Legal Opinion
Foster v. Patwardhan
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 22, 2014No. Nos. 48,575-CA, 48,712-CAPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLolley, J.
| defendants, Dr. Ravish Patwardhan (“Dr. Patwardhan”) and Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (“LAMMI-CO”), appeal separate motions for partial summary judgment granted by the First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana, in favor of plaintiff, Kerry Foster. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment on the issue of liability and reverse the judgment on the issue of statutory damages.
Facts
On August 5, 2008, Foster came to see Dr. Patwardhan for a neurosurgical evaluation. Prior to being evaluated by Dr. Patwardhan, Foster had undergone a lumbar spine…
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