Deborah R. Phillips v. Labcorp Holdings of America, Inc.

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEBORAH R. PHILLIPS, REBECCA NO. 2026 CW 0416 M. BRYANT, JENNIFER L.

TANNER, MARY E. ROPER AND

DWIGHT D. ROPER,

INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF

OF THE LATE MARY ANN ROPER

VERSUS

LABCORP HOLDINGS OF AMERICA, INC. D/B/A LABCORP; UNKNOWN

LABCORP PHLEBOTOMIST; DR. JULY 2, 2026 ELIZABETH B. CURTIS; AND

ALICIA SMITH

In Re: Elizabeth B. Curtis, M.D., applying for supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 724579.

BEFORE : McCLENDON, C.J., STROMBERG AND EDWARDS, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. Mover failed to point out to the court the absence of factual support for one or more elements essential to plaintiffs’ claims. La. Code Civ. P. art. 966(D) (1). See Aucoin v. State Through Terrebonne Levee & Conservation Dist., 2025-0879 (La. App. lst Cir. 4/24/26), -- So.3d --, 2026 WL 1122119 (“This ‘pointing out’ must be more than a bare assertion in a motion for summary judgment or brief”, citing Sheppard v. City of Baton Rouge, 2002-2421 (La. App. Ist Cir. 9/17/04), 897 So.2d 25, writ denied, 2004-2566 (La. 1/14/05), 889 So.2d 268.)

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eQOURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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