Washington v. OneBeacon Am. Ins. Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Washington v. OneBeacon Am. Ins. Co.

262 So. 3d 887

CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana

DecidedJanuary 28, 2019

DocketNo. 2018-C-1967

StatusPublished

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Washington v. OneBeacon Am. Ins. Co., 262 So. 3d 887 (La. 2019).

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WEIMER, J., would grant.

HUGHES, J., would grant.

CRICHTON, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons.

CRICHTON, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons:

With emergency lights and sirens engaged, defendant Deputy Comeaux was responding to a call regarding "a disturbance with a weapon ... with an individual inside of a house with a gun". Washington v. OneBeacon Am. Ins. Co. , 18-0248, p.2 (La. App. 1 Cir. 11/2/18), --- So. 3d ----, 2018 WL 5732437. There was screaming in the background of the call, further evidencing a potential loss of life and a need for immediate law enforcement attention. Id. The lower courts' finding that the officer acted with reckless disregard in his pursuit raises policy concerns that warrant scrutiny by this Court; accordingly, I would grant and docket this case.

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WEIMER, J., would grant.

HUGHES, J., would grant.

CRICHTON, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons.

CRICHTON, J., would grant and docket and assigns reasons:

With emergency lights and sirens engaged, defendant Deputy Comeaux was responding to a call regarding "a disturbance with a weapon ... with an individual inside of a house with a gun". Washington v. OneBeacon Am. Ins. Co. , 18-0248, p.2 (La. App. 1 Cir. 11/2/18), --- So. 3d ----, 2018 WL 5732437. There was screaming in the background of the call, further evidencing a potential loss of life and a need for immediate law enforcement attention. Id. The lower courts' finding that the officer acted with reckless disregard in his pursuit raises policy concerns that warrant scrutiny by this Court; accordingly, I would grant and docket this case.

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