GAUDIN, Judge.
This is a quantum only case. Liability and medical negligence were stipulated in the tragic death of 18-year-old Sabrina Matthews on June 1, 1986. Sabrina died of acute suppurative appendicitis, which was wrongfully diagnosed as a urinary tract infection.
Sabrina's mother, Mrs. Senoria G. Matthews, was awarded $404,745.45 by a jury in the 23rd Judicial District Court. The primary defendant, the Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund, argues on...
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