Diann DEROUEN
v.
Ruth KOLB and Lafayette General Hospital.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
April 6, 1981.
April 6, 1981.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Thomas D. Curtis, J. Minos Simon Ltd., Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.
Marilyn C. Castle, Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Lafayette, R. Gordon Kean, Jr., Charles S. McCowan, Jr., Sanders, Downing, Kean & Cazedessus, Baton Rouge, amicus curiae on behalf of Louisiana State Medical Society.
Sidney E. Cook, Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, Shreveport, amicus curiae on behalf of Medical Society for the Parishes of Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Bienville, Red River and DeSoto.
William R. Tete, William M. Nolen, Jones, Tete, Nolen, Hanchey, Swift & Spears, Lake Charles, amicus curiae on behalf of Medical Society for Parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis.
Ronald L. Davis, Jr., Edwin K. Theus, Jr., Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh, Monroe, amicus curiae for Medical Society for Parishes of Caldwell, E. Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Union and W. Carroll.
Howard B. Gist, Jr., Gist, Methvin, Hughes & Munsterman, amicus curiae for Medical Societies of Parishes of Catahoula, Concordia, Natchitoches, Rapides and Tri-Parish Medical Society.
George K. Anding, Jr., Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner, amicus curiae for Louisiana Hospital Ass'n.
Timothy J. McNamara, Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, H. Lee Leonard, Voorhies and Labbe, amicus curiae for Parish Medical Societies for the Parishes of St. Mary, Iberia, Vermilion, Lafayette, Acadia, Evangeline, St. Landry and St. Martin.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
BLANCHE, Justice.
Plaintiff, Diann Derouen, instituted a claim for personal injuries against Ruth Kolb, a registered nurse, and her employer, Lafayette General Hospital, for an injection plaintiff claimed was administered improperly prior to surgery. Both defendants qualify as health care providers within the contemplation of the Medical Malpractice Act, R.S. 40:1299.41 et seq.
Pursuant to this Act, the plaintiff requested the Commissioner of Insurance convene...
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