Savoie v. Daoud

Opinion

ROGERS, J.

The plaintiff Fidele J. Savoie, 1 executor of the estate of his deceased wife, Huberte Marie Savoie (plaintiffs decedent), brought this action for medical malpractice, and individually for loss of consortium, against the defendant Ibrahim M. Daoud, a general surgeon. 2 The plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s judgment in favor of the defendant, rendered after a jury verdict. The issue on appeal is whether the court improperly charged the jury on the doctrine of schools of thought regarding the proper standard of care. Specifically, the plaintiff argues that (1) the court…