Legal Opinion
Wilson ex rel. Brown v. Touro Infirmary
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 20, 2013No. Nos. 2011-CA-1824, 2011-CA-1825PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge.
| jThis appeal is taken from a judgment rendered in favor of Touro Infirmary dismissing the plaintiffs claims for medical malpractice with prejudice.
Facts
On November 19, 2004, Mae Brown, a 220 lb. female paraplegic, was admitted to Touro for rehabilitation reconditioning following a T-6 resection procedure. While a patient in Touro’s rehabilitation unit, Ms. Brown suffered a transverse fracture to her right tibia. The plaintiff contends that the incident which caused the injury occurred on December 14, 2004.
There are two versions of the December 14, 2004 incident, in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pfiffner v. CorreaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- Arias v. Stolthaven New Orleans, L.L.C.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
- Broussard v. Medical Protective Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
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