Batson v. South Louisiana Medical Center

I «WHIPPLE, J.

This matter is before us on appeal following a remand to the trial court for a determination of whether certain health care providers were qualified state health care providers pursuant to the Malpractice Liability for State Services Act, LSA-R.S. 40:1299.89 et seq., and, accordingly, whether the State of Louisiana was entitled to a credit for a settlement payment made by those health care providers to the plaintiffs herein. On remand, the trial court determined that the settling health care providers were not qualified state health care providers and, accordingly, that the…