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ALEXANDER v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS

No. 94-714.

648 So.2d 11 (1994)

Oliver J. ALEXANDER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPT. OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 7, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie A. Cordell, Lafayette, for Oliver James Alexander.

Ronald L. Menville, New Iberia, for La. Dept. of Health & Hospitals, et al.

Before KNOLL and WOODARD, JJ., and BERTRAND, J. Pro Tem.

WOODARD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment granting plaintiffs damages for a medical malpractice claim.

FACTS

On December 4, 1988, Rita Alexander was treated at the emergency room of the Lafayette University Medical Center for complaints of chills, fever, vomiting, and weakness. Her spleen had been removed, which reduced the effectiveness of her immune system and increased the risk of bacterial...

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