United States Fifth Circuit

MARROGI v. HOWARD, 00-30786

Under Louisiana law, the doctrine of witness immunity does not bar a claim against a retained expert witness, asserted by a party who retained that expert in prior litigation, which claim arises from the expert's allegedly deficient performance of his duties to provide litigation services.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/14/2002
• Published 02/14/2002

Judges

• WIENER, Circuit Judge:, Before WIENER, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey Collin Vaughan (argued), Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth B. Wright (argued), Datz, Jacobson, Lembcke & Wright, Jacksonville, FL, Anthony Paul Dunbar, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.