Legal Opinion
Suarez v. MANDO
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 29, 2010No. 10-CA-853PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARC E. JOHNSON, Judge.
[ 2This is a medical malpractice case in which plaintiff, Karina Suarez, appeals the trial court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of defendant, Dr. Wagih Mando. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 13, 2001, appellant underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, or removal of her gallbladder, by Dr. Mando at East Jefferson General Hospital. Due to complications during the surgery, the laparo-scopic procedure was ultimately converted to an open cholecystectomy. During the laparoscopic procedure, appellant suffered a common duct injury and ligation of her…
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