Louisiana Panel Says Court Abused Discretion In Sanction Award Over POA Dispute

Mealey's (July 11, 2022, 12:36 PM EDT) -- GRETNA, La. — A Louisiana appellate court on July 6 reversed and remanded a trial court’s order awarding sanctions against a decedent’s wife in a suit filed by the decedent’s relatives seeking a judgment that the decedent lacked the capacity to change his power of attorney (POA) in favor of his niece and sister-in-law to authorize his wife as his medical decision maker, finding that the trial court abused its discretion in awarding sanctions against the wife because of a lack of evidence of misrepresentations....