HAMPTON v. GREENFIELD

No. 90-CA-0852.

576 So.2d 630 (1991)

Josie HAMPTON, Curatrix of Cathy Hampton, and Tutor of Tananka Hampton v. Holly F. GREENFIELD, M.D., Karen Miller, M.D., M. Reyes, Charles Smith, M.D., State of Louisiana Department of Health and Human Resources.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 10, 1991.

Writ Denied June 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Thomas, Henry Julien, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant Josie Hampton.

William J. Guste, Jr., C.T. Williams, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Blue, Williams & Buckley, Metairie, for defendants/appellants.

G. Frederick Kelly, III, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Kelly and Davenport, New Orleans, for defendants/appellants.

Before KLEES, BYRNES and WILLIAMS, JJ.


KLEES, Judge.

Plaintiff Josie Hampton brought this medical malpractice action against the State of Louisiana; Charity Hospital of New Orleans; two medical residents employed by Charity, Drs. Smith and Greenfield; and a Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist (SRNA), Marcus Reyes. Plaintiff is the mother of Cathy Hampton, who, while being treated at Charity, suffered cardiac arrest and lapsed into a coma for seven days, from which she emerged mentally and physically impaired...

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