Unkel v. W.O. Moss Regional Hospital

JjDECUIR, Judge.

Karen Unkel filed this medical malpractice action against Dr. Nguyen Nguyen, W.O. Moss Medical Center, and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals after sustaining injuries while hospitalized at Moss Regional. Summary judgment on the issues of liability and causation was granted in Unkel’s favor and against the hospital and the State. Subsequently, the trial court awarded the statutory cap of $500,000.00 in damages, also via summary judgment, against the same defendants. Dr. Nguyen was dismissed. Both the defendants and Unkel have appealed, Unkel asserting the trial…