<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #005</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>22nd day of January, 2007</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0099 FAYE THIBODEAUX DANOS, ET AL. v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>23rd day of January, 2007</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0114 CAPITOL HOUSE PRESERVATION COMPANY, L.L.C. v. PERRYMAN CONSULTANTS, INC., MR. M. RAY PERRYMAN, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, TUV INSURANCE COMPANY, JAZZ ENTERPRISES, INC., STEVE URIE, MARK BRADLEY, PAULA BRADLEY, RONALD JOHNSON, LODGING SYSTEMS, INC., CATFISH QUEEN PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM, ARGOSY OF LOUISIANA, INC., ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>24th day of January, 2007</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the cases listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF JUDICIARY COMMISSION ORDER DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-O -0093 IN RE: JUDGE ABC</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0011 STATE EX REL. JAMES ORMOND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0071 STATE EX REL. JOSEPH B. HILLIARD, SR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0791 STATE EX REL. TIRRELL WELLS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CJ-0022 IN RE: N.W. APPLYING FOR INTRAFAMILY ADOPTION OF M.C.H. AND M.P.H.(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />KIMBALL, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0121 B.W.S., JR., T.A.S. AS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF M.T.S. v. LIVINGSTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND RANDY POPE SUPERINTENDENT OF LIVINGSTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, CECIL PICARD, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STATE BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (Parish of Livingston)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., recused.<br />KIMBALL, J., recused.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="text-align:justify;">On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>26th day of January, 2007</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>CONSENT DISCIPLINE ACCEPTED; SEE PER CURIAM:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="/opinions/2007/06B2994.pc.pdf">2006-B -2994 IN RE: WILLARD JAMES BROWN, SR.</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0011 STATE EX REL. JAMES ORMOND v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-0791 STATE EX REL. TIRRELL WELLS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION FOR REHEARING NOT CONSIDERED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2159 ROBERT ANDREW BOURGEOIS; DOMINICK EPIFANO DANNA, GERALD RAY KELLEY, SR.; AND PHIL CARL ROBICHAUX, ET AL v. A. P. GREEN INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION DENIED; MOTION DENIED WITH ORDER:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2744 MARK CREECH, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED v. ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC. (Parish of Iberville)</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATIONS DENIED:</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;">2005-KH-2083 STATE EX REL. MARTY LEJEUNE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Acadia)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1277 STATE EX REL. RICHARD MAHOGANY, JR. v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1287 STATE EX REL. TOREY BROWN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1368 STATE EX REL. DAVID LAPELL v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1369 STATE EX REL. DANNY EUGENE CARTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1372 STATE EX REL. ROBERT JACKSON III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1374 STATE EX REL. JAMIE THOMAS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1375 STATE EX REL. TORRANCE HARMON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of St. Mary)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CI-1379 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT PFANSCHMIDT (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1381 STATE EX REL. BASHAN STANTON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CI-1383 RAYMOND ROCHON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DORA RABALAIS, BURL CAIN AND RICHARD STALDER (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1385 STATE EX REL. STEPHRET R. HARVEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1394 STATE EX REL. RONALD RHYMES v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1395 STATE EX REL. TOMMY BORDELON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Avoyelles)<br />KNOLL, J., recused.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1398 STATE EX REL. ROBERT JACKSON, III v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1399 STATE EX REL. CHRISTOPHER T. GILMORE v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CI-1401 JERROD A. WILSON v. YOLANDA CHAMPION, ET AL. (Parish of West Feliciana)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1402 STATE EX REL. DOMINO JOHNSON v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1404 STATE EX REL. ELBERT STEWART v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KH-1412 STATE EX REL. ROBERT L. CRAFT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -1713 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JEANIE M. HANO (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -1714 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. PAUL A. LEBLANC (Parish of St. Tammany)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-K -1726 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERRY FLOYD (Parish of Iberville)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-1746 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. D'MARQUES GILL (Parish of Webster)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-1754 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ERNEST FORD (Parish of Lafayette)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-1763 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. LAWRENCE MELROSE IV (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KO-1792 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. NORMAN TILFORD (Parish of Ascension)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2523 ROBERT S. HOLCOMB, MARIAN H. DELANEY, NANCY H. EVANS, AND BETH H. MALONE, ON BEHALF OF ANN HOLCOMB AND METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE v. ETHICON, INC., JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, INC., PATRICK F. DIAL, M.D., ANDREW HARGRODER, M.D., JED L. MORRIS, M.D., AND OUR LADY OF THE LAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2608 STEPHANIE ANN WILLE, DEANNA WILLE, PATRICIA WILLE, WIFE OF/AND JOHN WILLE v. CHARLES G. COURTNEY, LANA M. HOWELL, DANE R. HOWELL, U.S. AGENCIES, ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. AND ABC INSURANCE CO. (Parish of St. James)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2643 IN RE: EDC CONTRACTOR INSURANCE LITIGATION (Parish of Calcasieu)<br />Kimball, J., would grant the writ.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2705 JOHN JACKSON v. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2747 LYNN SEARS v. HOME DEPOT, USA, INC. AND BILLY ROSEN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2748 AMERICAN CENTRAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2750 DIXIE MOTORS, INC., D/B/A DIXIE RV SUPERSTORES v. ANDREW JOSEPH ZELL A/K/A ANDY ZELL (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2751 HAI NAM CHINESE RESTAURANT PARTNERSHIP v. B & B CONSTRUCTION OF NEW INERIA, ET AL. (Parish of Vermilion)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-OC-2753 TRACY POYDRAS, ET AL. v. NATHANIEL DOWL, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2754 RICHARD JOHN BRIEN v. LOUISIANA REAL ESTATE COMMISSION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2755 MARK BANKS v. CITY PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND LOUISIANA WORKERS' COMPENSATION CORPORATION (Office of Workers' Compensation District 5)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2756 MAYA BALAKRISHNAN v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN NEW ORLEANS, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE C/W THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, ET AL. v. MAYA BALAKRISHNAN (Parish of Orleans)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2757 EDWARD BUGGAGE v. VOLKS CONSTRUCTORS (Office of Workers' Compensation District 9)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2759 TERRY A. BARCENA v. RACHEL BONNETTE, ET AL. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (Parish of Jefferson)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-KK-2761 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. ROBERT WAYNE LACY (Parish of Bossier)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2773 LOUISIANA SCHOOL BUS OPERATORS ASSOCIATION AND THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BUS OPERATORS ASSOCIATION v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2774 CITY OF SHREVEPORT v. NOEL ESTATE, INC., HAROLD K. QUINN AND EVELYN HUMPHRIES QUINN (Parish of Caddo)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2775 JULIE BOUDREAUX, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, BYRON P. GAUTREAUX AND KAYLA MARIE GAUTREAUX, ET AL. v. MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY, ET AL. (Parish of Lafourche)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2776 JOSEPH JACOBS, SR., ET AL. v. SAFEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2777 FELICIEN AND VIOLET SANCHEZ v. ITEQ TANK SERVICES, INC. AND AIR LIQUIDE PROCESS AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2778 FELICIEN AND VIOLET SANCHEZ v. ITEQ TANK SERVICES, INC. AND AIR LIQUIDE PROCESS AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2780 MORTON BUILDINGS, INC. v. REDEEMING WORD OF LIFE CHURCH AND DAVID M. DIAMOND C/W REDEEMING WORD OF LIFE CHURCH, INC. v. MORTON BUILDINGS, INC. AND JOHN B. DUNLAP, III (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2790 LEE ROY JOYNER, M.D. v. SAMUEL F. LIPRIE, ET AL. (Parish of Ouachita)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2792 LYNETTE A. GIRARD v. PATTERSON STATE BANK AND ST. PAUL GUARDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Office of Workers' Compensation District 9)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2795 LEONARD KORHNAK, ELIZABETH KORHNAK, CHRISTINE KORHNAK AND PAUL KORHNAK v. RIANN M. WEISHAUPT, HANOVER AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, BATON ROUGE AIRLINE CORPORATION AND THE PARISH OF ASCENSION (Parish of Ascension)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-CC-2802 LEONARD KORHNAK, ELIZABETH KORHNAK, CHRISTINE KORHNAK AND PAUL KORHNAK v. RIANN M. WEISHAUPT, HANOVER AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, BATON ROUGE AIRLINE CORPORATION AND THE PARISH OF ASCENSION (Parish of Ascension)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2804 LOUISE M. CARPENTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant only on costs.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2807 CONCURSUS PROCEEDING IN THE MATTER OF A BREACH OF CONTRACT AND INEQUITABLE ATTORNEYS FEE SPLIT JO ANN P. LEVERT v. GERALD J. MARTINEZ, MANUEL A. FERNANDEZ AND FREDERICK SEEMANN, IN THE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTION OF ROSALIE RUSSELL AND JOHN RUSSELL v. CHALMETTE MEDICAL HOSPITAL, ET AL, 69-917 DIV "C", 34TH J.D.C. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2809 JOSEPH JACOBS, SR., ET AL. v. SAFEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2810 DESIREE VALENCE CONNELL, WIFE OF/AND TIMOTHY J. CONNELL v. JUDY FOLEY DAVIS, WIFE OF/AND NEIL ROY DAVIS, & BILLIOT & CARTER EXTERMINATING COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2812 KEYCLICK OUTSOURCING, INC., ADVANCED MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. AND STEVEN GREENSTEIN v. OCHSNER HEALTH PLAN, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2813 IN THE MATTER OF THE SUCCESSION OF COLEY AUSTILL SCOTT, SR. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2819 ROSEMARY BOURGEOIS ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR CHILDREN, MANDY ASHLYN BILLIOT AND DANIEL JOSEPH BILLIOT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Tangipahoa)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2820 CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE v. MILFORD LEE (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2821 PAM RABALAIS WIFE OF/AND JERRY M. RABALAIS, SR. v. ST. TAMMANY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND LITTLETON RISK SERVICES, INC. C/W PAM RABALAIS WIFE OF/AND JERRY M. RABALAIS, SR. v. JEREMY WILLIAMSON, XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY, TERRY BRANCH, NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY AND PROGRESSIVE SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of St. Tammany)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2822 KIM MCLIN AND CURTIS MCLIN v. JEFFREY BREAUX, M.D., MICHAEL LEGGIO, M.D., AND LOUISIANA MEDICAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2823 EDWARD W. HOOPER, JR., ET AL. v. RICHARD PEERLESS HOOPER, ET AL. (Parish of Rapides)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2839 DESIREE VALENCE CONNELL, WIFE OF/AND TIMOTHY J. CONNELL v. JUDY FOLEY DAVIS, WIFE OF/AND NEIL ROY DAVIS, & BILLIOT & CARTER EXTERMINATING COMPANY, INC. (Parish of Jefferson)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2904 ROBERT S. HOLCOMB, MARIAN H. DELANEY, NANCY H. EVANS, AND BETH H. MALONE, ON BEHALF OF ANN HOLCOMB AND METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE v. ETHICON, INC., JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, INC., PATRICK F. DIAL, M.D., ANDREW HARGRODER, M.D., JED L. MORRIS, M.D., AND OUR LADY OF THE LAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />KNOLL, J., would grant.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2006-C -2911 ROBERT S. HOLCOMB, MARIAN H. DELANEY, NANCY H. EVANS, AND BETH H. MALONE, ON BEHALF OF ANN HOLCOMB AND METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE v. ETHICON, INC., JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, INC., PATRICK F. DIAL, M.D., ANDREW HARGRODER, M.D., JED L. MORRIS, M.D., AND OUR LADY OF THE LAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL. (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)</p><p style="text-align:justify;">2007-CC-0013 CHAU TRINH v. DR. JOHN CURTIS CREED (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant.</p><p> </p>