Legal Opinion
Ernst v. Taylor
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 6, 2009No. CA 08-1289PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EZELL, Judge.
11 Janell Ernst appeals a jury verdict which found that Dr. Flynn Taylor did not breach the standard of care in his treatment of her. She alleges that Dr. Taylor unnecessarily placed a cast on her left arm in an inordinately tight manner, causing a condition called reflex sympathetic dystrophy in her left arm. She also appeals rulings by the trial court which allowed testimony she claims should not have been admitted.
FACTS
On January 6, 2001, Janelle Ernst fell in her driveway. She used her left hand to break her fall. The following day she went to Beauregard Memorial Hospital,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Cheairs v. State Ex Rel. DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- Miller v. LammicoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
- Andrus v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- Galloway v. Baton Rouge General Hosp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
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3Cited by7 opinions
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