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AMBER KNIGHT INDIVIDUALLY v. SWIGER

No. 2011 CA 0269.

AMBER KNIGHT INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS NATURAL TUTRIX OF ANGELA KNIGHT, v. JOHNNY SWIGER, M.D.

Court of Appeals of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 14, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Marrero , New Orleans, Louisiana, Attorney for Plaintiff/Appellant Amber Knight Individually, and As Natural Tutrix of Angela Knight.

Stephen M. Pizzo , Kelly A. Dugas , Metairie, Louisiana, Attorneys for Defendant/Appellee Johnny Swiger, M.D.

BEFORE: GAIDRY, McDONALD, AND HUGHES, JJ.

NOT DESIGNATED FOR PUBLICATION

McDONALD, J.

This is an appeal of a summary judgment dismissing a medical malpractice suit. The plaintiff, Amber Knight, became a patient of Dr. Johnny Swiger, an obstetrician-gynecologist during her pregnancy in late 2005. Ms. Knight had an extensive and complicated medical history and had suffered three miscarriages prior to this pregnancy.

On June 11, 2006, Dr. Swiger performed a Caesarean section on Ms. Knight and...

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