Opinion
No. 2023-CC-00540
06-07-2023
BOOKER SCC, LLC ; Bossier SCC, LLC ; Bradford SCC, LLC ; Colonial SCC, LLC ; Ruston SCC, LLC ; Normandie SCC, LLC ; Shreveport SCC, LLC ; and Springlake SCC, LLC v. Dr. Courtney N. PHILLIPS, in Her Official Capacity as the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health
Stay denied. Writ application denied.
Hughes, J., concurs and assigns reasons.
Hughes, J., concurs.
A compromise must be in writing or made in open court on the record. A mandate must be in the same form as required for the thing authorized. An attorney must have written authority from the client to settle the client's claim. Discovery should be allowed to determine whether the attorney had written authorization from the client to settle the claim.