Legal Opinion
Burchfield v. Wright
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 28, 2017No. 51,459-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BLEICH, J. (Pro Tempore)
11 Carol and Roger Burchfield appeal a judgment by the First-Judicial District *1172Court, Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana, in their favor and against the Patient’s Compensation Fund in the amount of $ 400,000.00. The Patient’s Compensation Fund (“PCF”) answers the appeal, seeking a reduction in the judgment’s award. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court, as amended, and render judgment in favor of Carol and Roger Burchfield.
Facts
On August 14, 2013, after referral by his gastroenterologist, Roger Burchfield was admitted to Willis-Knighton…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Roger Burchfield and Carol Burchfield v. Forrest H. Wright, M.D., Thomas Renda, M.D., and Willis Knighton Medical CenterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2018