Case Name: BUFFMAN INC., d/b/a St. Rita's Nursing Facility v. LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY, Martin Insurance Agency, Incorporated, Ben Ralph and Don Lee
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2012-01-20
Citations: 78 So. 3d 130
Docket Number: No. 2010-C-1341
Parties: BUFFMAN INC., d/b/a St. Rita’s Nursing Facility v. LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY, Martin Insurance Agency, Incorporated, Ben Ralph and Don Lee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 78
Pages: 130–130

Head Matter:
BUFFMAN INC., d/b/a St. Rita’s Nursing Facility v. LAFAYETTE INSURANCE COMPANY, Martin Insurance Agency, Incorporated, Ben Ralph and Don Lee.
No. 2010-C-1341.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Jan. 20, 2012.

Opinion:
In re Lafayette Insurance Company;— Defendant; Applying For Writ of Certio-rari and/or Review, Parish of St. Bernard, 34th Judicial District Court Div. D, No. 107-429; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Nos. 2009-CA-0870, 2009-CA-1241.
Writ granted in part and remanded to the court of appeal for consideration of the defendant's claim of error in the jury's award of penalties in light of our holding in Durio v. Horace Mann Insurance Company, 11-0084 (La.10/25/11), 74 So.3d 1159. In all other respects, the application is denied.