Oubre v. Union Carbide Corp.

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Oubre v. Union Carbide Corp., 693 So. 2d 765 (La. 1997)
1997 La. LEXIS 1531; 1997 WL 265732
Grant, Lemmon, Marcus, Victory, Writ

Oubre v. Union Carbide Corp.

Opinion of the Court

In re Union Carbide Corp.; Caillouet, Cameron; Riley, Larry; Parker, Mike; — Defendants); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of St. James, 23rd Judicial District Court, Div. “A”, No. 23,265; to the Court of Appeal; Fifth Circuit, No. 97-CW-0120.

Denied. Under La.Code Civ.P. art. 1464, the court may order a party to submit to a physical or mental examination “by a physician” or “by a vocational rehabilitation expert who is not a physician.” A non-physician neuropsyehologist does not not fall under either category. See Rivere v. NPC Services, Inc., 94-0619 (La. 3/15/94), 634 So.2d 842; Williams v. Smith, 576 So.2d 448 (La. 1991).

*766LEMMON and VICTORY, JJ.( would grant the writ. MARCUS, J., not on panel.

Reference

Full Case Name
Donald J. OUBRE and Jeanine V. Oubre v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cameron Caillouet, Larry Riley and Mike Parker
Status
Published