Perkins v. Coastal Emergency Medical Services

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Perkins v. Coastal Emergency Medical Services, 791 So. 2d 644 (La. 2001)
2001 La. LEXIS 1171; 2001 WL 498433
Deny, Johnson, Kimball, Knoll, Writ

Perkins v. Coastal Emergency Medical Services

Opinion of the Court

*645In re Louisiana Patient’s Compensation Fund; — Defendant; Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Parish of Calca-sieu, 14th Judicial District Court Div. A, No. 96-5503; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. 00 01036-CA.

Writ granted. The judgments of the lower courts sustaining plaintiffs motion for summary judgment are vacated and set aside. There are genuine issues of material fact as to causation and damages in excess of $100,000.00 that must be resolved at trial. Case remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.

KIMBALL, JOHNSON and KNOLL, JJ., would deny the writ.

Reference

Full Case Name
Scott Lynn PERKINS v. COASTAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published