Tyron Eastwood v. Niblett’s Bluff Park Authority and Southern Insurance Company

Tyron Eastwood v. Niblett’s Bluff Park Authority and Southern Insurance Company
(April 2014)

Michael Sistrunk and Devin Fadaol won a victory for The Republic Group in this personal injury lawsuit alleging multiple injuries and surgeries to the legs, hip and lower back as a result of a slip and fall at the Niblett’s Bluff Park.   Defendants filed a Motion for Summary Judgment seeking dismissal of all of Plaintiff’s claims pursuant to Louisiana’s Recreational Use Immunity statutes, La. R.S. 9:2791, et seq.  The trial court originally granted the Motion for Summary Judgment, then reversed itself in a rehearing.  After the Louisiana Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the denial of Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, Defendants took a writ to the Louisiana Supreme Court.  The Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously granted the writ application and granted the Motion for Summary Judgment, concluding that Defendants are immune from liability pursuant to the Recreational Use Immunity Statue.