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Threlkeld v. Haskins Law Firm

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 30, 1991No. Nos. 90-3001, 90-3214PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

The parents of Meghan Threlkeld filed this legal malpractice suit against their former attorneys, the Haskins Law Firm (Has-kins). The Threlkelds allege that Haskins allowed their medical malpractice claim to prescribe against the doctor and hospital involved in Meghan’s delivery. Haskins then filed third-party claims against the doctor and the hospital for indemnity or contribution. The district court dismissed Haskins’ third-party demands. We affirm.

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In December 1984, Meghan Threlkeld was delivered by Dr. Arthur A. Caire IV (Caire) in Slidell Memorial Hospital…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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  4. Julius Ducre v. The Executive Officers of Halter Marine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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