<div><table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:justify;" width="100%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #032</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><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><p>The Opinions handed down on the <span class="nrdate">28th day of June, 2024</span> are as follows:</p><p> </p><h1>BY Weimer, C.J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1396.C.OPN.pdf">2023-C-01396 PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS VS. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND THOMAS GALLIGAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITY OF PRESIDENT OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />AFFIRMED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Hughes, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Justice Crain.<br />Crichton, J., concurs in the result.<br />Crain, J., dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., dissents in part for the reasons assigned by Justice Crain.<br />Griffin, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><h1>BY Genovese, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0055.C.OPN.pdf">2024-C-00055 WATSON MEMORIAL SPIRITUAL TEMPLE OF CHRIST D/B/A WATSON MEMORIAL TEACHING MINISTRIES, CHARLOTTE BRANCAFORTE, ELIO BRANCAFORTE, BENITO BRANCAFORTE, JOSEPHINE BROWN, ROBERT PARKE, NANCY ELLIS, MARK HAMRICK, ROBERT LINK, CHARLOTTE LINK, ROSS MCDIARMID, LAUREL MCDIARMID, JERRY OSBORNE, JACK STOLIER, AND WILLIAM TAYLOR VS. GHASSAN KORBAN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD OF NEW ORLEANS</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />AFFIRMED AND REMANDED TO THE DISTRICT COURT. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Griffin, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><h1>BY Crain, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1596.CQ.OPN.pdf">2023-CQ-01596 ANGELA PICKARD, ET AL. VS. AMAZON.COM, INC.</a><br />CERTIFIED QUESTIONS ANSWERED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Hughes, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Genovese, J., dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., dissents.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><h1>BY McCallum, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-0788.C.OPN.pdf">2023-C-00788 BARBER BROTHERS CONTRACTING COMPANY, LLC VS. CAPITOL CITY PRODUCE COMPANY, LLC; FRANK CUSHENBERRY; AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY C/W FRANK CUSHENBERRY AND ROBIN CUSHENBERRY, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR CHILDREN, NOAH CUSHENBERRY AND KHLOE CUSHENBERRY VS. JOHNNY SCOTT AND BARBER BROTHERS CONTRACTING COMPANY, LLC</a> (Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />AFFIRMED AS AMENDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Hughes, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Griffin, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Justice Hughes and assigns additional reasons.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><h1>BY Griffin, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1242.CQ.OPN.pdf">2023-CQ-01242 JAMES SELF; WILMA SELF VS. BPX OPERATING COMPANY</a><br />CERTIFIED QUESTION ANSWERED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><h1>PER CURIAM:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0149.B.OPN.pdf">2024-B-00149 IN RE: ROBERT WILLIAM HJORTSBERG</a><br />SUSPENSION IMPOSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Hughes, J., dissents in part for the reasons assigned by Justice Crain.<br />Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Crain, J., dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., dissents in part for the reasons assigned by Justice Crain.<br /></p><p> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0248.B.OPN.pdf">2024-B-00248 IN RE: ADAM GRANVILLE YOUNG</a><br />SUSPENSION IMPOSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., concurs in part, and dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p> </p><p><a href="/opinions/2024/24-0262.B.OPN.pdf">2024-B-00262 IN RE: TIMOTHY A. MECHE</a><br />SUSPENSION IMPOSED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p> </p><p> </p></div></div>