Legal Opinion
Hall v. White, Getgey, Meyer & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 1, 2003No. 01-50981PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
B.J. Hall brought this legal malpractice action against White, Getgey, Meyer & Co., LPA (‘White/Getgey 5 ’), the law firm that represented him in a suit for disability benefits against Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (“Hartford”). Hall alleged that the firm’s failure to supplement responses to interrogatories led to the exclusion of his medical expert witnesses at trial and forced him to settle with Hartford for a nominal amount. This case went to trial, and the jury returned a verdict in Hall’s favor and awarded him $675,000 in damages. When the magistrate…
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