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BILLEAUDEAU v. OPELOUSAS GEN. HOSP. AUTH.

No. 15-1034.

189 So.3d 561 (2016)

Brandi BILLEAUDEAU, Veronica Billeaudeau, and Joseph Billeaudeau v. OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, Dr. Kondilo Skirlis-Zavala, and the Shumacher Group of Louisiana, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 6, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. McReynolds , Karen Patricia Holland , John Jerry Glas , Deutsch Kerrigan, LLP, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant Opelousas General Hospital Authority.

Brandon M. Rhodes , Nicholas Gachassin, Jr. , Nicholas Gachassin, III , Gachassin Law Firm, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellant Opelousas General Hospital Authority.

Kara Hadican Samuels , Nora R. Udell , Kara Hadican Samuels & Associates, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees Veronica Billeaudeau Joseph Billeaudeau.

Court composed of ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, JAMES T. GENOVESE, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges.

Opelousas General Hospital Authority (Opelousas General) appeals a judgment of the trial court holding that a claim for "negligent credentialing" of a physician by a hospital does not constitute medical malpractice subject to the terms of the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act (MMA), La. R.S. 40:1231.1, et seq.

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