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<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 #015</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align:justify;"><p>The Opinions handed down on the&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>6th day of February, 2004</strong></span>, are as follows:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>BY JOHNSON, J.</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/03c0606.opn.pdf">2003-C -0606 YOLANDA GRIFFIN HENDERSON, ET AL. v. NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION, ET AL.</a> (Parish of St. John the Baptist)<br />For the foregoing reasons, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeal and reinstate the allocation of fault by the jury.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>BY VICTORY, J.</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/03c1133.opn.pdf">2003-C -1133 GABRIEL OUBRE v. AZMI ESLAIH,&nbsp;REASSURANCE OF NEW YORK, NIGHTHAWK CAB COMPANY, MARC WILLIAMS AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY C/W MELANIEESLAIH, WIFE OF/AND AZMI ESLAIH v. MARC D. WILLIAMS, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY AND LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT C/W MARTIN MONGRUE v. AZMI ESLAIH, REASSURANCE OF NEW YORK, NIGHTHAWK CAB COMPANY, MARC WILLIAMS AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY</a> (Parish of Orleans)<br />For the reasons stated herein, the judgments of the trial court and court of appeal are reversed, and suit against the City of New Orleans is dismissed with prejudice.<br />REVERSED.</p><p>KIMBALL, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>BY TRAYLOR, J.</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p><a href="/opinions/2004/03c1030.opn.pdf">2003-C -1030 WILLARD A. EASTIN JR., ET AL v. ENTERGY CORPORATION, ET AL.</a> (Parish of Jefferson)<br />After a thorough review of the record and considering the arguments of the parties, we reverse the entire judgment of the court of appeal. For the preceding reasons, we reinstate the trial court judgment granting the defendants' Exception of Prescription and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings. </p><p>CALOGERO, C.J., concurs for the reasons assigned by Kimball, J.<br />KIMBALL, J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br />JOHNSON, J., concurs in result.<br />VICTORY, J., concurs in result.<br />KNOLL, J., concurs in result.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div>
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