STAUDER BEHALF OF STAUDER v. SHELL OIL COMPANY (2024)

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Jill STAUDER and Shelley Stauder, Individually and on BEHALF OF the Deceased, David STAUDER, Jr. v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Anco Insulations, Inc., Lou-Con, Inc., the McCarty Corporation and Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc.

No. 2023-C-00619

Decided: January 17, 2024

Writ application granted. See per curiam.

Writ granted. The court of appeal's ruling is vacated and the matter is remanded to the court of appeal for reconsideration of the jury's award of wrongful death damages in light of the standards of review enunciated by this Court in Pete v. Boland Marine, 23-170 (La. 10/20/23), ––– So.3d ––––, 2023 WL 6937381, reh'g denied (La. 12/7/23).

Hughes, J., dissents and would deny the writ. Genovese, J., dissents and would deny the writ. Griffin, J., dissents and would deny the writ.

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