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FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE # 3 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

The Opinions handed down on the 21st day of January, 2009, are as follows:

BY KIMBALL, C.J.: 2008-C -0978 SALEDAD TRANCHANT, WIFE OF/AND CHARLES TRANCHANT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER D/B/A MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS; THOMAS B. FERGUSON, M.D.; WATTS WEBB, M.D. AND CHRISTY ZOLFOGHARY, M.D. (Parish of Orleans) Calogero, C.J., retired, participated in this decision which was argued prior to his retirement. For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the court of appeal is reversed. The judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiffs' suit without prejudice is reinstated. REVERSED. SUIT DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. JOHNSON, J., dissents. CALOGERO, J., dissents and assigns reasons.

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SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

No. 2008-C-0978

SALEDAD TRANCHANT, WIFE of/and CHARLES TRANCHANT v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER d/b/a MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA at NEW ORLEANS

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