THOMAS v. INSURANCE CORP. OF AMERICA

No. 93-C-1856.

633 So.2d 136 (1994)

Alfred E. THOMAS, Sr. v. INSURANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams P. Crews, Jr., Robert S. Wright, Natchitoches, for applicant.

Jerald L. Perlman, Shreveport, for respondent.


CALOGERO, Chief Justice.*

In this medical malpractice case, we are called upon to decide for the first time how the appropriate statutory provisions regarding Patient Compensation Fund credits affecting the Fund's $400,000 maximum exposure are to be applied when a plaintiff has settled with two or more health care providers. With successive settlements of $100,000 and $40,000 and a gross damage award of $412,500, the district court in...

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