Legal Opinion
Colvin v. Louisiana Patients Compensation Oversight Board
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 12, 2006No. Nos. 40,903-CA, 40,904-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtPeatross, J.
h These consolidated cases began as medical malpractice actions, wherein the respective plaintiffs, Tonya Colvin and Thomas Miller, settled with the healthcare providers for the statutory maximum of $100,000 and reserved their rights against the Patient’s Compensation Fund for damages. The underlying medical malpractice actions were properly filed in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Subsequently, Colvin and Miller filed the instant suits, also in Caddo Parish, claiming that the Patient’s Compensation Fund Oversight Board (“PCFOB”) failed to promptly and in good faith evaluate their claims so that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Walls v. American Optical Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
- Landry v. Avondale Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
- Franques v. Evangeline Parish Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- LOUISIANA PCFOB v. EdwardsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
3Cited by1 opinion
- Colvin v. LOUISIANA PATIENT'S COMP. FUNDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007