DOE v. SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSP.

No. 98-C-0063.

717 So.2d 654 (1998)

Jane DOE, et al. v. SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSPITAL.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied September 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Calvert, Metairie, for Plaintiffs/Relators.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, J. Elliott Baker, Assistant Attorney General, Louisiana Department of Justice, Litigation Division, New Orleans, and C.T. Williams, Jr., Special Assistant Attorney General, Metairie, for Defendant/Respondent.

Before BYRNES, ARMSTRONG and MURRAY, JJ.


ARMSTRONG, Judge.

We grant plaintiffs-relators' application for supervisory writs to consider the correctness of the trial court's judgment holding that LSA-R.S. 9:5628 did not discriminate on the basis of physical condition and placing the burden of proving the statute's unconstitutionality on the plaintiffs. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Plaintiffs asserted a medical malpractice action in 19911

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases