Legal Opinion
Willis v. Meilleur
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 31, 2012No. 11-CA-705PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.
IgThe plaintiff has appealed the jury verdict in favor of the defendants in this legal malpractice case. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiff, Frank Willis,1 was rendered a quadriplegic on April 5, 2002 when he fell from the roof of a structure he was working on. At the time of his accident, plaintiff was a subcontractor for Rapid Services. The owner of Rapid Services, Ryan Meilleur, filed a report of this injury with the Office of Workers’ Compensation. Rapid Services’ workers’ compensation insurer, the Louisiana Commerce & Trade…
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- Adams v. Rhodia, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
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