Legal Opinion
Prentiss Baker and Sheryl Wiginton, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Phc-Minden, L.P. D/B/A Minden Medical Center
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 5, 2015No. 2014-C -2243PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*531KNOLL, Justice.
I,We granted this writ application to resolve a conflict among the appellate courts of this state on the issue of whether a class action is the superior method for adjudicating actions brought pursuant to the Health Care Consumer Billing and Disclosure Protection Act, La.Rev.Stat. § 22:1871 et seq. (“Balance Billing Act”). Baker v. PHC-Minden, L.P., 14-2243 (La.1/16/15), 157 So.3d 1113. Across the *532state, plaintiffs are filing these actions against health care providers from whom they sought treatment following automobile accidents and with whom their health care insurers had…
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