Coutee v. Beurlot
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
964 So.2d 304 (2007)
Denton Ray COUTEE
v.
Rayland K. BEURLOT, M.D.
No. 2006-C-2943.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
September 5, 2007.
Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sues & Rundell, Eugene Joseph Sues, Lacey Huffman Edwards, Alexandria, for Applicant.
Rivers, Beck, Dalrymple & Ledet, Eugene A. Ledet, Jr., Alexandria, for Respondent.
TRAYLOR, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case in order to determine whether the appellate court erred in awarding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to Plaintiff for emotional damage purportedly sustained as a result of a breach of the physician-patient privilege. For the reasons that…
Also in this document: Concurrence · Calogero; Dissent; Concurrence · Kimball; Concurrence · Weimer.
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