McNabb v. Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance

|,AMY, Judge.

The plaintiff filed suit alleging injury following a procedure to remove a pterygi-um on his right eye. A jury found in favor of the plaintiff, awarding $300,000 in general damages. The Louisiana Patients’ Compensation Fund intervened and appealed the judgment, advancing arguments regarding the substance of the verdict. Subsequently, the plaintiff and the defendant physician entered into a settlement for the physician’s statutory limit under the Medical Malpractice Act. A petition for approval of the settlement was filed with the trial court. The settlement was approved. In a…