Dore Energy Corp. v. Carter-Langham, Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Dore Energy Corp. v. Carter-Langham, Inc., 940 So. 2d 647 (La. 2006)
Calogero, Grant, Knoll, Reasons

Dore Energy Corp. v. Carter-Langham, Inc.

Opinion of the Court

In re Dore Energy Corporation; — Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Cameron, 38th Judicial District Court Div. 0, No. 10-16202; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. CW 06-01367.

Stay denied; writ denied.

Dissenting Opinion

CALOGERO, C.J.,

would grant the writ application, stay the trial, and remand the matter to the court of appeal for expedited consideration of relator’s arguments. If this difficult and no doubt lengthy trial is conducted without relator being given the opportunity to have the court and jury entertain its claim for punitive damages simultaneously with the other issues, there is little likelihood relator will ever get that chance. Furthermore, judicial economy dictates that the issue here be resolved before the case is tried.

KNOLL, J., would grant for the reasons assigned by Chief Justice Calogero.

Reference

Full Case Name
DORE ENERGY CORPORATION v. CARTER-LANGHAM, INC.
Status
Published