GEORGE RAYMOND WILLIAMS, M.D., ET AL. VERSUS BESTCOMP, INC., ET AL.

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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. ********** 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 ********** ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX CHIEF JUDGE ********** 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.

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