Sanderson v. Tulane Univ. Hosp. & Clinic

In the absence of any allegations that the medical review panel superceded its statutory authority, the panel's opinion is subject to mandatory admission. La. R.S. 40:1231.8(H) ; McGlothlin v. Christus St. Patrick Hospital , 10-2775 (La. 7/1/11), 65 So.3d 1218. The mere fact that a member of the panel may not have disclosed a potential conflict of interest is not a ground for automatic exclusion of the panel's opinion. See Elledge v. Williamson , 48, 644 (La. App. 2 Cir. 1/15/14), 132 So.3d 432 ; see also Derouen v. Kolb , 397 So.2d 791 (La.1981). Plaintiff will have an adequate opportunity…