Legal Opinion
Daigle v. LaPoint
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 5, 2014No. 14-410PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMY, Judge.
| following a trial in which the plaintiff successfully recovered damages associated with an automobile accident, the plaintiff filed a motion to assess costs. The trial court awarded various costs as requested, including expert witness fees for the medical professionals who testified at trial. The defendants appeal, asserting that the trial court awarded excessive fees. For the following reasons, we affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
The plaintiff, Karen Istre Daigle, filed suit alleging physical injury as the result of a January 2010 automobile accident. She named the driver…
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