Legal Opinion
Corumia v. Broadhurst
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 15, 1991No. 90-568PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOLL, Judge.
This appeal concerns the assessment of attorney’s fees and reasonable expenses against the plaintiff’s attorney1 for his client’s failure to testify at a deposition.
The facts are few in this case since the minutes reflect that no testimony was taken in the trial court. Nonetheless, we were able to glean the following facts. Kenneth W. Corumia sued Brian L. Broad-hurst and his insurer, United Services Automobile Association (hereafter USAA), for damages he received in an automobile collision. On November 15, 1989, counsel for USAA gave notice to Corumia that his deposition would…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Henson v. CopelandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Franklin v. HarvillLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Berard v. American Employers InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
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