Clark A. Gunderson, M.D. v. F. A. Richard & Associates, Inc.

• Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
• Decided: August 23, 2006
• Docket: CA-0005-1129
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

05-1129 consolidated with CW05-917

CLARK A. GUNDERSON, M. D., ET AL.

VERSUS

F. A. RICHARD & ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL.

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APPEAL FROM THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT , PARISH OF CALCASIEU, NO. 2004-2417, HONORABLE ROBERT L. WYATT, DISTRICT JUDGE

MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN JUDGE

Court composed of Jimmie C. Peters, Michael G. Sullivan, and Glenn B. Gremillion, Judges.

WRIT DENIED; JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.

Thomas A. Filo Cox, Cox, Filo, Camel & Wilson, L.L.P. 723 Broad Street Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 (337) 436-6611 Counsel for Plaintiffs/Applicants/Appellees: Beutler-England Clinic Dr. Clark Gunderson Dr. Frank W. Lopez Stephen B. Murray Arthur M. Murray Nicole A. Ieyoub The Murray Law Firm 909 Poydras Street, Suite 2550 New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 (504) 525-8100 Counsel for Plaintiffs/Applicants/Appellees: Beutler-England Clinic Dr. Frank W. Lopez Dr. Clark Gunderson

John S. Bradford William B. Monk Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, L.L.P. One Lakeside Plaza, Fourth Floor Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 (337) 436-9491 Counsel for Plaintiffs/Applicants/Appellees: Dr. Clark Gunderson Beutler-England Clinic Dr. Frank W. Lopez

Charles S. McCowan, Jr. Todd A. Rossi Terrence D. McCay Charles S. McCowan, III Louis V. Gregoire, Jr. Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D’Armond, McCowan & Jarman, LLP Post Office Box 3513 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821 (225) 387-0999 Counsel for Defendant/Respondent/Appellant: Focus Healthcare Management, Inc.

Michael Kendall Lauren M. Papenhausen Jennifer S. Geetter McDermott Will & Emery, LLP 28 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109-1775 (617) 535-4000 Counsel for Defendant/Respondent/Appellant: Focus Healthcare Management, Inc.

Gustave A. Fritchie, III David W. O’Quinn Douglas J. Moore Irwin, Fritchie, et al 400 Poydras Street, Suite 2700 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 (504) 310-2100 Counsel for Defendant: Cambridge Integrated Services, Inc. John E. Galloway Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4040 New Orleans, Louisiana 70139 (504) 525-6802 Counsel for Defendant: F. A. Richard & Associates, Inc.

Perry R. Staub, Jr. Larry E. Demmons Taggart, Morton, Ogden, Straub, Rougelot & O’Brien 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2100 New Orleans, Louisiana 70163-2100 (504) 599-8500 Counsel for Defendant: First Health Group Corporation

Janice B. Unland Robert T. Lorio Paul Eric Harrison Rabalais, Unland & Lorio 5100 Village Walk, Suite 300 Covington, Louisiana 70433 (985) 893-9900 Counsel for Defendant: National Loss Control Management, Inc.

Steve M. Sikich The Sikich Law Firm Post Office Box 1432 Lake Charles, Louisiana 70602 (337) 721-8008 Counsel for Defendant: First Health Group Corporation

E. Paige Sensenbrenner John B. Davis Rusty John Savoie Andrew C. Kolb Adams & Reese 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500 New Orleans, Louisiana 70139 (504) 585-0283 Counsel for Defendant: AIG Claims Service, Inc.

Kimberly G. Anderson Attorney at Law 701 Poydras Street, 40th Floor New Orleans, Louisiana 70139 (504) 525-2456 Counsel for Defendant: F. A. Richard & Associates, Inc. Theodore Robert Scarborough Attorney at Law 10 S. Dearborn Street, 48th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 853-7000 Counsel for Defendant: AIG Claims Service, Inc. SULLIVAN, Judge.

For the reasons assigned in Gunderson v. F. A. Richard & Associates, Inc.,

CW05-917 (La.App. 3 Cir. 8/__/06), ___ So.2d ___, the judgment of the trial court

is affirmed. Costs of this appeal are assessed to Defendant/Appellant, Focus

Healthcare Management, Inc.

AFFIRMED.