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  In Louisiana, a duty to disclose does not exist absent special circumstances, such as a fiduciary or confidential relationship between the parties, which, under the circumstances, justifies the imposition of the duty. See Wilson v. Mobil Oil Corp., 940 F. Supp. 944, 955 (E.D. La. 1996) (citing Greene v. Gulf Coast Bank, 593 So. 2d 630, 632 (La. 1992) and First Downtown Dev. v. Cimochowski, 613 So. 2d 671, 677 (La. Ct. App. 1993)); Bunge Corp. v. GATX Corp., 557 So. 2d 1376, 1383-84 (La. 1990). Louisiana cases suggest that before a duty to disclose is imposed the defendant must have ...