Hoffman v. Theriot

EDWARDS, JUDGE PRO TEMPORE, J.

*299The judgment on appeal is the grant of a defense motion for summary judgment in two consolidated cases. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Plaintiff/appellant, Peter Hoffman, as successor in interest to Pool Boy the Movie, L.L.C. (Pool Boy) and Autopsy, L.L.C. (Autopsy), filed two separate lawsuits against John Theriot, CPA (Theriot) and Malcolm M. Dienes, L.L.C. (MMD) for negligence and professional malpractice. Because the two actions derive from the same set of facts and assert the same claims against the same defendants, the matters were consolidated in…