WALKER v. LA. DEPT. OF TRANSP. AND DEV.

Nos. 10-CA-702, 10-CA-703.

61 So.3d 699 (2011)

Kyle and Michelle WALKER, individually and on behalf of their deceased Minor Daughter, Miranda Walker, and Jeremy Walker v. The LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT. James and Alba Allen, individually and on behalf of their deceased Daughter, Tiffany Nicole Allen v. Parish of St. Charles and State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Development.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

February 15, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Munoz , Garner & Munoz, New Orleans, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Michael H. Ellis , Preston L. Hayes , Chehardy, Sherman, Ellis, Murray, Recile, Griffith, Stakelum & Hayes, L.L.P., Metairie, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell , Attorney General, R. Vaughn Cimini , Stephen J. Laborde , Karen A. Arena , Special Assistant Attorney General, Cimini & Associates, Metairie, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and ROBERT L. LOBRANO, Pro Tempore.


MARION F. EDWARDS, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs/appellants, Kyle and Michelle Walker, individually and on behalf of their deceased daughter, Miranda Walker (Miranda), and Jeremy Walker (Jeremy); and James and Alba Allen, individually and on behalf of their daughter Tiffany Nicole Allen (Tiffany), appeal a summary judgment in favor of defendant/appellee, State of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), dismissing their suits.

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