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<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 #014</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 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>&nbsp;</p><p>The Opinions handed down on the <span class="nrdate">21st day of March, 2025</span> are as follows:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Weimer, C.J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0888.KK.OPN.pdf">2024-KK-00888&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER RAYMOND DIANO</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Terrebonne)<br />THE RULING OF THE DISTRICT COURT IS&nbsp;AFFIRMED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Knoll, Jeanette Theriot Knoll, retired, heard this case as Justice Pro Tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 3 of the Louisiana Supreme Court. She is now appearing as Justice ad hoc for Justice Cade R. Cole.<br />Judge Frank H. Thaxton, III, retired, sitting ad hoc for Justice John Michael Guidry, recused.<br />Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., dissents.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Hughes, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0635.C.OPN.pdf">2024-C-00635&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF CLADIE J. WADE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides)<br />REVERSED AND REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Justice Jeanette Theriot Knoll, retired, heard this case as Justice Pro Tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 3 of the Louisiana Supreme Court. She is now appearing as Justice ad hoc for Justice Cade R. Cole.<br />Weimer, C.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Crain, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0899.CC.OPN.pdf">2024-CC-00899&nbsp;KATHLEEN WELCH AND CARROLL DEWAYNE WELCH VS. UNITED MEDICAL HEALTHWEST-NEW ORLEANS L.L.C. AND UNITED MEDICAL HEALTHCARE INC.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />AFFIRMED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Justice Jeanette Theriot Knoll, retired, heard this case as Justice Pro Tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 3 of the Louisiana Supreme Court. She is now appearing as Justice ad hoc for Justice Cade R. Cole.<br />Hughes, J., dissents for reasons assigned by Griffin, J. and Knoll, J. and assigns additional reasons.<br />McCallum, J., concurs in the result.<br />Griffin, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Knoll, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0995.CA.OPN.pdf">2024-CA-00995&nbsp;consolidated with 2024-CA-0096 DONOVAN FREMIN, STAN GUIDROZ, WILLIAM EDWIN JUDSON, JR., LUKE LABRUZZO, JR., RAWLSTON PHILLIPS, III AND SALVADOR P. TANTILLO, III VS. BOYD RACING, LLC, CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISIANA HORSERACING COMPANY, LLC LOUISIANA DOWNS INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC AND OLD EVANGELINE DOWNS, LLC</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge)<br />AFFIRMED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Knoll,Justice Jeanette Theriot Knoll, retired, heard this case as Justice Pro Tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 3 of the Louisiana Supreme Court. She is now appearing as Justice ad hoc for Justice Cade R. Cole.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY McCallum, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0840.C.OPN.pdf">2024-C-00840&nbsp;WILLIAM CAMPBELL VS. ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS LOUISIANA, INC., WINDSOR COURT HOTEL INC. OF DELAWARE, WINDSOR COURT HOTEL, L.L.C., WINDSOR COURT HOTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, WINDSOR COURT MANAGEMENT LOUISIANA, INC., ABC SECURITY COMPANY, AND XYZ INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />COURT OF APPEAL JUDGMENT REVERSED; TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT REINSTATED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Justice Jeanette Theriot Knoll, retired, heard this case as Justice Pro Tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 3 of the Louisiana Supreme Court. She is now appearing as Justice ad hoc for Justice Cade R. Cole.<br />Crain, J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>PER CURIAM:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2025/23-0159.BA.OPN.pdf">2023-BA-00159&nbsp;IN RE: COMMITTEE ON BAR ADMISSIONS CFN-1791</a><br />ADMISSION GRANTED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Justice Jeanette Theriot Knoll, retired, heard this case as Justice Pro Tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 3 of the Louisiana Supreme Court. She is now appearing as Justice ad hoc for Justice Cade R. Cole.<br />Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., dissents.<br />Knoll, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0631.C.OPN.pdf">2024-C-00631&nbsp;MAXINE THOMAS VS. HOUSING LOUISIANA NOW, L.L.C., TRACY F. ROBINSON, MASTER BUILDERS &amp; CONTRACTORS, L.L.C., RICHARD J. MITHUN, DEAN'S AIR CONDITION &amp; HEATING, L.L.C., AND DEAN WALTERS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />JUDGMENTS AFFIRMED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Justice Jeanette Theriot Knoll, retired, heard this case as Justice Pro Tempore, sitting in the vacant seat for District 3 of the Louisiana Supreme Court. She is now appearing as Justice ad hoc for Justice Cade R. Cole.<br />Retired Judge Paul A. Bonin, assigned as Justice ad hoc, sitting for Griffin, J., recused.<br />Hughes, J., dissents for reasons assigned by Crain, J. <br />Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., dissents for reasons assigned by Crain, J.<br />Knoll, J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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