A jury in the Fourth District Court of the Parish of Ouachita found the worker and the driver each 25 percent at fault. The plant owner and the DOTD appealed. Finding the plant owner negligent for failing to provide the employee safe access to the plant and the DOTD negligent in its installation of the crosswalk, the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit upheld the lower court's assignment of fault. The appellate court, however, amended the lower court's decision on apportioning of court costs, determining court costs must be divided according to the same percentages as the damages. Back to U.S. Roads Journals Index TranSafety's journal on liability and risk management for road maintenance, engineering, and law professionals.
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