Taylor v. Clement
| Decision Date | 06 February 2013 |
| Docket Number | No. 12–996.,12–996. |
| Citation | 110 So.3d 199 |
| Parties | Charles TAYLOR, Jr., et ux. v. Dr. Richard CLEMENT, et al. |
| Court | Court of Appeal of Louisiana — District of US |
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Appeal from the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Calcasieu, No. 1999–191 c/w 1997–4329, Honorable Clayton Davis, District Judge.
Stephen M. Pizzo, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Galen–Med, Inc.
J. Elliott Baker, Special Assistant Attorney General, Covington, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, State of Louisiana, Galen–Med, Inc.
Nadia de la Houssaye, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P., Lafayette, LA, for Intervenor/Appellee, Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund.
Oliver Jackson Schrumpf, Schrumpf & Schrumpf, Sulphur, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Susan Arrington, Laura Jo Arrington, Joelle Lorene Arrington, Sharon Taylor, Charles Taylor, Jr.
Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, JIMMIE C. PETERS, and MARC T. AMY, Judges.
[3 Cir. 1]For the reasons expressed in the consolidated case of Susan Arrington v. ER Physician Group, 12–995 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2/6/13), 110 So.3d 193, the judgment of the trial court, rendered on June 18, 2012 is affirmed. The motion for en banc hearing is denied. All costs of this proceeding are assessed to the plaintiffs-appellants.
AFFIRMED. MOTION FOR EN BANC HEARING DENIED.
I still maintain my position that the medical malpractice cap is unconstitutional on the bases of equal protection, due process, and separation of powers. However, I must sacrifice my intellectual independence and judicial beliefs to what is the clear pronouncement of the Louisiana Supreme Court in Oliver v. Magnolia Clinic, 11–2132 (La.3/13/12), 85 So.3d 39.
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