Hyatt v. Raggio

Full title: JANIS HYATT, ET VIR v. JOHN RAGGIO, M.D

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit

Date published: Feb 2, 2000

757 So. 2d 783 (La. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

No. M98-1867.

February 2, 2000.

APPEAL FROM FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF CALCASIEU, NO. 95-6594, STATE OF LOUISIANA, HONORABLE ALCIDE GRAY, DISTRICT JUDGE.

John L. Hammons, Nelson, Hammons Self, 705 Milam Street, Shreveport, LA 71101, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE.

Richard L. Weil, Marcy Unkauf, Guste, Barnett and Shushan, 639 Loyola Avenue, Suite 2500, New Orleans, LA 70113, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT, (John Raggio, M.D.).

Milo A. Nickel, Jr., Michelle Caballero, Woodley, Williams, Boudreau, Norman, Brown Doyle, 500 Kirby Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT, (Louisiana Patients' Compensation Fund).

Before Chief Judge Ned E. Doucet, Jr., Judge Henry L. Yelverton, Judge Oswald A. Decuir, Judge Marc T. Amy, Judge Elizabeth A. Pickett.

AMY, Judge.

For the reasons discussed in the companion case, Janis Hyatt, et vir. v. John Raggio, M.D., 99-887 (La.App. 3 Cir. __/__/00); ___ So.2d ___, the Motion to Dismiss filed by the appellees, Janis and Gary Hyatt, is denied.

MOTION DENIED.

DECUIR, J., DISSENTS WITH REASONS.

PICKETT, J., DISSENTS.