Doucet v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare System of Central Louisiana, Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana June 18, 1999

Doucet v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare System of Central Louisiana, Inc., 745 So. 2d 610 (La. 1999)

1999 La. LEXIS 1843; 1999 WL 506337

Deny, Knoll, Lemmon, Writ

Opinion of the Court

IN RE: Columbia ■ Medical Ctr./SW La.;' — Defendant(s); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writ; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, Number CW99-0200; Parish of Lafayette 15th Judicial District Court Div. “C” Number 97-5414

Granted. The ruling of the trial court, based upon its in camera inspection of the documents at issue, does not represent an abuse of discretion. Accordingly, the judgment of the court of appeal ordering disclosure of the disputed portion of the hospital’s occurrence report is vacated, and the judgment of the trial court is reinstated.

LEMMON, J., not on panel. KNOLL, J., would deny the writ.

Reference

Full Case Name: Terry DOUCET, et vir. v. COLUMBIA/HCA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA, INC.
Status: Published