Bridwell v. Louisiana Patients' Compensation Fund

11 JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge.

The plaintiffs-relators seek review of a trial court judgment granting defendant’s motion to consolidate.

On January 21, 2000, William Bridwell slipped and fell, breaking his hip, while he was a patient at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic. Mr. Bridwell and his wife filed a complaint with the Patient’s Compensation Fund (PCF) against Tulane. Tulane settled the suit for the statutory maximum. Thereafter, the Bridwells sued the PCF in Civil District Court in Orleans Parish. The suit was allotted to Division “F”.

On January 24, 2000, Mr. Bridwell underwent…