U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2016

Norvel Lassere v. Keith Carroll

Norvel Lassere v. Keith Carroll
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided June 13, 2016 · Wiener, Prado, Owen
654 F. App'x 177

Norvel Lassere v. Keith Carroll

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Plaintiff-Appellee Norvel Lassere sued several St. John the. Baptist Parish law enforcement personnel (collectively, “Defendants”) after an incident that resulted in one Defendant fatally shooting Plaintiffs mother, Barbara Lassere (“Lassere”). After a trial, a jury found that both Defendants and Lassere acted negligently under Louisiana law and apportioned 50% of the fault to Defendants and 50% of the fault to Lassere. Defendants appeal the denial of their motion for judgment as a matter of law or, alternatively, a new trial. Having carefully reviewed the parties’ arguments, the record, and the pertinent case law, we find no reversible error.

AFFIRMED.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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