Case Name: Donald J. OUBRE and Jeanine V. Oubre v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cameron Caillouet, Larry Riley and Mike Parker
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1997-05-09
Citations: 693 So. 2d 765
Docket Number: No. 97-CC-0873
Parties: Donald J. OUBRE and Jeanine V. Oubre v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cameron Caillouet, Larry Riley and Mike Parker.
Judges: LEMMON and VICTORY, JJ.( would grant the writ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 693
Pages: 765–766

Head Matter:
Donald J. OUBRE and Jeanine V. Oubre v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, Cameron Caillouet, Larry Riley and Mike Parker.
No. 97-CC-0873.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
May 9, 1997.

Opinion:
In re Union Carbide Corp.; Caillouet, Cameron; Riley, Larry; Parker, Mike; — Defendants); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of St. James, 23rd Judicial District Court, Div. "A", No. 23,265; to the Court of Appeal; Fifth Circuit, No. 97-CW-0120.
Denied. Under La.Code Civ.P. art. 1464, the court may order a party to submit to a physical or mental examination "by a physician" or "by a vocational rehabilitation expert who is not a physician." A non-physician neuropsyehologist does not not fall under either category. See Rivere v. NPC Services, Inc., 94-0619 (La. 3/15/94), 634 So.2d 842; Williams v. Smith, 576 So.2d 448 (La.1991).
LEMMON and VICTORY, JJ.( would grant the writ.
MARCUS, J., not on panel.