Grabowski v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.

Full title: Ed GRABOWSKI, et ux. v. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., et al.

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Date published: Oct 1, 2014

149 So. 3d 1282 (La. Ct. App. 2014)

Opinion

Nos. 13–1409 14–433.

2014-10-1

Ed GRABOWSKI, et ux. v. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., et al.

On Application for Supervisory Writs from the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu, No. 2008–3878, Honorable David A. Ritchie, District Judge. Charles Schrumpf, Schrumpf & Schrumpf, Sulphur, LA, Steven Broussard, Broussard & Hart, LLC, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Ed Grabowski, Patsy Grabowski. Kim E. Moore, Leila A. D'Aquin, Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Daniel Forrest, Smith & Nephew, Inc.

PICKETT

On Application for Supervisory Writs from the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu, No. 2008–3878, Honorable David A. Ritchie, District Judge.
Charles Schrumpf, Schrumpf & Schrumpf, Sulphur, LA, Steven Broussard, Broussard & Hart, LLC, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Ed Grabowski, Patsy Grabowski. Kim E. Moore, Leila A. D'Aquin, Irwin Fritchie Urquhart & Moore, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Daniel Forrest, Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Benjamin J. Guilbeau, Jr., Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, L.L.P., Lake Charles, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, Smith & Nephew, Inc., PUREPLAY Orthopaedic Sales 1, Ltd., Daniel Forrest.

Court composed of ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, JAMES T. GENOVESE, and PHYLLIS M. KEATY, Judges.

PICKETT, Judge.

For the reasons set forth in the companion case hereto, Ed Grabowski, et ux. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., et al., 14–433 c/w 13–1409, (La.App. 3 Cir.10/1/14), 149 So.3d 899, the writ application is denied. The judgment of the trial court granting the Motion to Close the Record is affirmed. The grants of summary judgment in favor of Smith & Nephew, Inc., PUREPLAY Orthopaedic Sales 1 Ltd., and Daniel Forrest are reversed, and the matter is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings. Costs of the writ application are assessed to the Grabowskis. Costs of the appeal are assessed to Smith & Nephew, Inc. PUREPLAY Orthopaedic Sales 1 Ltd., and Daniel Forrest.

WRIT DENIED. JUDGMENT AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART; AND REMANDED FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS.