Mohammad I. Ahmad v. Cypress Insurance Company, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana granted summary judgment to 365 Enterprises, L.L.C. and EPM Enterprise, L.L.C., dismissing the plaintiff’s vicarious-liability claims because there was no employer-employee relationship with the defendant driver. The court also granted partial summary judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s claims for future lost wages and diminished earning capacity, while leaving his claim for past lost wages intact.

Holdings

1. 365 Enterprises and EPM Enterprise were entitled to summary judgment because Ahmad could not establish an employer-employee relationship between either entity and Evans, an essential element of a vicarious-liability claim.
2. Defendants were entitled to partial summary judgment because Ahmad conceded that he was not pursuing future lost wages or diminished earning capacity and identified no evidence supporting those claims.

Questions Presented

1. Whether 365 Enterprises and EPM Enterprise were entitled to summary judgment on Ahmad's vicarious-liability claims because Evans was not their employee.
2. Whether defendants were entitled to partial summary judgment on Ahmad's claims for future lost wages and diminished earning capacity because Ahmad conceded he was not pursuing those claims and identified no supporting evidence.

Disposition

other