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BRAMLET v. LA. PATIENTS' COMP. FUND

No. 97-CA-1047.

712 So.2d 300 (1998)

Charles BRAMLET and Mrs. Charles Bramlet v. The LOUISIANA PATIENTS' COMPENSATION FUND.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 27, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence D. Wiedemann, Wiedemann & Wiedemann, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellees.

George E. Cain, Greg A. Pellegrini, Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before GRISBAUM, GAUDIN and DALEY, JJ.

GAUDIN, Judge.

This appeal is concerned with the extent of plaintiffs' burden of proving causation in their attempt to obtain additional damages from the Patients' Compensation Fund after receiving the full statutory $100,000 and an admission of liability from the involved health care provider.

Petitioners here are the surviving widow and children of Dr. Charles Bramlet, who alleged that Dr. Bramlet sustained catastrophic, preventable damage to his heart because...

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