Legal Opinion
Pizani v. Cranmer
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 2, 1986No. 86-CA-1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHEHARDY, Chief Judge.
Hazel Berthelot Pizani instituted this suit for medical malpractice against Dr. John I. Cranmer, a urologist, West Jefferson General Hospital, and the Purdue Frederick Company, the manufacturer of a chemical which was used during a bladder operation on the plaintiff.
Prior to suit, pursuant to the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act, LSA-R.S. 40:1299.41 et seq., a 3-member medical review panel was formed to evaluate plaintiff’s claim. The panel concluded that neither the doctor nor the hospital failed to meet the applicable standard of care and that the conduct of which…
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