DESPAROIS v. TIMMONS INTERNATIONAL LLC (2024)

The court of appeal erred in conducting a de novo review. The records at issue were admitted into evidence pursuant to number 5 of the Joint Stipulation Regarding Admissibility of Certain Documents and Designated Deposition Testimony, and in any event, did not interdict the fact-finding process contained in the Ruling of the trial court. The matter is therefor remanded with instructions to conduct a review under the manifest error standard and to consider the assignment of errors pretermitted.

PER CURIAM