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SEE v. ENTERGY CORP.

No. 09-535.

24 So.3d 267 (2009)

Melba Lee SEE v. ENTERGY CORPORATION, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 16, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Ballard, Attorney at Law, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant Appellee, Entergy Gulf States, Inc.

Matthew Joseph Hill, Jr., Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant Appellant, Laura Ann Guilbeau, Douglas C. Longman, Jr.

Longman Russo, APLC, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant Appellant, BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.

Bret Christopher Beyer, Attorney at Law, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff Appellee, Melba Lee See.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and JOHN D. SAUNDERS, Judges.

SAUNDERS, Judge.

This case addresses the trial court's granting of a Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict (JNOV) where it reapportioned fault between defendants, increased damages for the plaintiff, and awarded the plaintiff attorney's fees and costs.

For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part the trial court's granting of the JNOV.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This case arises from an October 20, 2005 rear-end automobile...

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