GARDNER v. McDONALD

No. 27,303-CA.

660 So.2d 107 (1995)

Mary Jane GARDNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Christopher McDONALD, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 23, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson, Hammons & Self by John L. Hammons, Hutton W. Sentell, Shreveport, for appellant.

Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts by Lawrence W. Pettiette, Jr., Paul M. Adkins, Shreveport, for appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, STEWART, JJ. and PRICE, J. Pro Tem.


STEWART, Judge.

The plaintiff, Mary Jane Gardner, instituted this medical malpractice action against Dr. Christopher McDonald, an oncologist, alleging that defendant breached the standard of care by failing to inform plaintiff, a breast cancer patient, of the results of an abnormal bone scan. A jury rendered a verdict in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff subsequently lodged this appeal. We affirm.

FACTS

In 1989, Mary Jane Gardner detected...

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