RICHARD v. WIJAYASURIYA

No. 93-1410.

645 So.2d 708 (1994)

Tony RICHARD & Vinnell Richard, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Dr. Lalith S. WIJAYASURIYA, M.D., Dr. James Harrell, M.D., Dr. Viju (Vidyadhar) Akkaraju, M.D., Lafayette Radiology Associated, Lafayette General Medical Center, Dr. Steven Snatic, M.D., Dr. Robert Rivet, M.D., and Dr. Jack Hurst, M.D., & Winthrop Pharmaceuticals, etc., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Lee Boland, Lee H. des Bordes Jr., Baton Rouge, for Tony Richard et ux.

Marc W. Judice, Lafayette, for Dr. Lalith S. Wijayasuriya et al.

Charles J. Boudreaux, Donlon Pugh, Lafayette, for Dr. Steven Snatic.

John A. Bivins, Harmon F. Roy, Lafayette, for Dr. Robert Rivet.

Before YELVERTON and COOKS, JJ., and BERTRAND, J. Pro Tem.


YELVERTON, Judge.

Tony Richard and his wife brought this medical malpractice action to recover damages when he became paralyzed after surgery on his back. A jury found that Dr. Steven Snatic, a neurologist who treated Richard, and Dr. Robert Rivet, the neurosurgeon who operated on him, were not guilty of malpractice. Richard and his wife appeal these findings. They also appeal a summary judgment in favor of Dr. Lalith Wijayasuriya and Dr. Vidyadhar Akkaraju, the radiologist...

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