McDougald v. St. Francis North Hospital, Inc.

[, This is a medical malpractice/wrongful death action brought by Plaintiffs William McDougald, Joey McDonald and Tracy McDonald, the husband and two adult sons, respectively, of Darlene McDougald (who died of a heart attack after she temporarily discontinued taking her prescribed blood thinner, Plavix, and aspirin, for a seven-day period prior to arthroscopic surgery on her knee) against Defendants St. Francis North Hospital, Inc., Dr. Mack Temple Douglas (the emergency room physician),1 Dr. Ronald Koepke (Ms. McDougald’s cardiologist) and Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (Dr.…