Legal Opinion
Billeaudeau v. Opelousas General Hospital Authority
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 6, 2016No. 15-1034PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Judge.
| ¶ Opelousas General Hospital Authority (Opelousas General) appeals a judgment of the trial court holding that a claim for “negligent credentialing’’ of a physician by a hospital does not constitute medical malpractice subject to the terms of the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act (MMA), La. R.S. 40:1231.1, et seq.
FACTS
On June 20, 2010, Brandi Billeaudeau was taken to Opelousas General after collapsing in her parents’ home. Brandi is a thirty-five-year-old woman with Down syndrome. Veronica Billeaudeau, Brandi’s *563mother and a nurse, and her husband Joseph transported their…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Coleman v. DenoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
- Gray v. American Nat. Property & Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
- Sewell v. Doctors Hosp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Williamson v. HOSPITAL SERVICE OF JEFFERSONSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
- Lejano v. BandakSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Brandi Billeaudeau, Veronica Billeaudeau, and Joseph Billeaudeau v. Opelousas General Hospital Authority, Dr. Kondilo Skirlis-Zavala, and the Shumacher Group of Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2016
- Billeaudeau v. Opelousas Gen. Hosp. Auth.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
- Billeaudeau v. Opelousas Gen. Hosp. Auth.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
- Brandi Billeaudeau v. Opelousas General Hospital AuthorityLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
- Brandi Billeaudeau v. Opelousas General Hospital AuthorityLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
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