Legal Opinion
Lee v. McGovern
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 1, 2015No. 49,953-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
hThe plaintiffs, the children of Donald Fields Sr., appeal a summary judgment that dismissed their medical malpractice *815claim against two defendants, Nurse Practitioner Patricia McGovern and Dr. John Smith III. For the reasons expressed, we affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
Fields was a 56-year-old man with, according to the plaintiffs, “a significant past medical history,” including hypertension and a kidney transplant. On November 12, 2008, he came to the Willis Knighton Claiborne Regional Health Center complaining of diarrhea for the last two weeks. Although his appointment was to see…
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