Legal Opinion
Boudreaux v. Pettaway
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 28, 2012No. 1100281PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHAW, Justice.
Randall Boudreaux, M.D., Don Ortego, and Coastal Anesthesia, P.C. (“Coastal”), appeal from a $4,000,000 judgment, following a remittitur of a $20,000,000 jury verdict, against them and in favor of Paula Pettaway, as administratrix of the estate of Paulett Pettaway Hall, deceased, on her wrongful-death/medical-malpractice claim. We affirm.
Facts and Procedural History1
Boudreaux is a licensed, board-certified anesthesiologist and a principal of Coastal; Ortego is a certified registered nurse anesthetist and an employee of Coastal. Coastal is the exclusive provider of anesthesia at…
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