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TEAGUE v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INS. CO.

No. 2006 CA 1266.

964 So.2d 1015 (2007)

Michael A. TEAGUE, M.D. v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, St. Paul Insurance Company, Seale, Smith, Zuber and Barnette, Donald Zuber, Catherine Nobile, Catherine Lauffer, and ABC Insurance Agency.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Granted October 5, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Hammons, Shreveport, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee Michael A. Teague, M.D.

Stephen R. Wilson, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendants/Appellants Seale, Smith, Zuber and Barnette, Donald Zuber, and Catherine Nobile.

Before: KUHN, GAIDRY, and WELCH, JJ.

GAIDRY, J.

A physician, sued for medical malpractice, in turn sued his defense attorneys for legal malpractice in effecting the settlement of the malpractice case against him without his consent. The defense attorneys appeal a judgment against them, and also except to the physician's cause of action on the grounds of peremption. For the following reasons, we sustain the exception, reverse the judgment, and dismiss the action.

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