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DITCH v. STATE EX REL. DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. 99-379.

745 So.2d 1279 (1999)

Melanie DITCH, et al., Plaintiffs— Appellees, v. The STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Defendants—Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Robert Shelton, Shelton & Legendre, Lafayette, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Anthony M. Fazzio, Lafayette, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Timothy A. Maragos, Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Lafayette, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant.

Court composed of Judge ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Judge SYLVIA R. COOKS, and Judge BILLIE C. WOODARD.

THIBODEAUX, Judge.

The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), appeals the issue of liability on a judgment, issued pursuant to a bench trial, which awarded $4,423,283.95 in general and special damages to the plaintiff, Melanie Ditch, $150,000 each to her two minor children, Kristin Ditch and Ryan Ditch, and $20,000 in loss of consortium damages to Ms. Ditch's former husband...

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