State v. Placke

This appeal arises out of the State of Louisiana’s overpayment of a damage award in an underlying medical malpractice suit. The State filed suit naming as defendants Ms. Conerly and her counsel in the original medical malpractice action, Allan L. Placke, Don H. Johnson and Johnson & Placke (collectively referred to herein as “Defendants”), seeking return of the overpayment. The parties filed cross motions for summary judgment. The trial court granted the State’s motion for summary judgment and denied Defendants’ motion. Defendants now appeal and the State has answered the appeal. For the…