Cornwell ex rel. Cornwell v. Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Co.

bln this medical malpractice claim, Laveda Cornwell, through her son, Donald Cornwell, appeals the summary judgments granted by the Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Richland, State of Louisiana, in favor of defendants, Dr. Gordon Massengale and his insurance provider, Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (“Lammieo”). For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

Dr. Gordon Massengale began treating Laveda Cornwell on April 17, 1996, when she was 72 years old. Among other medical problems, Ms. Cornwell suffered from paranoid schizophrenia which was diagnosed when Ms. Cornwell was 60…