Legal Opinion
Boyce W. Childs v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Bruce C. Waltzer, Movant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1994No. 93-3590PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This action arises out of an alleged hit-and-run accident involving plaintiff, Boyce Childs. Following this alleged accident, Childs retained appellant, Bruce Waltzer, to represent him in an action seeking benefits under the uninsured-motorist provisions in an insur-anee policy issued by defendant/appellee, State Farm. During the course of discovery, however, State Farm amassed substantial and compelling evidence that the alleged accident was in fact deliberately staged in order to secure the benefits of the policy. Despite this evidence, attorney Waltzer conducted…
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