YOUNG v. COLLIGAN

No. 88-1202.

560 So.2d 843 (1990)

Connie D. YOUNG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John COLLIGAN, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 23, 1990.

Writ Denied June 29, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Ray Orrill, Vicki A. Williams, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Raggio, Cappel, Chozen & Berniard, Richard Cappel, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before DOUCET, LABORDE and KNOLL, JJ.


LABORDE, Judge.

This is a medical malpractice action. The plaintiff, Connie D. Young, filed suit against defendant, John Colligan, M.D., for his alleged negligence in not performing a pregnancy test on her before she underwent an abdominal hysterectomy.1 Pursuant to LSA-R.S. 40:1299.47, et seq., a medical review panel was convened. The medical review panel assigned to the plaintiff's claim found the following:

"... the evidence...

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