Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal Upholds Summary Judgment for Bicycle Manufacturer in Lawsuit Filed by Houma Doctor

Published by the Pellegrin Firm November 29, 2019

On November 15, 2019, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal in Baton Rouge affirmed a Terrebonne Parish district judge’s grant of summary judgment in the case of a Houma doctor injured in a bicycle accident. The plaintiff suffered a broken neck and other injuries when he attempted to hop over a small gap in a sidewalk on his bicycle and the front wheel separated from the bike, sending him flying over the handlebars.