ST. ROMAIN v. LUKER

No. 2000 CA 1366.

804 So.2d 85 (2001)

Susan ST. ROMAIN, Wife of/and Dale St. Romain Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Their Minor Child, Gavin St. Romain v. Dr. Glen D. LUKER and United National Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byron J. Casey, III, Metairie, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Susan and Dale St. Romain.

Jacqueline G. Griffith, Lydia Habliston Toso, Griffith, Battard, and Johnson, L.L.C., New Orleans, for Defendants-Appellees Dr. Glen D. Luker and Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund.

Before: CARTER, C.J., PARRO, and CLAIBORNE, JJ.


PARRO, J.

This medical malpractice case involves the issue of standing by the Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund (PCF) to contest the liability of a qualified health care provider that entered into a settlement for less than $100,000, as well as the issue of prescription regarding the plaintiffs' medical malpractice action. For the following reasons, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.

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