Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1997

Ardoin v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development

Ardoin v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided October 3, 1997 · Kimball
701 So. 2d 184; 1997 La. LEXIS 2948; 1997 WL 630730 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Ardoin v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development

Opinion of the Court

In re Transportation & Dev., Dept. of; Louisiana State of; — Defendant(s); applying *185for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Pointe Coupee, 18th Judicial District Court, Div. “C”, No. 30143; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. CW971184.

Granted. Case remanded to the trial court for reconsideration of the privilege issue in light of Reichert v. State of Louisiana, 96-1419, 96-1460 (La. 5/20/97), 694 So.2d 193. Further, the award of attorney’s fees and costs is vacated and set aside. Relator had a right to assert the privilege under 23 U.S.C. See. 409 and did so in good faith.

KIMBALL, J., not on panel.

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