Case Name: Tasha Tolar CARRIERE and Daniel Bihm Marcantel, et al. v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2019-06-03
Citations: 272 So. 3d 540
Docket Number: 2019-CC-0592
Parties: Tasha Tolar CARRIERE and Daniel Bihm Marcantel, et al.
v.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, et al.
Judges: CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 272
Pages: 540–541

Head Matter:
Tasha Tolar CARRIERE and Daniel Bihm Marcantel, et al.
v.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, et al.
2019-CC-0592
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 3, 2019
ON SUPERVISORY WRITS TO THE 27TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
Writ denied.
CRICHTON, J., would grant and assigns reasons.
Crichton, J. would grant and assigns reasons.

Opinion:
I would grant this writ because, in my view, the trial court's imposition of $300,000 in special master fees and costs against defendant in this case was an abuse of discretion. See La. C.C.P. art. 1920. Further, this amount was imposed after the defendant had already advanced in excess of $ 100,000 to the special master. Under the circumstances of this case, in which causation and damages have yet to be determined, I consider this amount excessive and violative of the reasonableness requirement of R.S. 13:4165(D).