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