SCOTT v. DAUTERIVE HOSP. CORP.

No. 02-1364.

851 So.2d 1152 (2003)

Darrell SCOTT and Bonnie McFarland v. DAUTERIVE HOSPITAL CORPORATION, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Douglas Hoskins, III, Hoskins & Hoskins, LC, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant Darrell Scott.

Marc W. Judice, Judice, Hill & Adley, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association.

Stephen Gary McGoffin, Durio, McGoffin, Stagg & Ackermann, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Dauterive Hospital Corporation.

Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, MARC T. AMY, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The plaintiff filed suit against the defendant hospital, alleging that inadequate care in its emergency room resulted in physical injury. He pursued various negligence theories of recovery and sought damages under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) as well. The jury denied the plaintiff's claims of EMTALA violations, gross negligence, inadequate credentialing, and inadequate training and supervision of employees, but found the...

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