Brenner v. Lewis

SAUNDERS, Judge.

This is a case involving a medical malpractice action. Patient's father and sister ("Plaintiffs") instituted this action on behalf of a family member against the patient's primary care physician and his insurance carrier, the hospital and its insurance carrier, (collectively "Defendants") and the Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund, alleging various acts of negligence arising out of the failure to treat an alleged diagnosis that resulted in the patient's death shortly after her discharge.

Defendants moved for summary judgment on the basis that there was no genuine issue of…