Legal Opinion

Estate of Adams v. Home Health Care of Louisiana

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 15, 2000No. 00-C-2494PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

775 So.2d 1064 (2000)

The ESTATE OF Doris Hughes ADAMS

v.

HOME HEALTH CARE OF LOUISIANA, et al.

No. 00-C-2494.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 15, 2000.

2Per curiam

In this medical malpractice action, defendant Home Health Care of Louisiana (HH) moved for summary judgment on the issue of causation and damages. For purposes of the motion, HH admitted its negligence in failing to properly care for plaintiff at home after an extensive period of hospitalization and failing to call the attending doctor when the condition worsened, but defended on the basis of expert evidence that plaintiffs foot would have had…

3Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Estate of Adams v. Home Health Care of LouisianaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000

4Cited by31 opinions

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