Cleo Allen BUTLER, Individually and for and on Behalf of the Minor, Michelle Butler and Arlene Major as Custodian of the Minor, Michelle Butler,
v.
FLINT GOODRICH HOSPITAL OF DILLARD UNIVERSITY, Jerome T. Medley, Warren P. McKenna, Jr., M.D., Sandra Viglia, Joseph Braud, M.D. and Sherman Bernard in his Capacity as Commissioner of Insurance, et al.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
October 19, 1992.
Dissenting Opinion November 10, 1992.
Rehearing Denied November 25, 1992.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Darleen M. Jacobs, Brian C. Beckwith, James L. Yates, New Orleans, for applicants.
Franklin D. Beahm, Katherine B. Muslow, Thomas, Hayes & Beahm, Lawrence L. McNamara, Philip O. Bergeron, Robert J. Conrad, Jr., Adams & Reese, New Orleans, C.T. Williams, Jr., J. Elliott Baker, Blue, Williams & Buckley, Metairie, for respondents.
Joseph W. Thomas, New Orleans, for Norward Sutton, Sr., amicus curiae.
Robert G. Pugh, Jr., Lamar P. Pugh, Pugh, Pugh & Pugh, Shreveport, for Louisiana Medical Mut. Ins. Co., amicus curiae.
Lawrence S. Kullman, New Orleans, David W. Robertson, Baton Rouge, for Louisiana Trial Lawyers Ass'n, amicus curiae.
George E. Cain, Bryan Misshore, Kelley A. Robichaux, Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, for Ins. Corp. of America, amicus curiae.
Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Athena B. Peidrahita, Asst. Atty. Gen., for State, amicus curiae.
Charles A. Boggs, Boggs, Loehn & Rodrigue, New Orleans, for Dr. Susan Jeanfreau, amicus curiae.
Robert L. Roland, Peter T. Dazzio, P. Scott Jolly, Baton Rouge, for Louisiana Hosp. Ass'n and Louisiana Hosp. Ass'n Ins. Trust Fund, amicus curiae.
H. Evans Scobee, Durrett, Hardin, Hunter, Dameron & Fritchie, Baton Rouge, for East Baton Rouge Parish Medical Soc., amicus curiae.
Larry M. Roedel, Roedel Parsons Forrester & Koch, Baton Rouge, for Louisiana Dental Ass'n, amicus curiae.
Marc W. Judice, Juneau, Judice, Hill & Adley, Lafayette, for The Ninth Dist. of Louisiana State Medical Soc., amicus curiae.
Cynthia C. Anderson, Gregg A. Wilkes, Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, Shreveport, for Shreveport Medical Soc., The North Cent. Parishes Medical Soc., The Delta Medical Soc., and the Morehouse Parish Medical Soc., amicus curiae.
Jesse D. McDonald, Hudson, Potts & Bernstein, Monroe, for Louisiana State Medical Soc. and Ouachita Parish Medical Soc., amicus curiae.
Donna D. Fraiche, Michael M. Meunier, Elaine W. Selle, Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, New Orleans, for Orleans Parish Medical Soc. and The Jefferson Parish Medical Soc., amicus curiae.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Dissenting Opinion by Justice Dennis, November 10, 1992.
WATSON, Justice.
The issue presented is the constitutionality of Louisiana's $500,000 cap on general damages in a medical malpractice victim's suit against multiple defendants. LSA-R.S. 40:1299.42(B)(1).
FACTS
In May of 1976, a three year old child, Michelle Butler, had complications following eye surgery. After suffering cardiac arrest, she was rendered blind, paralyzed and retarded...
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