The State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit (“Louisiana Appellate Court”), in its decision dated October 28, 2020, reversed summary judgment granted to the defendant pediatric cardiologist in a Louisiana medical malpractice case, finding that the plaintiff’s medical malpractice… Read More
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Louisiana Appellate Court Rules Certain Allegations Against Hospital ER Employee For Sexual Assault Of Patient Are Medical Malpractice Claims
The State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit (“Louisiana Appellate Court”) ruled in it decision dated May 27, 2020 that certain allegations in the plaintiff’s petition alleging that an emergency room technician employed by the defendant hospital sexually assaulted… Read More
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Louisiana Supreme Court Holds Negligent Credentialing Claim Falls Under Louisiana’s Medical Malpractice Act
The Supreme Court of Louisiana (“Louisiana Supreme Court”) held in its opinion dated January 29, 2020 that the plaintiff’s “allegations against the hospitals for negligent re-credentialing necessarily fall within the definition of “malpractice” under the LMMA because they constitute an… Read More
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$10M New Orleans Medical Malpractice Verdict May Not Be Subject To $500K Damages Cap
On August 22, 2019, a New Orleans medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $10 million in favor of the plaintiff who suffered a serious permanent arm injury as a result of negligent medical treatment for an… Read More
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Louisiana Governor Signs Into Law Nursing Home “Granny Cam” Law
On May 31, 2018, Louisiana’s Governor signed into law House Bill No. 281, which authorizes a Louisiana nursing home resident or a legal representative to have a monitoring device installed in the room of the resident and establishes conditions for… Read More
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Louisiana Appellate Court Reverses Itself, Revives Medical Malpractice Case
The State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit (“Louisiana Appellate Court”), in its May 2, 2018 opinion, reversed its previous opinion and thereby revived a Louisiana medical malpractice lawsuit, finding that the trial court had erred in granting summary… Read More
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Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment Against Medical Malpractice Plaintiff
In its opinion dated March 14, 2018, the State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit (“Louisiana Appellate Court”) affirmed summary judgment in favor of the Louisiana medical malpractice defendant orthopedic surgeon and affirmed dismissal of the Louisiana medical malpractice… Read More
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Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Missed Statute Of Limitations
In its opinion published on March 14, 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal State of Louisiana (“Louisiana Appellate Court”) stated that the Louisiana medical malpractice plaintiff, who had filed her Louisiana medical malpractice lawsuit on January 2, 2014, had… Read More
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Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendant
The State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Third Circuit (“Louisiana Appellate Court”) earlier this month affirmed the trial court’s granting summary judgment to the defendant emergency room physician in a Louisiana medical malpractice case, finding that the plaintiff had failed… Read More
