ins.

11
Sharff v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co.green
lactapp · 1991 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 1994–1994
1 sentence

1994Likewise, in Sharff v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co., 584 So.2d 1223, 1226 (La.App. 2d Cir.), writ denied, 589 So.2d 1055 (La.1991), the second circuit held a mother's consortium claim fell under the single person bodily injury limit and not the aggregate per accident limit because her consortium claim was "derivative" of her son's claim for bodily injury.

11
Leroy Michel, Jr. And Cindy Michel, Cross-Appellants v. Total Transportation, Inc. And Assuranceforeningen Gard, Cross-Appelleesgreen
ca5 · 1992 · cited in 1 Louisiana opinions naming this issue, 1993–1993
11

Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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Also cited on this issue (25)

CaseCitedYears
Ferrell v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. green
la · 1997
2 sentences

2006Co., 96-3028, p. 8 (La.7/1/97), 696 So.2d 569, 574 .

2004Co., 96-3028, p. 2 (La.7/1/97), 696 So.2d 569, 574 ." 740 So.2d at 1274 .

31999–2006
Armand v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH & HUMAN green
lactapp · 1999
2 sentences

2010In dismissing the son’s consortium claim, the Court held: [T]he consortium claim of the plaintiffs son was extinguished by the quantum awarded the plaintiff.... [I]n Armand v. State, Dept. of Health and Human Resources, 97-2958 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2/23/99) , 729 So.2d 1085, 1094-95 , ... the First Circuit found that the cap includes any derivative claims that arise from the same act of malpractice.

2002As previously noted, in Annand v. State, Dept. of Health and Human Resources, 97 2958 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2/23/99) , 729 So.2d 1085, 1094-1095 , writ denied, 99-0842 (La.5/14/99), 741 So.2d 661 , the First Circuit found that the cap includes any derivative claims that arise from the same act of malpractice.

22002–2010
Theriot v. Damson Drilling Corp. green
lactapp · 1985
2 sentences

1993Theriot v. Damson Drilling Corp., 471 So.2d 757 (La.App. 3d Cir.), writ denied, 472 So.2d 907 (1985).

1986In Theriot v. Damson Drilling Corp., 471 So.2d 757 (La.App. 3d Cir.1985); writ denied, 472 So.2d 907 (La.1985), the court held that employer's immunity from tort liability extends to the loss of consortium claimed by the wife and children of an employee whose injury is compensable under the workman's compensation law.

21986–1993
Theriot v. Damson Drilling Corp. green
la · 1985
2 sentences

1993Theriot v. Damson Drilling Corp., 471 So.2d 757 (La.App. 3d Cir.), writ denied, 472 So.2d 907 (1985).

1986In Theriot v. Damson Drilling Corp., 471 So.2d 757 (La.App. 3d Cir.1985); writ denied, 472 So.2d 907 (La.1985), the court held that employer's immunity from tort liability extends to the loss of consortium claimed by the wife and children of an employee whose injury is compensable under the workman's compensation law.

21986–1993
Lonthier v. Northwest Ins. Co. green
lactapp · 1986
1 sentence

2013Co., 497 So.2d 774 (La.App. 3 Cir.1986) (wherein a panel of this court discussed loss of love, companionship, and affection within the context of the element of “society” within a consortium claim).

12013–2013
Simpson v. STATE, THROUGH DEPT. OF TRANSP. AND DEVELOPMENT green
la · 1994
1 sentence

2011Spears, supra; Simpson v. State, Department of Transportation and Development, 636 So.2d 608 (La.App. 1st Cir.1993), writs denied, 94-0042, 94-1005 (La.05/06/94), 637 So.2d 471 , 472. |aiThus, we must be careful to differentiate between that which is recoverable as an element of the consortium claim and that which is not recoverable absent the existence of a cause of action for individual mental distress under La.Civ.Code art. *555 2315.6 and the holding in Lejeune v. Rayne Branch Hospital, 556 So.2d 559 (La.1990).

12011–2011
Simpson v. State Through DOTD green
lactapp · 1994
1 sentence

2011Spears, supra; Simpson v. State, Department of Transportation and Development, 636 So.2d 608 (La.App. 1st Cir.1993), writs denied, 94-0042, 94-1005 (La.05/06/94), 637 So.2d 471 , 472. |aiThus, we must be careful to differentiate between that which is recoverable as an element of the consortium claim and that which is not recoverable absent the existence of a cause of action for individual mental distress under La.Civ.Code art. *555 2315.6 and the holding in Lejeune v. Rayne Branch Hospital, 556 So.2d 559 (La.1990).

12011–2011
Hollingsworth v. Bowers green
lactapp · 1996
1 sentence

2010In Hollingsworth v. Bowers, 96-257 57(La.App. 3 Cir. 12/30/96), 690 So.2d 825 , where the damages awarded a child injured during childbirth exceeded the medical cap, the mother’s derivative claim for loss of consortium was extinguished.

12010–2010
Coleman v. Deno green
lactapp · 2002
1 sentence

2010Coleman, 99-2998 at p. 28, 832 So.2d at 1034 .

12010–2010
Smith v. Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners green
scotus · 1984
1 sentence

2004Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 03-0719, 03-0993, 03-1002 (La.12/3/03), 864 So.2d 117 (" Landry I "). [2] In Cole v. Celotex Corp., 599 So.2d 1058, 1065-1066 (La.1992), we explained: The uniqueness of asbestosis cases and the difficulties of trying to fit such cases within the framework of concepts designed to handle traditional torts has been recognized: "`the factual predicate giving rise to potential liability from asbestos exposure is simply different from those that generated most tort doctrines ... [and thus such cases differ] in legally important aspects from those types of injurie

12004–2004
Thompson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. green
scotus · 1984
1 sentence

2004Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 03-0719, 03-0993, 03-1002 (La.12/3/03), 864 So.2d 117 (" Landry I "). [2] In Cole v. Celotex Corp., 599 So.2d 1058, 1065-1066 (La.1992), we explained: The uniqueness of asbestosis cases and the difficulties of trying to fit such cases within the framework of concepts designed to handle traditional torts has been recognized: "`the factual predicate giving rise to potential liability from asbestos exposure is simply different from those that generated most tort doctrines ... [and thus such cases differ] in legally important aspects from those types of injurie

12004–2004
New Motor Vehicle Board of California v. Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corp. green
scotus · 1984
1 sentence

2004Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 03-0719, 03-0993, 03-1002 (La.12/3/03), 864 So.2d 117 (" Landry I "). [2] In Cole v. Celotex Corp., 599 So.2d 1058, 1065-1066 (La.1992), we explained: The uniqueness of asbestosis cases and the difficulties of trying to fit such cases within the framework of concepts designed to handle traditional torts has been recognized: "`the factual predicate giving rise to potential liability from asbestos exposure is simply different from those that generated most tort doctrines ... [and thus such cases differ] in legally important aspects from those types of injurie

12004–2004
Julius Ducre v. The Executive Officers of Halter Marine, Inc. green
ca5 · 1985
1 sentence

2004Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 03-0719, 03-0993, 03-1002 (La.12/3/03), 864 So.2d 117 (" Landry I "). [2] In Cole v. Celotex Corp., 599 So.2d 1058, 1065-1066 (La.1992), we explained: The uniqueness of asbestosis cases and the difficulties of trying to fit such cases within the framework of concepts designed to handle traditional torts has been recognized: "`the factual predicate giving rise to potential liability from asbestos exposure is simply different from those that generated most tort doctrines ... [and thus such cases differ] in legally important aspects from those types of injurie

12004–2004
Lyford v. Schilling green
ca5 · 1985
1 sentence

2004Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 03-0719, 03-0993, 03-1002 (La.12/3/03), 864 So.2d 117 (" Landry I "). [2] In Cole v. Celotex Corp., 599 So.2d 1058, 1065-1066 (La.1992), we explained: The uniqueness of asbestosis cases and the difficulties of trying to fit such cases within the framework of concepts designed to handle traditional torts has been recognized: "`the factual predicate giving rise to potential liability from asbestos exposure is simply different from those that generated most tort doctrines ... [and thus such cases differ] in legally important aspects from those types of injurie

12004–2004
Walls v. American Optical Corp. green
la · 1999
1 sentence

2004Co., 96-3028, p. 2 (La.7/1/97), 696 So.2d 569, 574 ." 740 So.2d at 1274 .

12004–2004
Ducre v. Mine Safety Appliances green
laed · 1983
1 sentence

2004Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 03-0719, 03-0993, 03-1002 (La.12/3/03), 864 So.2d 117 (" Landry I "). [2] In Cole v. Celotex Corp., 599 So.2d 1058, 1065-1066 (La.1992), we explained: The uniqueness of asbestosis cases and the difficulties of trying to fit such cases within the framework of concepts designed to handle traditional torts has been recognized: "`the factual predicate giving rise to potential liability from asbestos exposure is simply different from those that generated most tort doctrines ... [and thus such cases differ] in legally important aspects from those types of injurie

12004–2004
Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc. green
la · 2004
1 sentence

2004Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc., 03-0719, 03-0993, 03-1002 (La.12/3/03), 864 So.2d 117 (" Landry I "). [2] In Cole v. Celotex Corp., 599 So.2d 1058, 1065-1066 (La.1992), we explained: The uniqueness of asbestosis cases and the difficulties of trying to fit such cases within the framework of concepts designed to handle traditional torts has been recognized: "`the factual predicate giving rise to potential liability from asbestos exposure is simply different from those that generated most tort doctrines ... [and thus such cases differ] in legally important aspects from those types of injurie

12004–2004
Cooper v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. green
lactapp · 1997
1 sentence

2003Cooper v. Liberty Mutual Ins., Co., 96-1522, p. 11 (La.App. 4 Cir. 8/20/97), 699 So.2d 115, 120 .

12003–2003
Douglas v. Thomas green
la · 1999
1 sentence

2002As previously noted, in Annand v. State, Dept. of Health and Human Resources, 97 2958 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2/23/99) , 729 So.2d 1085, 1094-1095 , writ denied, 99-0842 (La.5/14/99), 741 So.2d 661 , the First Circuit found that the cap includes any derivative claims that arise from the same act of malpractice.

12002–2002
State v. Humphrey green
la · 1989
1 sentence

1994For example, in Shepard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 545 So.2d 624, 629 (La.App. 4th Cir.), writ denied, 550 So.2d 627 , 628 (La.1989), the fourth circuit held the tort victim's parents' consortium claim was derived from their son's injuries and therefore fell under the policy limit applicable to bodily injury to one person.

11994–1994
Sharff v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. green
la · 1991
1 sentence

1994Likewise, in Sharff v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co., 584 So.2d 1223, 1226 (La.App. 2d Cir.), writ denied, 589 So.2d 1055 (La.1991), the second circuit held a mother's consortium claim fell under the single person bodily injury limit and not the aggregate per accident limit because her consortium claim was "derivative" of her son's claim for bodily injury.

11994–1994
Vilma Tablas Cruz v. Hendy International Co., and Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York green
ca5 · 1981
11993–1993
Crestar Mortgage Corp. v. Strahan neutral
la · 1989
11990–1990
Burmaster v. Gravity Drainage Dist. No. 2 green
la · 1978
11986–1986
Joseph v. Texaco, Inc. neutral
lactapp · 1985
11985–1985

Statutes the citing opinions construe

LA § La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1032 (6) LA § La. Rev. Stat. § 3 (4) LA § La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5106 (3) LA § La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1021 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

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