Louisiana medical malpractice lawyer Archives

Louisiana Appellate Court Discusses National Standard Of Care Versus Locality Rule, Informed Consent, In Medical Malpractice Case

February 8, 2025

On April 29, 2015, Roxine Lachney filed a Louisiana medical malpractice claim against James L. Gates, M.D., alleging that he breached the standard of care in performing three surgeries on her: the hysterectomy, the right oophorectomy, and the left oophorectomy. The medical review panel issued its op[...]

Louisiana Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment Against Medical Malpractice Plaintiff

April 9, 2018

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 plaint[...]

Louisiana Medical Malpractice Lawsuit For Emergency Room Negligence (Twice)

January 19, 2014

On December 23, 2013, a Louisiana medical malpractice lawsuit was filed by a woman on her own behalf and on behalf of her two minor children for the death of her husband that was due to alleged medical malpractice that occurred in a hospital emergency room on two separate occasions. The medical m[...]

Louisiana Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed For Post-Surgical Death

October 16, 2013

The family of a 67-year-old Louisiana woman who died following elective spine surgery has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital where the surgery was performed, claiming that the medical staff negligently failed to diagnose and treat post-surgical complications that led to the wo[...]

Louisiana Medical Malpractice Case Filed By Obese Patient Who Was Dropped

April 13, 2013

On February 4, 2013, an obese Louisiana woman filed a medical malpractice claim against a Louisiana medical clinic after she was dropped by clinic personnel while she was being transferred from a wheelchair to her bed. When she fell, her left leg ended up under her body, causing her left fibula[...]

Louisiana Medical Malpractice Discovery Rule Explained

December 21, 2012

In an appellate court decision rendered by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal of the State of Louisiana (“the Court”) on November 13, 2012, the Court interpreted LSA-R.S. 9:5628, which controls the prescriptive period for medical malpractice actions and states that an action for damages [...]

Louisiana $24 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damaged Child

August 16, 2012

A medical malpractice jury in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana spent approximately one hour in deliberations after a one-week trial that concluded on August 10, 2012, before awarding $24 million (including $20 million for future medical expenses) for the permanent brain damage suffered by a toddler dur[...]

Louisiana Medical Malpractice Claim For Permanent Paralysis

July 5, 2012

A man was admitted into the hospital for a liver transplant. While he was recuperating from his surgery, he was placed in a recliner for 7 to 8 hours. The medical staff then attempted to transfer the man from the recliner into his bed by using bed sheets. During the transfer, the man heard and felt[...]

Are Caps On Noneconomic Damages Fair?

March 25, 2012

Many U.S. states have enacted laws that place a cap (limit) on the amount of noneconomic damages (such as pain and suffering, mental anguish, disfigurement, etc.) that medical malpractice victims may recover from medical malpractice defendants who provided medical care that failed to meet the requi[...]

Louisiana Medical Malpractice Claim For Sedated Patient Who Fell From Procedure Table

February 15, 2012

Certain medical procedures require the patient to receive some form of sedation (ranging from a light sedation commonly called I.V. sedation that results in the patient being relaxed and feeling sleepy and causes the patient to forget the procedure and the time immediately afterwards but enables th[...]

Louisiana Physician Medical Malpractice Complaints And Disciplinary Actions

November 6, 2011

The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners states on its website that it is “responsible for protecting the public’s health and safety by determining qualifications of applicants for licensure, enforcing the medical practice act through the rule making process and by disciplining li[...]

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