George Raymond Williams, M.D. v. Bestcomp, Inc.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

15-715 consolidated with 15-761

GEORGE RAYMOND WILLIAMS, M.D., ET AL.

VERSUS

BESTCOMP, INC., ET AL.

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ON APPLICATION FOR SUPERVISORY WRIT
FROM THE TWENTY-SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, NO. 09-C-5242-A
HONORABLE JAMES PAUL DOHERTY, JR., DISTRICT JUDGE

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ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX
CHIEF JUDGE

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Court composed of Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux, Chief Judge, Shannon J. Gremillion,
and Phyllis M. Keaty, Judges.

WRIT DENIED.

Judy Y. Barrasso
Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman
909 Poydras Street – Suite 2400
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: (504) 589-9700
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Applicant - Darwin Select Insurance Company

John Stanton Bradford
William Boyce Monk
Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, L.L.P.
P. O. Box 2900
Lake Charles, LA 70602
Telephone: (337) 436-9491
COUNSEL FOR:
Plaintiffs/Respondents - Joe Wilson, Wilson Chiropractic Center, Inc.,
Orthopaedic Surgery, A Professional Medical, LLC, West Louisiana
Health Services, Inc., d/b/a Beauregard Memorial Hospital, and George
Raymond Williams, M.D.

Patrick Craig Morrow, Sr.
Morrow, Morrow
P. O. Box 1787
Opelousas, LA 70570
Telephone: (337) 948-4483
COUNSEL FOR:
Plaintiffs/Respondents - West Louisiana Health Services, Inc., d/b/a
Beauregard Memorial Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery, A
Professional Medical, LLC, Joe Wilson, George Raymond Williams,
M.D., and Wilson Chiropractic Center, Inc.

Stephen Barnett Murray
Stephen Barnett Murray, Jr.
Arthur M. Murray
Nicole A. Murray-Ieyoub
Amanda Klevorn
Murray Law Firm
650 Poydras Street – Suite 2150
New Orleans, LA 70130
Telephone: (504) 525-8100
COUNSEL FOR:
Plaintiffs/Respondents - Joe Wilson, Orthopaedic Surgery, A
Professional Medical, LLC, George Raymond Williams, M.D., Wilson
Chiropractic Center, Inc., and West Louisiana Health Services, Inc.,
d/b/a Beauregard Memorial Hospital

Maureen O'Connor Sullivan
Tabitha R. Durbin
Christie Noel
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard
100 E. Vermilion - Suite 300
Lafayette, LA 70501
Telephone: (337) 326-5777
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendants/Applicants - Illinois Union Insurance Company and
Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company

George Davidson Fagan
Margaret F. Swetman
Anton L. Hasenkampf
Leake & Anderson
1100 Poydras Street – Suite 1700
New Orleans, LA 70163
Telephone: (504) 585-7500
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Applicant - Chartis Specialty Insurance Co.

Thomas Allen Filo
Michael Kevin Cox
Cox, Cox, Filo, Camel & Wilson, L.L.C.
723 Broad Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Telephone: (337) 436-6611
COUNSEL FOR:
Plaintiffs/Respondents - George Raymond Williams, M.D., Orthopaedic
Surgery, A Professional Medical, LLC, Wilson Chiropractic Center,
Inc., West Louisiana Health Services, Inc., d/b/a Beauregard Memorial
Hospital, and Joe Wilson

Patrick J. McShane
Carl Edward Hellmers
Heather McArthur
Frilot, LLC
1100 Poydras Street – Suite 3700
New Orleans, LA 70163
Telephone: (504) 599-8000
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Applicant - Landmark American Insurance Company

Gabriel Joseph Veninata
Hailey McNamara
P. O. Box 8288
Metairie, LA 70011
Telephone: (504) 836-6500
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Respondent - Stratacare, LLC

Michael A. Balascio
Barrasso Usdin Kupperman
909 Poydras Street – 24th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: (504) 589-9700
COUNSEL FOR:
Defendant/Applicant - Darwin Select Insurance Company

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

For the reasons discussed in the consolidated case of George

Raymond Williams, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery, A Professional Medical L.L.C., et

al. v. Bestcomp, Inc., et al., 15-761 (La.App. 3 Cir. __/__/__), __ So.3d __, this

court finds that it has subject matter jurisdiction to consider the appeal of that case,

rendering the application for a supervisory writ moot. We, therefore, deny the writ

application of Chartis Specialty Insurance, Co., Darwin Select Insurance Company,

Landmark American Insurance Company, Illinois Union Insurance Company, and

Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company.

WRIT DENIED.