A Louisiana appellate court ruled that res judicata did not bar a school district employee’s intentional tort claim against a colleague even though she received a workers’ compensation settlement for her alleged injuries.
Elizabeth Hill worked for the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board at Broadmoor Middle School. Darcy Franklin was the school’s assistant principal of instruction.
On Feb. 3, 2012, Franklin and Hill disagreed with each other about a school policy and went to discuss it with the principal. While in the principal’s office, Franklin allegedly g...
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