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HAMMOCK v. LSUMC

No. 34,086-CA.

772 So.2d 306 (2000)

Vonda HAMMOCK on behalf of her minor child, Alexis THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IN SHREVEPORT, et al., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

November 1, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Casten & Pearce by Claude W. Bookter, Jr., Shreveport, Counsel for Appellant.

W. James Singleton, Sam L. Jenkins, Jr., Shreveport, Counsel for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, C.J., and WILLIAMS and KOSTELKA, JJ.

NORRIS, Chief Judge.

Louisiana State University Medical Center (LSUMC) appeals the quantum of an award to Vonda Hammock, on behalf of Alexis Thompson, for the mis-diagnosis and delay in treatment of a Monteggia fracture. We affirm.

Facts

On October 26, 1996, while unsupervised, four-year-old Alexis fell when she climbed onto a chair in an attempt to get a balloon. Vonda Hammock, Alexis' mother, heard a commotion and found Alexis on the floor...

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