SHAHINE v. STATE UNIV. MED. CENTER

No. 28691-CA.

680 So.2d 1352 (1996)

Martha A. SHAHINE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IN SHREVEPORT, et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 27, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Caldwell, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Booth, Lockard, Politz, Lesage & D'Anna by Bennett L. Politz, Shreveport, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART and CARAWAY, JJ.


CARAWAY, Judge.

Plaintiff, Martha A. Shahine, appeals a judgment from the trial court dismissing her medical malpractice claim against Cleveland Waterman, M.D., an anesthesiologist, and the Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport. Ms. Shahine suffered permanently debilitating ulnar nerve damage in her right arm following surgery for hip replacement. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

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