Legal Opinion
Kinch v. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 9, 2015No. 15-603PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMY, Judge.
[,The plaintiff alleges that he suffered damages as a result of an emergency department doctor’s failure to diagnose an infection and prescribe antibiotics upon his initial visit to the emergency room. The defendants filed a motion-for summary *902judgment, contending that the plaintiff did not have appropriate expert medical testimony in support of his claim. The trial court granted the motion, and the plaintiff now appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
According to the record, on October 7, 2010, the plaintiff, Jason Kinch, reported to the…
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