Phelps v. Daimler Trucks North America

Filing 281

ORDER and REASONS granting 179 Motion for Summary Judgment, as stated within document. Signed by Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt on 6/16/2015. (Reference: 13-6685, 13-6686)(cbs)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
MEGAN D. PHELPS, ET AL.

CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS

NO. 13-6685
c/w 13-6686

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, LLC
D/B/A FREIGHTLINER, LLC

SECTION “N” (5)

ORDER AND REASONS
Before the Court is Plaintiffs Sarah Slaughter and Allen R. Slaughter, Jr.'s,
Custodial Grandparents of Minor Zephra Annalynn Payne, and Administrators of the Estate of
the Minor Zephra Annalynn appearing herein on Behalf of the Minor Zephra Annalynn Payne,
Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Comparative Fault (Rec. Doc. 179). The motion
seeks summary judgment in Plaintiffs' favor as to Defendants CRST Expedited, Inc. and CRST
International, Inc.'s affirmative defense of comparative fault. The motion is unopposed.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the motion Rec. Doc. 179 is hereby GRANTED.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 16th day of June 2015.

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KURT D. ENGELHARDT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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