Yvette Pacaccio v. Steven Hoover, et al.

Yvette Pacaccio v. Steven Hoover, et al. Motion for Summary Judgment granted on plaintiff’s premises liability claim. The trial court found no liability for adjoining property owner for catastrophic ATV accident which left a young man with severe and debilitating brain injuries. The accident occurred during graduation party on neighboring property. Plaintiff argued the adjoining landowners had garde over an ATV trail and failed to properly maintain the alleged trail. The court found no legal duty where the adjoining property owners did not host or supervise the party, did not own, control, or have custody of the parcel where the accident occurred, and did not own the ATV involved in the accident. Affirmed on appeal to Louisiana’s First Circuit Court of Appeal, No. 2021 CA 157, August 2, 2022.