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HAWTHORNE v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP.

NO. 2020-CA-0439.

319 So.3d 882 (2021)

Sylvia HAWTHORNE v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION d/b/a Norfolk Southern Railway; Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans; Boh Bros. Construction Co., L.L.C.; Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc., A Southland Company; Johnson Bros. Corporation, A Southland Company; and Southland Contracting, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 28, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Binegar , Tiffany R. Christian , BINEGAR CHRISTIAN LLC, 4902 Canal Street, Suite 301, New Orleans, LA 70119, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT, SYLVIA HAWTHORNE.

Thomas J. Cortazzo , Dakota K. Chenevert , LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH, LLP, 400 Poydras Street, Suite 1300, New Orleans, LA 70130, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES, OSCAR RENDA CONTRACTING, INC.; JOHNSON BROS. CORPORATION; & SOUTHLAND CONTRACTING, INC.

Daniel M. Redmann , Laura L. Pousson , DUPLASS ZWAIN BOURGEOIS PFISTER WEINSTOCK & BOGART, 3838 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 2900, Metairie, LA 70002, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE, OSCAR RENDA CONTRACTING, INC.

Michael R.C. Riess , M. Robert C. Riess , RIESS LEMIEUX, LLC, 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1100, New Orleans, LA 70163, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE, BOH BROS. CONSTRUCTION CO, LLC.

Darryl Harrison , SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD OF NEW ORLEANS, 625 St. Joseph Street, Room 201, New Orleans, LA 70165, COUNSEL FOR SEWERAGE & WATER BOARD OF NEW ORLEANS.

(Court composed of Chief Judge James F. McKay III, Judge Terri F. Love, Judge Edwin A. Lombard).

This appeal arises from the injuries allegedly sustained by plaintiff when she tripped while walking in a construction site. Plaintiff fax-filed her petition for damages, but the hard copy of her petition was not received by the court until after the deadline set forth by La. R.S. 13:850(B).

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