Legal Opinion
Potier v. Morris Bart, L.L.C.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 15, 2017No. 2016-CA-0879PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Marion F. Edwards, Pro Tempore
11 Linda M. Potier sued Morris. Bart, LLC, her former personal injury attorney, for malpractice, contending that it breached the applicable standard of care in connection with its securing of a settlement agreement on her behalf. In response, Morris Bart invoked a binding arbitration clause found within its attorney-client contract with Ms. Potier. In opposing Morris Bart’s request, Ms. Potier argued that the attorney-client contract was adhesionary, and thus unenforceable. The district judge disagreed and stayed Ms. Potter’s malpractice suit on October 9,…
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