STATE THROUGH DEPT. OF TRANSP AND DEVELOPMENT v. KIMAKOVKIY

22-494.

357 So.3d 930 (2023)

STATE of Louisiana, THROUGH Its DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT v. Ruvim KIMAKOVKIY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Henry Cooper III , Attorney at Law, 1201 Capitol Access Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, (225) 242-4664, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT: State of Louisiana, Dept. of Transportation and Develop.

James L. Maughan , State of Louisiana, Dept. of Transportation and Develop., 1201 Capitol Access Rd., P.O. Box 94245, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245, (225) 242-4611, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT: State of Louisiana, Dept. of Transportation and Develop.

Jeanne P. Henderson , Craig Gremillion and Associates, 2600 CitiPlace Drive, Suite 550, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, (225) 231-9460, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.

John J. Rabalais , Chad N. Evans , Joseph M. Mouton, II , Rabalais Unland, 70779 S. Ochsner Blvd., Covington, LA 70433, (985) 893-9900, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES: Hudson Insurance Company Montgomery Transport, LLC James D. Gilbert.

Douglas K. Williams , Christopher A. Mason , Alexa Candelora , Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., One American Place, Suite 2300, 301 Main Street, P.O. Box 3197, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3197, (225) 387-4000, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES: Great West Casualty Company Chemical South Transport, Inc.

Ian Alexander Macdonald , Jones Walker, 600 Jefferson St, #1600, Lafayette, LA 70501, (337) 593-7600, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: United Financial Casualty Company.

James Michael Dill , The Dill Firm, APLC, 825 Lafayette Street, Lafayette, LA 70502, (337) 261-1408, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES: Old Republic Insurance Company Schneider National, Inc. Eric A. Sundvall.

Sean McAllister , Katy Kennedy , Loeb Law Firm, 1180 W. Causeway Approach, Mandeville, LA 70471, (985) 778-0220, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES: Ruvim Kimakovkiy Euphoria Transport, LLC Great West Casualty Company.

Raven A. Fielding , Duplass APLC, 3838 N. Causeway Blvd, Ste 2900, Metairie, LA 70002, (504) 832-3700, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: William Manis.

T. Braden Riley , Cozen O'Connor, 1221 McKinney, Ste. 2900, Houston, TX 77009, (832) 214-3900, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: Axis Surplus Insurance Company.

Court composed of D. Kent Savoie, Charles G. Fitzgerald, and Gary J. Ortego, Judges.


Plaintiff State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), appeals a judgment denying its motion to amend a voluntary judgment of dismissal without prejudice. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On September 2, 2020, DOTD...

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