SAM v. DIRECT GENERAL INS. CO. OF LOUISIANA

No. 2006-1116.

951 So.2d 482 (2007)

James SAM v. DIRECT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 7, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred F. Boustany, II, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant: James Sam.

K. Wade Trahan, Ottinger Hebert, LLC, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee: Acadian Ambulance Services, Inc.

Bret T. Walsh, Adair, Schuerman & White, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants/Appellees: Direct General Insurance Co. of Louisiana, Melvin Julien.

Eric T. Haik, Haik, Minvielle & Grubbs, New Iberia, LA for Defendants/Appellees: Louisiana State University, Health Science Center, Health Care Services, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center.

Court composed of MARC T. AMY, J. DAVID PAINTER, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The plaintiff sustained injury after being struck by an automobile. The limits of the vehicle owner's insurance policy were deposited into the registry of the court and a concursus proceeding was invoked. The plaintiff's attorney and three of the plaintiff's medical providers claimed privileges on the funds. After recognizing the primacy of the attorney's privilege, the trial court determined that the medical providers failed to perfect their privilege...

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