United States Fifth Circuit

Under Louisiana law, a claim for the breach of such a duty premised on negligent failure to advise has a one year statute of limitations rather than 10 years.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/04/2002
• Published 01/04/2002

Judges

• WIENER, Circuit Judge:, Before GARWOOD, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Benjamin R. Slater, III (argued), A. Elise Brown, Slater Law Firm, New Orleans, LA, for Copeland., Ronald S. Rolfe (argued), Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, Duris Lee Holmes, Robert Emmett Kerrigan, Jr., Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, LA, for Wasserstein, Perrella & Co., Inc. and Ward.