Legal Opinion
Griffitt v. Binder
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 30, 2013No. 12-CA-744PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HANS J. LILJEBERG, Judge.
12PIaintiffs appeal the trial court judgment granting defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment. For the following reasons, we affirm.
Facts
In February 2002, plaintiffs, Valerie Griffitt and her husband, John Griffitt, initiated a medical malpractice panel proceeding against A. Jay Binder, M.D., pursuant to the Medical Malpractice Act and La. R.S. 40:1299.41, et seq. Plaintiffs alleged that Dr. Binder, an orthopedist, breached the standard of care in the treatment of her left knee and failed to obtain her informed consent. Plaintiffs alleged that Valerie Griffitt…
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