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McDonald v. Nationwide Bldg. Servs.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION
Sep 10, 2019
CIVIL ACTION NO. 317-CV-00981 (W.D. La. Sep. 10, 2019)

Summary

finding that "in the absence of a curative amendment, dismissal on the contra non valentem argument is recommended," where plaintiff "alleges no facts to show that she made reasonable efforts to investigate"

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 317-CV-00981

09-10-2019

MARGARET MCDONALD v. NATIONWIDE BUILDING SERVICES INC., ET AL


MAG. JUDGE KAREN L. HAYES

JUDGMENT

The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge having been considered, together with the written objections filed with this Court, and, after a de novo review of the record, finding that the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation is correct, and that judgment as recommended is warranted,

IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant United Specialty Insurance Company's ("USIC") Motion to Dismiss [Doc. No. 73] is GRANTED. Plaintiff's claims against USIC are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

Monroe, Louisiana, this 10th day of September, 2019.

/s/ _________

TERRY A. DOUGHTY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

McDonald v. Nationwide Bldg. Servs.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION
Sep 10, 2019
CIVIL ACTION NO. 317-CV-00981 (W.D. La. Sep. 10, 2019)

finding that "in the absence of a curative amendment, dismissal on the contra non valentem argument is recommended," where plaintiff "alleges no facts to show that she made reasonable efforts to investigate"

Summary of this case from Dalrymple v. U.S. Postal Serv.
Case details for

McDonald v. Nationwide Bldg. Servs.

Case Details

Full title:MARGARET MCDONALD v. NATIONWIDE BUILDING SERVICES INC., ET AL

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA MONROE DIVISION

Date published: Sep 10, 2019

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 317-CV-00981 (W.D. La. Sep. 10, 2019)

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