Legal Opinion

Becker v. Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided July 30, 2014No. 14-CA-88Published

1Opinion of the Court

ELLEN SHIRER KOVACH, Judge Pro Tempore.

^Plaintiffs, Mark B. Becker, Sr. and Kim Becker, appeal the granting of sum*612mary judgment in favor of defendant, Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2, d/b/a East Jefferson General Hospital. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTS

On June 1, 2006, Mark B. Becker, Sr. slipped and fell on the floor at East Jefferson General Hospital where he was a patient following a motor vehicle accident. Mr. Becker and his wife, Kim Becker, thereafter filed a Petition for Damages on May 81, 2007, alleging that the hospital was liable for damages caused by its…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Smith v. Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  2. Hines v. GarrettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
  3. Fontenot v. Patterson InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
  4. Paternostro v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
  5. Blount v. East Jefferson General Hosp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2004

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