Kauffman v. Duran

Carlos Kauffman, once again, has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the trial court’s order denying his motion for a protective order to prevent his deposition. Once again, we deny the petition.

Franklin Duran seeks to complete the deposition of Kauffman as a non-party witness in Duran’s suit against Mario A. Lamar and Mario A. Lamar, P.A., his (and Kauffmann’s) former business attorney. Duran’s malpractice suit against Mr. Lamar and Mario A. Lamar, P.A., alleges breach of fiduciary duty and fraud. The allegations are that Mr. Lamar represented both Mr. Duran and Mr. Kauffmann…