Legal Opinion
Tate v. Ochsner Clinic Found.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 28, 2018No. 18–C–305PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtChaisson, J.
In this medical malpractice suit, Ochsner Clinic Foundation seeks supervisory review of a May 3, 2018 judgment of the trial court denying its motion for summary judgment. For the following reasons, we grant Ochsner's writ application, reverse the trial court ruling, grant summary judgment and dismiss this matter with prejudice.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Delores Tate and her husband, Elvorn Tate, filed a petition for damages on February 19, 2010, against Ochsner Clinic Foundation ("Ochsner") in which they alleged that Ochsner staff negligently placed an IV in Mrs. Tate's left hand, thereby…
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