George Raymond Williams, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery, L. L.C. v. Sif Consultants of La., Inc.

I subscribe to Judge Amy's dissent, but there are additional reasons for which I disagree with the majority.

The starting point of any judicial decision is the law, the sources of which are legislation and custom. La.Civ.Code art. 1. Legislation is the expression of the legislature's will. La.Civ.Code art. 2. Custom acquires the force of law from practices that are repeated to the point that they become generally accepted. La.Civ.Code art. 3.

Legislation always trumps custom. Id. "When a law is clear and unambiguous, and its application does not lead to absurd consequences, the law shall be…