<!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="ReleaseNO" --> <table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:justify;" width="90%"><tbody><tr valign="top" style=""><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #049</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top"> </td></tr></tbody></table><!-- InstanceEndEditable --> <p> </p><div class="nrbody"><style>.nrbody h1{ display:block; font-size:1em; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; } .nrbody p { text-align:justify; } .nrdate { font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; } </style> <p> </p><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="NRBODY" --> <p>The Opinions handed down on the <span class="nrdate">10th day of December, 2021</span> are as follows:<br /></p><h1>BY Weimer, C.J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-0815.C.OPN.pdf">2020-C-00815 IN RE: SUCCESSION OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT CHARLES JOHNSON</a> (Parish of Livingston)<br />REVERSED; SEE OPINION.</p><p>Crichton, J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., concurs in part, dissents in part and assigns reasons.</p><p> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0209.C.OPN.pdf">2021-C-00209 LUIGI MALTA, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF HIS MINOR CHILD, GIOVANNI MALTA VS. HERBERT S. HILLER CORPORATION, HILLER OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC., THE HILLER COMPANIES, INC., HELIS ENERGY, L.L.C. AND HELIS ENTERPRISES, INC.</a> (PARISH OF ORLEANS CIVIL)<br />AMENDED IN PART. AFFIRMED AS AMENDED. REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Hughes, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Griffin, J., concurs in part, dissents in part and assigns reasons.</p><p> </p><h1>BY Crichton, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0011.CC.OPN.pdf">2021-CC-00011 TERESA KELLEHER VS. UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION D/B/A UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS</a> (PARISH OF ORLEANS CIVIL)<br />AFFIRMED. REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Genovese, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</p><p> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0552.OC.OPN.pdf">2021-OC-00552 CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL BOARD SALES & USE DEPARTMENT, ET AL. VS. NELSON INDUSTRIAL STEAM COMPANY</a> (PARISH OF CALCASIEU)<br />AFFIRMED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Hughes, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Weimer, C.J.</p><p> </p><h1>BY Crain, J.: </h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1134cw1143cw1156.CJ.OPN.pdf">2020-CJ-01134 c/w 2020-CJ-01143 c/w 2020-CJ-01156 KAREN COHEN KINNETT VS. JARRED BRANDON KINNETT</a> (PARISH OF JEFFERSON)<br />REVERSED IN PART. REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Hughes, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Genovese, J., dissents.<br />Griffin, J., dissents.</p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1167.CC.OPN.pdf">2020-CC-01167 ANN MARIE AURICCHIO AND PATRICK HOGAN VS. LYNEIGH J. HARRISTON</a> (PARISH OF ORLEANS CIVIL)<br />ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE OPPOSITION REVERSED. SUMMARY JUDGMENT VACATED. REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Hughes, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Griffin, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</p><p> </p><h1>BY McCallum, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0061.C.OPN.pdf">2021-C-00061 CHERYL AND MICHAEL MITCHELL VS. BATON ROUGE ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC, L.L.C. AND ROBERT W. EASTON, M.D.</a> (PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE)<br />AFFIRMED; SEE OPINION.</p><p>Hughes, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Griffin, J.<br />Crichton, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Griffin, J.<br />Griffin, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</p><p> </p><h1>PER CURIAM:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1007.B.OPN.pdf">2021-B-01007 IN RE: DWAN S. HILFERTY</a><br />SUSPENSION IMPOSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-0347.CC.OPN.pdf">2021-CC-00347 CINDY PLANCHARD VS. NEW HOTEL MONTELEONE, LLC</a> (PARISH OF ORLEANS CIVIL)<br />JUDGMENT OF THE DISTRICT COURT REVERSED. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT GRANTED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Hughes, J., dissents and assigns reasons.</p><p> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-0174.K.OPN.pdf">2021-K-00174 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. NOE A. AGULIAR-BENITEZ AKA NOE AGUILAR-BENITEZ</a> (PARISH OF JEFFERSON)<br />REVERSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Hughes, J., dissents and would affirm the decision of the court of appeal.<br />Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Crain, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</p><p> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/20-1233.K.OPN.pdf">2020-K-01233 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. ELIZABETH TRAHAN A/K/A ELIZEBETH TRAHAN</a> (PARISH OF VERMILION)<br />REVERSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Crichton, J., dissents.</p><p> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2021/21-1151.B.OPN.pdf">2021-B-01151 IN RE: DEVONNA M. PONTHIEU</a><br />SUSPENSION IMPOSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p> </p><p> </p><!-- InstanceEndEditable --> </div>