Legal Opinion
Roark v. Liberty Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 20, 2016No. 50,632-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BLEICH, J„ Ad Hoc.
| plaintiffs, the children of the deceased Justin Roark, Sr,, appeal the awards of damages in this survival and wrongful death action. For the reasons stated herein, we vacate the awards and render.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This began as a medical malpractice action in which liability and causation for the death of Justin Roark, Sr., were determined on summary judgment and no appeal was taken by the defendants. Thus, the only issue before the court is review of the trial court’s award of damages. The' trial judge awarded $40,000 on the survival action and $30,000 in wrongful…
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