Legal Opinion
Gautreaux v. Maya
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 10, 2013No. 5D12-930PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPalmer, J.
Tia Gautreaux appeals the trial court’s order dismissing her personal injury case for fraud on the court. Determining that the facts of this case were not sufficient to support dismissal, we reverse.
Gautreaux sued Rafael Estrada Maya for negligence in connection with an automobile accident. Gautreaux’s alleged primary continuing injury from the accident was migraine headaches. Maya filed a motion to dismiss Gautreaux’s lawsuit for fraud on the court, alleging that Gautreaux falsely stated, in her deposition and to a post-accident treating physician, that she had never had headaches before the…
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