Case Name: Patrick M. WARTELLE & Kristine Wartelle, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees, v. WOMAN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC., Defendant, and The Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund, Defendant-Appellee-Appellant
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1997-02-19
Citations: 690 So. 2d 856
Docket Number: No. 95-736
Parties: Patrick M. WARTELLE & Kristine Wartelle, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees, v. WOMAN’S AND CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, INC., Defendant, and The Louisiana Patient’s Compensation Fund, Defendant-Appellee-Appellant.
Judges: Before KNOLL, J. Pro Tem., and THIBODEAUX, SAUNDERS, WOODARD and DECUIR, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 690
Pages: 856–858

Head Matter:
Patrick M. WARTELLE & Kristine Wartelle, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees, v. WOMAN’S AND CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, INC., Defendant, and The Louisiana Patient’s Compensation Fund, Defendant-Appellee-Appellant.
No. 95-736.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
Feb. 19, 1997.
Writ Denied May 9, 1997.
Before KNOLL, J. Pro Tem., and THIBODEAUX, SAUNDERS, WOODARD and DECUIR, JJ.
Justice Jeannette Theriot Knoll of the Louisiana Supreme Court participated in this decision as Judge Pro Tempore by appointment of the Louisiana Supreme Court.

Opinion:
ON REHEARING
JiPER CURIAM.
We granted a rehearing to reconsider issues pertaining to the La.Civ.Code art. 2315.1 survival damages and La.Civ.Code art. 2315.6 LeJeune damages issues.
After further consideration, a majority of this Court finds that survival damages of $50,000.00 are warranted in this case. Additionally, LeJeune damages of $25,000.00 to each of the parents are appropriate under the circumstances. These amounts raise the total award by an additional $100,000.00. See generally, Dent v. Perkins, 93-405 (La. App. 4 Cir. 12/16/93); 629 So.2d 1354, writ denied, 94-0116 (La. 3/18/94); 634 So.2d 853, and Dunn v. Gentry, 94-1164 (La.App. 3 Cir. 4/5/95); 653 So.2d 783, writ denied, 95-1148 (La. 6/16/95); 655 So.2d 335.
KNOLL, J., concurs on rehearing and assigns written reasons.
THIBODEAUX, J., specially concurs for the reasons stated in Judge KNOLL's concurring opinion.