Legal Opinion
Stroud v. Golson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 29, 1999No. 99-C-2108PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
744 So.2d 1286 (1999)
Clarence Steen STROUD, Randy Stroud and Jason Matthew Stroud
v.
Bruce GOLSON, M.D.
No. 99-C-2108.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 29, 1999.
Denied.
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.
MARCUS, J., not on panel.
VICTORY, J., would grant the writ for the following reasons.
The decision of the court of appeal to affirm the jury's $1.5 million general damage verdict, reduced in accordance with the statutory cap to $400,000, for the decedent's 20% lost chance of survival demonstrates the error of the majority in Smith v. State, 95-0038 (La.6/25/96), 676 So.2d 543. In Smith, supra,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Smith v. State Dept. of Health & Hosp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
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