Louisiana Appeals Court Reverses Expert Fees Awarded To Couple In Roof Suit

(December 29, 2015, 4:06 PM EST) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — A Louisiana appellate panel on Dec. 23 ruled that a couple could not obtain $800 in fees awarded to them by a trial court judge for costs they incurred in obtaining an expert to testify that portions of a roof were improperly installed on their home, ruling that the couple did not submit any invoices for the expert’s charges or testimony on how much time he spent preparing for trial (J. Quentin Simon, et ux. v. Buckley Construction LLC, et al., No. 15-533, La. App., 3rd Cir.; 2015 La. App. Unpub. LEXIS 569)....

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