Legal Opinion

Fox v. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 4, 1989No. 88-609PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

After undergoing cataract surgery in 1984, plaintiff, Wesley Fox, filed this medical malpractice suit against several defendants: Dr. Barry A. Bohn; Dr. Bohn’s medical corporation; Dr. Bohn’s malpractice insurer, LAMMICO; Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center; Optical Radiation Corporation; and the Patient’s Compensation Fund for the State of Louisiana. Plaintiff alleged that an improper interocular lens was implanted in his eye during cataract surgery. As a result, Mr. Fox claims to suffer from impaired vision in his left eye.

Prior to trial, Our Lady of Lourdes, the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Boudreaux v. American Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  2. Larkin v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
  3. Walker v. Union Oil Mill, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  4. King v. KingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
  5. Wall v. AMERICAN EMPLOYERS. INS. CO.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Charpentier v. Lammico Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
  2. Young v. ColliganLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  3. Dundas v. Real SuperstoreLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
  4. Johnson v. Lake Charles Memorial Hosp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
  5. Primeaux v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2003

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