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PRATT v. UNIV. OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE

2021 CA 1391.

354 So.3d 30 (2022)

Ashley PRATT, Individually and on behalf of all Others Similarly Situated v. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE, The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana Systems, and The University of Louisiana System.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Judgment Rendered: October 21, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry L. Lavespere, Jr. , Alexandria, LA, and Kevin L. Camel , Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Ashley Pratt, Rachelle Phillips, Jenae Jean, Krystiana Guillory, Krista Drew, Candance Carmouche, Dana Davis, Danica Broussard, Brock Broussard, Robin Leday, and Elizabeth Brown.

Jeff Landry , Attorney General, Cearley W. Fontenot , Daniel J. Phillips , Special Assistant, Attorneys General, Lafayette, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant, Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C.J., McCLENDON, HOLDRIDGE, PENZATO, AND HESTER, JJ.

This matter is before us on appeal by defendant, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System ("the Board"), from an order of the trial court certifying this matter as a class action. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

BACKGROUND AND APPLICABLE LAW

In 2003, the Legislature enacted La. R.S. 17...

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