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Topic: Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act

Consensus at Last: The Broadening of LUTPA Standing in Cheramie v. Shell Deepwater Production

Zachary I. Rosenberg | Note

The Louisiana Supreme Court held that although LUTPA protection extends beyond business competitors and consumers, the trial court correctly granted Shell’s motion for summary judgment because Cheramie did not meet its evidentiary burden in proving that Shell and Filco conspired against it. Cheramie Services, Inc. v. Shell Deepwater Production, Inc., 2009-1633 (La. 4/23/10); 35 So. 3d 1053.

 

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“Unnecessary to Address”?: Tackling the Louisiana Supreme Court’s Open Question of Whether a Continuing Tort Can Suspend the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act’s One-Year Peremptive Period

Justin M. Woodard | Comment

This Comment analyzes the open issue of whether a continuing tort can suspend the one-year peremptive period for bringing a claim under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act. It begins by tracking the development of the continuing tort doctrine in Louisiana jurisprudence as a suspension principle to both prescriptive and peremptive limitations periods. After looking at the application of continuing tort to statutory peremptive periods, such as those provided by the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act and Louisiana Legal Malpractice Act, the Comment turns to the split in the Louisiana Courts of Appeal as to whether a continuing tort can suspend [...]

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