CARPENTER v. HANNAN

No. 2001 CA 0467.

818 So.2d 226 (2002)

Daryl Wayne CARPENTER and Elizabeth Y. Carpenter, on Their Own Behalf and as Administrators of the Estate of Their Minor Child, Kristen Danielle Carpenter v. Gerald V. HANNAN and Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Group.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Aydell, Jr., Sam D'Amico, Baton Rouge, for Plaintiffs-Appellees Daryl Wayne Carpenter, et al.

George M. Cotton, Baton Rouge, for Defendant-Appellant Patients' Compensation Fund.

Before: FOIL and PETTIGREW, JJ., and KLINE, J. Pro Tem.


PETTIGREW, Judge.

Following a jury trial in this medical malpractice action, a verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiffs. The Louisiana Patients' Compensation Fund ("PCF") filed a motion for new trial, which was denied by the trial court. This appeal by the PCF followed.

FACTS

Kristen Danielle Carpenter was born on June 16, 1987. Her treating pediatrician at the time was Dr. Gerald V. Hannan, who first saw Kristen on June 30, 1987. Kristen...

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