Case Name: Helen LAW v. IBERIA COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC., et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1999-03-12
Citations: 731 So. 2d 215
Docket Number: No. 98-C-1749
Parties: Helen LAW v. IBERIA COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC., et al.
Judges: Julian L. Gibbens, Edward J. Cipos, III, Gibbens, Blackwell & Stevens, New Iberia, for Respondent.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 731
Pages: 215–215

Head Matter:
Helen LAW v. IBERIA COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC., et al.
No. 98-C-1749.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 12, 1999.
Richard T. Musgrave, Fritz M. Stoller, McCloskey, Langenstein & Stoller, New Orleans, for Applicant.
Julian L. Gibbens, Edward J. Cipos, III, Gibbens, Blackwell & Stevens, New Iberia, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Plaintiff Filed suit against Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center, Inc. ("Iberia") and a member of its board of directors, alleging wrongful termination and defamation. Also named as a defendant was Tudor Insurance Company ("Tudor"), which issued a directors and officers liability insurance policy to Iberia.
Tudor later moved for summary judgment on all of plaintiffs claims against it. After a hearing, the trial court granted the motion for summary judgment and dismissed Tudor from the suit with prejudice. On appeal, the court of appeal reversed, finding there were genuine issues of material fact which precluded summary judgment. Upon Tudor's application, we granted certiorari on October 16, 1998 to consider this ruling.
After this court granted the writ, plaintiff filed a motion in this court seeking to dismiss her defamation claims against Tudor with prejudice. This motion is hereby granted.
After hearing oral arguments and reviewing the record, we conclude that the judgment below does not require the exercise of our supervisory authority. Accordingly, we recall our order of October 16, 1998 as improvidently granted, and deny Tudor's application.
Johnson, J., not on panel. Rule IV, Part II, § 3.