Corona v. Teaford

DANIEL L. DYSART, Judge.

| defendant, Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner (“Ochsner”), and Intervenor, Louisiana Patient’s Compensation Fund/ Louisiana Compensation Patient’s Compensation Fund Oversight Board (collectively, “LPCF”), appeal the judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“JNOV”) and conditional new trial rendered in favor of the plaintiff, Gina Corona. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the trial court’s JNOV and reinstate the judgment it rendered in accordance with the jury’s verdict.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This lawsuit has a rather complex history and raises several procedural issues;…