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ZUBER v. BUIE

No. 2002 CA 1718.

849 So.2d 559 (2003)

Jodi Addison ZUBER v. Ed W. BUIE, Individually and d/b/a Information Search, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 9, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lila Tritico Hogan, Hammond, Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant.

A. Bradley Berner, Ponchatoula, Counsel for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: PARRO, MCDONALD, and CLAIBORNE, JJ.

CLAIBORNE, J.

This appeal raises the issue of volunteer, for-hire witness immunity from a defamation claim for testimony given against the adverse party in a prior court proceeding. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

Christopher Pisciotta hired Ed W. Buie, a private investigator, in anticipation of a custody hearing concerning Pisciotta's child. Buie was to follow plaintiff, Jodi Addison Zuber, the child's mother, and prepare a report. At...

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