GODCHAUX v. PEERLESS INS. CO.

No. 13-1083.

140 So.3d 817 (2014)

Joshua GODCHAUX, et ux. v. PEERLESS INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 4, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory John Laborde , Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Brian Campbell.

Terry Bennett Loup , Roderick A. James , Morris Bart, LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants Joshua Godchaux and Anna Godchaux.

Patrick Craig Morrow, Sr. , Morrow, Morrow, Ryan & Bassett, Opelousas, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Brian Campbell.

Larry Lane Roy , Preis & Roy, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Gilchrist Construction Co.

David Thomas Butler, Jr. , Funderburk & Butler, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee Brian Campbell.

Michael M. Thompson , Law Offices of Keith S. Giardina, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants/Appellees Brian Campbell, Moody Price, LLC, and Peerless Insurance Company.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, J. DAVID PAINTER, SHANNON J. GREMILLION, and JOHN E. CONERY, Judges.


THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

Debris from a flipping truck struck the vehicle of an on-duty deputy for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office. The deputy and his wife brought suit against the driver, his employer and its insurer, alleging that the crash caused severe injuries to the deputy's back. At trial, the defendants presented the testimony of Dr. Charles Bain, an alleged biomechanics and causation analysis expert, who testified that the low-impact accident did not...

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