Kirsch v. New England Insurance

DUFRESNE, Judge.

This is a legal malpractice lawsuit arising out of an accident which occurred outside the State of Louisiana. Plaintiff, Barbara Kirsch, (a Louisiana citizen) alleges that while on vacation in the Great Smokey Mountain National Park she was caused to trip and fall on a roadway within the boundaries of either the State of North Carolina or the State of Tennessee. The accident allegedly occurred on November 12, 1984.

Following the accident Barbara Kirsch and her husband retained the services of a Louisiana law firm to represent them against the parties responsible for Mrs. *923Kirsch’…