Court Revives Tort Claim Over Employee's Death

A Louisiana appellate court revived a daughter’s negligence claim over the death of her father, who was a medical clinic employee, for a fatal accident that happened as he was transporting building materials on a barge. Case: Jeandron v. Cenac, No. 2022 CA 1158, 04/14/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: According to a complaint filed by Randy Jeandron’s daughter, Dr. Christopher Cenac Jr. Jeandron and two other workers were to transport a barge. The barge was owned or chartered by Cenac and/or Rancho Medico LLC. It was loaded with large wo...