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RISER v. AMERICAN MEDICAL INTERN., INC.

No. 93-CA-153.

620 So.2d 372 (1993)

William RISER, Claudette Riser O'Neil, and Patricia Riser Jones, Individually and on Behalf of Their Deceased Mother, Anne Valerie Miranne Riser v. AMERICAN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC., a/k/a AMI, Individually d/b/a and St. Jude Medical Center.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 25, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Ray Orrill, Jr. and Viki A. Williams, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellee, William Riser, Claudette Riser O'Neil and Patricia Riser Jones, Individually and on Behalf of their Deceased Mother, Anne Valerie Miranne Riser.

William S. Penick, Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Dennery, Hunley, Moss & Frilot, New Orleans, for defendant/appellant, Erich K. Lang, M.D.

Before BOWES, DUFRESNE and WICKER, JJ.

BOWES, Judge.

Defendant, Dr. Erich K. Lang, appeals from a judgment of the trial court which found him liable to plaintiffs for the wrongful death of their mother, Ann Valerie Miranne Riser. We affirm.

FACTS

In May of 1986, the decedent, Mrs. Riser, a 69 year old woman, was admitted to De La Ronde Hospital and placed under the care of Dr. Vikrom Sottiurai, a vascular surgeon. Mrs. Riser suffered from several serious medical conditions, including...

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