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IN RE MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL OF MORRIS

Nos. 96-CA-1771, 96-CA-1772.

703 So.2d 723 (1997)

In re MEDICAL REVIEW PANEL OF Charles L. MORRIS. Charles L. MORRIS v. Gamal Mostafa GHONIEM, M.D., Tulane Medical Center Hospital and Clinic, and XYZ Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry D. Hoskins, III, Hoskins & Hoskins, L.C., New Orleans, for Plaintiff/Appellant Charles L. Morris.

Gregory C. Weiss, Ann Marie LeBlanc, Weiss & Eason, L.L.P., New Orleans, for Defendants/Appellees Tulane University Medical Center and Gamal Ghoniem, M.D.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and KLEES, LOBRANO, ARMSTRONG and MURRAY, JJ.

MURRAY, Judge.

Charles L. Morris appeals a summary judgment dismissing his medical malpractice suit based upon Dr. Gamal Ghoniem's alleged failure to obtain informed consent.1 We reverse and remand the matter for further proceedings.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In September 1990, Dr. Ghoniem, a urologist, performed a needle biopsy of Mr. Morris' prostate at Tulane Medical Center. Within days of this procedure, Mr. Morris...

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