Legal Opinion
Rhodes v. Schultis
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 23, 2014No. 13-CA-663PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARC E. JOHNSON, Judge.
| ¡.Plaintiffs, Marie Rhodes and Ronald Rhodes, appeal the trial court’s directed verdict in favor of Defendant, Dr. Tristan Schultis, dismissing their medical malpractice claim. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the trial court’s judgment and remand the matter for a new trial.
In December 1994, Dr. Schultis performed a laparoscopic surgery on Ms. Rhodes for the removal of an ovarian cyst. During the surgery, Dr. Schultis removed Ms. Rhodes’ entire right ovary. Thereafter, Ms. Rhodes continued to experience pain. She reported the pain to Dr. Schul-tis over the next…
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