MONTALBANO v. BUFFMAN, INC.

Nos. 2011-CA-0753, 2011-CA-0754, 2011-CA-0917, 2011-CA-0918, 2011-CA-1064, 2011-CA-1065, 2011-CA-1127, 2011-CA-1194, 2011-CA-1195, 2011-CA-1196.

90 So.3d 503 (2012)

Albert MONTALBANO, Joseph Montalbano, Jr. and Linda Montalbano v. BUFFMAN INC. d/b/a St. Rita's Nursing Home, Mabel Mangano, Salvadore Mangano, Sr., Anthony Buffone, ABC Insurance Company and XYZ Insurance Company. Emile R. Poissenot and Patricia Poissenot Agnelly, Individually and on Behalf of their Deceased Father, Emile Hippolite Poissenot v. Salvador Mangano, Sr., Mabel Mangano, Huffman, Inc. d/b/a St. Rita's Nursing Home, and ABC Insurance Company. Brenda Berthelot v. Salvador Mangano, Mabel Buffone Mangano, The Mangano Corporation, Manguest, Inc., Manaca, Inc., AOLC Limited Partnership, Mangano Management, Inc., Mangano Consultants, Inc., MGH Limited Partnership and Buffman, Inc. Raymond Cousins and Bernard Reyes v. The Mangano Corporation d/b/a St. Rita's Nursing Facility, Salvador A. Mangano and Mabel Buffone Mangano. Margaret Lott, Individually, and as the Surviving Spouse of Shirley Lott v. Salvador A. Mangano, Mabel B. Mangano, Salvador A. Mangano, Jr., AOLC Limited Partnership, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam, Buffman, Inc., Dorman Inc., MGH Limited Partnership, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam, Manaca, Inc., Mangano Consultants, Inc., the Mangano Corporation, Manguest, Inc., et al. Steven Gallodoro, Joseph L. Gallodoro, Sr. and Cheryl Ann Gallodoro Emmons, Individually, and as the Surviving Children of Tufanio Gallodoro v. Salvador A. Mangano, Mabel B. Mangano, Salvador A. Mangano, Jr., AOLC Limited Partnership, a Louisiana Partnership In Commendam, Buffman, Inc., Dorman Inc., MGH Limited Partnership, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam, Manaca, Inc., Mangano Consultants, Inc., the Mangano Corporation, Manguest, Inc., Mangano Management, Inc., et al. Linda Frischhertz and Nancy Frischhertz, Individually and on Behalf of their Mother, Maxine Frischhertz v. Salvador A. Mangano, Mabel B. Mangano, Manguest, Inc., a/k/a St. Rita's Nursing Home, Mangano Consultants, Inc., Mangano Management, Inc., Manaca, Inc., Buffman Inc., and the Mangano Corporation. John M. Darsam, Jr., Lawrence J. Darsam and Fred J. Darsam v. Buffman, Inc., d/b/a St. Rita's Nursing Home, Salvador A. Mangano, Mabel Buffone Mangano and ABC Insurance Company. Jane D. Dorand, Jammie A. Denley, Peggy Denley and Ronney J. Denley v. Buffman, Inc., d/b/a St. Rita's Nursing Home, Salvador A. Mangano, Mabel Buffone Mangano and ABC Insurance Company. James M. Vidrios v. Buffman, Inc., d/b/a St. Rita's Nursing Home, Salvador A. Mangano, Mabel Buffone Mangano and ABC Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 21, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dominick F. Impastato, III , Marc L. Frischhertz , Frischhertz, Poulliard, Frischhertz & Impastato, LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Appellants/Linda Frischhertz, et al.

John Wheadon deGravelles , deGravelles Palminiter Holthaus & Frugé, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellants/Emile R. Poissenot, et al.

Jon W. Wise , Mark N. Stich , Fowler Rodriguez Valdez-Fauli , New Orleans, LA, for Appellants/Steven Gallodoro, et al.

Paul A. Tabary , Tabary & Borne, L.L.C., Chalmette, LA, For Appellants/John Darsam, et al., Jane Dorand, et al., and James Vidrios.

Joseph M. Bruno, Jr. , Christopher M. Hatcher , Bruno & Bruno, LLP, Covington, LA, for Appellants/Adele Cousins, et al.

William R. Mustian, III , Stanga & Mustian, P.L.C., Metairie, LA, for Appellant/Brenda Berthelot.

Stephanie Bienvenu Laborde , Heather L. Landry , Milling Benson Woodward, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellee/The Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board.

(Court composed of Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge JOY COSSICH LOBRANO).


JOY COSSICH LOBRANO, Judge.

These consolidated appeals arise from wrongful death and survival actions filed by either a spouse or children of ten residents of St. Rita's Nursing Home ("St. Rita's") who died at the facility during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.1 The defendants pertinent to this appeal include Buffman Inc. d/b/a St. Rita's Nursing Home; Salvador A. Mangano, Sr., and Mabel B. Mangano, the owners and operators of St....

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