Legal Opinion
Butler v. Louisiana Mutual Medical Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 25, 2016No. 2015-CA-1191PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.
JjThe defendants appeal the trial court’s judgment which taxed all costs against them as the unsuccessful litigants in a medical malpractice suit. Given the record lacks sufficient evidence for this Court to reverse the trial court’s award of taxable costs, we cannot say the trial court abused its discretion. Therefore, we affirm the trial court’s judgment assessing all costs, totaling $154,470.37, against defendants as the party cast in judgment.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The present appeal arises from a medical malpractice claim the plaintiff Lakisha…
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