Douglass v. Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation

Supreme Court of Louisiana September 19, 1996

Douglass v. Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, 679 So. 2d 409 (La. 1996)

1996 La. LEXIS 2352; 1996 WL 537010

Bleich, Expressed, Marcus, Most, Reasons, Victory

Opinion of the Court

In re Douglass, Steve; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; to the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit, No. 96-C-0359; Parish of Jefferson, 24th Judicial District Court, Div. “N”, No. 487-599.

Granted. Judgment of court of appeal vacated and set aside. Judgment of trial court compelling defendants to disclose the identity of the blood donors reinstated. See Most v. Tulane Medical Center, 576 So.2d 1387 (La. 1991). The trial court is further ordered to enter an appropriate protective order to protect the confidentiality of the donors.

MARCUS, J., dissents for reasons expressed in my dissent in Most. *410VICTORY, J., dissents for reasons assigned by MARCUS, J. BLEICH, J., not on panel.

Reference

Full Case Name: Steve DOUGLASS, Individually and on Behalf of His Minor Child, Annie Marie Douglass and Adam Ruben Douglass and Andy Alton Douglass and Kathy Douglass v. ALTON OCHSNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION John L. Ochsner, M.D. Terry D. King, M.D. and The American Association of Blood Banks, Inc.
Status: Published