OLSON v. BELLINA

No. 88-CA 2441.

544 So.2d 449 (1989)

Rhonda OLSON and Stephen Olson on behalf of themselves and their minor child, Ivan Olson v. James BELLINA, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied June 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth C. Fonte, Metairie, for appellants.

Lawrence L. McNamara, Gregory C. Weiss, Adams and Reese, New Orleans, for appellee.

Before CIACCIO, WARD and BECKER, JJ.


CIACCIO, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Rhonda and Steven Olson, appeal the trial court's granting of a directed verdict in favor of defendant, Dr. James Bellina, in this medical malpractice case. We affirm.

On April 26, 1984, Dr. Bellina, an obstetrician-gynecologist, performed a circumcision on plaintiffs' newly born son, Ivan Olson, using a device called the Hollister Plastibell (hereinafter "plastibell"). The plastibell is a soft plastic device that is shaped similar...

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