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MARCEL v. LA. STATE DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH

No. CA 85 0497.

492 So.2d 103 (1986)

David MARCEL, as Administrator of the Estate of his Minor Child, Dena Marcel v. LOUISIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN RESOURCES), State of Louisiana, Dr. J. Milo Aitkens, XYZ Insurance Company and ABC Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied October 3, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Hanemann, Houma, for plaintiff and appellee David Marcel.

Dale P. Martin, Morgan City, for defendants and appellants Dept. of Health & Human Resources and State of La.

Paul D. White Jr., Alexandria, for defendant J. Milo Aitkens, M.D.

Before CARTER, SAVOIE and ALFORD, JJ.

ALFORD, Judge.

Defendants appeal the trial court judgment in favor of plaintiff, David Marcel, awarding him $1,303,936.57, together with legal interest and costs, as administrator of the estate of his minor child, Dena, for damages caused by the defendants' failure to diagnose a genetic disorder known as phenylketonuria (PKU) in Dena as an infant.

Appellants are the Louisiana State Department of Health (now the Department of Health and Human Resources and...

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