JAMES BARNETT, ET AL. VERSUS THE ARC OF ACADIANA, INC., ET AL. Vs.

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NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT 21-787 consolidated with 21-786 JAMES BARNETT, ET AL. VERSUS THE ARC OF ACADIANA, INC., ET AL. ********** APPEAL FROM THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF ACADIA, NO. 201910058 HONORABLE THOMAS JAMES FREDERICK, DISTRICT JUDGE ********** D. KENT SAVOIE JUDGE ********** Court composed of Sylvia R. Cooks, Chief Judge, Billy Howard Ezell, and D. Kent Savoie, Judges. AFFIRMED. Cooks, Chief Judge, Dissents and assigns written reasons. Jeffrey W. Watson Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys 5656 Hilton Avenue Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 (225) 923-4043 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS: James Barnett, individually and on behalf of Lesli Ann Barnett Colette Neely, individually and on behalf of Lesli Ann Barnett Byron Hutchinson Spencer Calahan Injury Lawyers 827 Saint Louis Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 (225) 387-2323 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE: Stanford Barnett, individually and on behalf of Lesli Ann Barnett Joshua K. Trahan Preis PLC Post Office Drawer 94-C Lafayette, Louisiana 70509 (337) 237-6062 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE: The Arc of Acadiana, Inc. SAVOIE, Judge. For the reasons set forth in the companion consolidated case hereto, Stanford Barnett, et al. v. Arc of Acadiana, Inc., et al, 21-786 (La.App. 3 Cir. ___), ___So.3d___, the decision of the trial court is hereby affirmed. AFFIRMED. This opinion is NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION. Uniform Rules—Courts of Appeal, Rule 2-16.3. STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT 21-787 consolidated with 21-786 JAMES BARNETT, ET AL. VERSUS THE ARC OF ACADIANA, INC. ET AL. COOKS, Chief Judge, Dissents. For the reasons set forth in the companion consolidated case hereto, Stanford Barnett, et al. v. Arc of Acadiana, Inc. et al., 21-786 (La.App. 3 Cir.__), ___So.3d___, I dissent.

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