LIFECARE HOSPITALS, INC. v. YOUNG

No. 39,732-CA.

903 So.2d 635 (2005)

LIFECARE HOSPITALS, INC., Plaintiff-First Appellant v. Sandra S. YOUNG, Defendant-Second Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weiner, Weiss, & Madison by James R. Madison, Shreveport, for Plaintiff/First Appellant.

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway by Brian A. Homza, Shreveport, for Defendant/Second Appellant.

Miller & Williamson, LLC by I. Matthew Williamson, New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellee, Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

Before BROWN, PEATROSS, and DREW, JJ.


BROWN, C.J.

On July 17, 2001, Peter Young was seriously injured in a vehicular accident in Beckville, Texas. Young was airlifted to the LSU Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. He suffered a ruptured aorta, went into cardiac arrest, and was in a comatose state until his death 14 months later. In August 2001, Young was transferred from LSU Medical Center to Lifecare Hospital, Inc. ("Lifecare"), a long-term acute care provider located in Shreveport, Louisiana, where...

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