Legal Opinion
Cote' v. Hiller
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 27, 2015No. 49,623-CAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
pitman; j.
| ¡This appeal arises from a judgment sustaining an exception of prescription/peremption in a legal malpractice case filed by Plaintiffs Lisa Cote’ and Mallory Fuller against Defendants Richard Hiller, Julio Rios, II, and Shuey Smith, LLC. After sustaining the exception, the trial court dismissed Plaintiffs’ suit against Defendants Richard Hiller and Shuey Smith, LLC.1 Plaintiff Lisa Cote’ appeals that judgment. For the following reasons, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
FACTS
The underlying facts giving rise to this action for legal malpractice began in April 2007. Ms.…
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