Legal Opinion
Montalbano v. Buffman Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 21, 2012No. Nos. 2011-CA-0753, 2011-CA-0754, 2011-CA-0917, 2011-CA-0918, 2011-CA-1064, 2011-CA-1065, 2011-CA-1127, 2011-CA-1194, 2011-CA-1195, 2011-CA-1196PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOY COSSICH LOBRANO, Judge.
|,These consolidated appeals arise from wrongful death and survival actions filed by either a spouse or children of ten residents of St. Rita’s Nursing Home (“St. Rita’s”) who died at the facility during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.1 The defendants pertinent to this appeal include Buffman Inc. d/b/a St. Rita’s Nursing Home; Salvador A. Mangano, Sr., and Mabel B. Mangano, the owners and operators of St. Rita’s; and the Louisiana Nursing Home Association Malpractice and General Liability Trust, their liability insurer.
The plaintiffs settled their claims with…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Samaha v. RauSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
- Holmes v. HendricksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1926
- Cole v. MurrayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
- LaCoste v. Pendleton Methodist Hosp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
- Williamson v. HOSPITAL SERVICE OF JEFFERSONSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
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3Cited by3 opinions
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