Legal Opinion
Guardia v. Lake View Regional Medical Center
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 8, 2009No. 2008 CA 1369PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McClendon, j.
| j,The plaintiff, Eugene G. Guardia, appeals the judgment in favor of the defendant, Lakeview Medical Center, L.L.C., d/b/a Lakeview Regional Medical Center (Lakeview), granting Lakeview’s motion for summary judgment. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 17, 2003, Mr. Guardia was admitted to Lakeview for right and left knee arthroplasty, due to bilateral degenerative joint disease. Following bilateral knee replacement surgery, Mr. Guardia developed several complications, including lethargy and unconsciousness. He was admitted to…
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