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THOMAS v. SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL ASS'N

No. 02-0645.

833 So.2d 548 (2002)

Olla THOMAS, et al. v. SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION d/b/a Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd A. Townsley, The Townsley Law Firm, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Olla Thomas.

Benjamin Joseph Guilbeau, Stockwell, Sievert, Viccellio, Clements & Shaddock, L.L.P., Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association.

Court composed of NED E. DOUCET, JR., Chief Judge, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and GLENN B. GREMILLION, Judges.

GREMILLION, Judge.

Both the plaintiff, Betty Latigue, and the defendant, Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association d/b/a Lake Charles Memorial Hospital (Memorial Hospital), appeal the judgment of the trial court in this medical malpractice matter. For the following reasons, we reverse.

FACTS

On August 29, 1996, the plaintiff, Olla Thomas, filed suit against Memorial Hospital under the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act due to a fall she suffered from...

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