MOULTON v. STEWART ENTERPRISES, INC.

NOS. 2017-CA-0243, 2017-CA-0244.

226 So.3d 569 (2017)

Karen MOULTON, Individually and on Behalf of all others similarly situated v. STEWART ENTERPRISES, INC., John B. Elstrott, Jr., Thomas M. Kitchen, Alden J. McDonald, Jr., Ronald H. Patron, Ashton J. Ryan, Jr., John K. Saer, Jr., Frank B. Stewart, Jr., and Service Corp. International, Rio Acquisition Corp. Philip Joseph Rosen, Individually and on Behalf of all others similarly situated v. Stewart Enterprises, Inc., Frank B. Stewart, Jr., John B. Elstrott, Alden J. McDonald, Jr., Thomas M. Kitchen, Ashton J. Ryan, Jr., Ronald H. Patron, John K. Saer, Jr., Service Corporation International, and Rio Acquisition Corp.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

August 3, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew A. Lemmon , LEMMON LAW FIRM, LLC, 15058 River Road, Hahnville, LA 70057, David T. Wissbroecker , ROBBINS, GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP, 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

Robert B. Bieck, Jr. , Mark A. Cunningham , Alexander N. Breckinridge, V , JONES WALKER LLP, 201 St. Charles Avenue, 49th Floor, New Orleans, LA 70170, Steven W. Usdin , Joshua O. Cox , BARRASSO USDIN KUPPERMAN FREEMAN & SARVER, LLC, 909 Poydras Street, 24th Floor, New Orleans, LA 70112, Pamela S. Palmer , Pro Hac Vice, PEPPER HAMILTON LLP, 350 South Grand Avenue, Two California Plaza, Suite 3400, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3427, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES.

(Court composed of Judge Rosemary Ledet, Judge Sandra Cabrina Jenkins, Judge Regina Bartholomew Woods).


This is a direct stockholder class action. From the trial court's October 31, 2016 judgment granting certain defendants' motions for summary judgment, the plaintiffs appeal. Because the trial court's judgment lacks the required decretal language for a final judgment, we dismiss the plaintiffs' appeal without prejudice and remand...

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