DUBOIS v. BROWN

No. 2001 CA 0816.

818 So.2d 864 (2002)

Jerri Page DUBOIS v. Kevin W. BROWN; Tim Gilmore; American Motorists Insurance Company; and Farm Bureau Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 10, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward O. Taulbee, IV, Lafayette, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant, Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company.

Thomas M. Lockwood, A. Gregory Rome, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee, Leroy J. Laiche, Jr.

Before: GONZALES, KUHN, JJ. and PHILIP C. CIACCIO, J. Pro Tem.


GONZALES, Judge.

In this case, the trial court awarded $8,000.00 in sanctions under La. C.C.P. art. 863 against an attorney, Leroy J. Laiche, Jr. The insurer, Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company (Farm Bureau), appealed that judgment, asking for an increase in the sanctions award and for interest on the judgment.

The underlying facts are not at issue. On February 6, 1997, Mr. Laiche filed a petition for damages alleging that several defendants...

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