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REICHERT v. BERTUCCI

No. 96-CA-1213.

684 So.2d 1041 (1996)

Kathlyn C. REICHERT, v. Dr. Emile A. BERTUCCI, Jr., d/b/a De La Ronde Medical Center and Evelyn Alzubaidi and Bryan J. Bertucci, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 4, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna S. Cummings, Cummings, Cummings & Dudenhefer, New Orleans, and Carter B. Wright, Law Office of Carter B. Wright, Covington, for Kathlyn C. Reichert.

Peter E. Sperling, Sidney A. Backstrom, Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, L.C., New Orleans, for The Louisiana Patients' Compensation Fund.

Before BARRY, LOBRANO and GULOTTA, JJ.

BARRY, Judge.

The Louisiana Patients' Compensation Fund (LPCF) appeals a lump sum award of $500,000 in favor of plaintiff. The issues are quantum and whether the trial court properly considered the testimony of plaintiff's expert economist. We amend the award by deleting $104,924 for loss of earning capacity and affirm as amended.

Facts

On March 12, 1986, 35 year old Kathlyn Reichert sought treatment from Dr. Brian Bertucci for persistent...

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