Thiel v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

STEPHEN J. WINDHORST, Judge.

12Appellants/defendants, Banu Gibson, David Podewell, and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, appeal the trial court’s judgment awarding sanctions, attorney’s fees, and costs to appel-lee/non-party, Orthopedic Care Center of Louisiana (“OCCL”), and against appellants. For the reasons that follow, the trial court’s judgment is vacated and we grant appellants’ exception of no right of action dismissing appellee’s motion for sanctions.

Facts and Procedural History

On June 27, 2011, plaintiffs, Deadre Thiel and Germaine Dyer, were involved in a motor vehicle…