Ring v. State, Department of Transportation & Development

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Ring v. State, Department of Transportation & Development, 955 So. 2d 671 (La. 2007)
2007 La. LEXIS 1115; 2007 WL 1521967
Calogero, Deny, Johnson, Writ

Ring v. State, Department of Transportation & Development

Opinion of the Court

In re Louisiana State of et al.; Transportation & Development, Dept. of; Weights & Standards, Division of; — Defendants); Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Parish of E. Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court Div. J, No. 481-767; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. 2005 CA 1601.

Granted. The judgment of the court of appeal is vacated and the matter is remanded to the trial court for a determination of whether the claims of the proposed class representatives have prescribed. See Ring v. State, DOTD, 02-1367 (La.1/14/03), 835 So.2d 423. Should the trial court find that the claims of the proposed class representatives are not prescribed, then it is instructed to reconsider plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in light of the concerns raised in Judge McDonald’s dissenting opinion in the court of appeal.

CALOGERO, C.J., would deny the writ. JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.

Reference

Full Case Name
Gary L. RING, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, and the Division of Weights and Standards
Status
Published