BROWN v. EPPINETTE

No. 36,405-CA.

833 So.2d 1268 (2002)

Joe L. BROWN and Mary Brown, Plaintiff-Appellee v. James M. EPPINETTE, M.D., Floyd T. Jones, O.D.; and Karen Beene, M.D., Defendant-Appellee. Louisiana Patients' Compensation Fund, Intervenor-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 18, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian E. Crawford, Monroe, Jefferson B. Joyce, Baton Rouge, for Appellant.

Johnny E. Dollar, Monroe, for Appellee, Joe Brown & Mary Brown.

David H. Nelson, Monroe, for Appellee, Floyd T. Jones, O.D. and Karen Beene, M.D.

Before BROWN, WILLIAMS and KOSTELKA, JJ.


WILLIAMS, Judge.

The intervenor, Louisiana Patients' Compensation Fund ("LPCF"), appeals a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, Joe L. Brown and Mary Brown. The jury found that the defendants, Dr. Floyd Jones and Dr. Karen Beene, were each 50% at fault in the death of plaintiffs' son and awarded each plaintiff $300,000 in damages. Pursuant to the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act, judgment was rendered against each defendant in the amount of $100,000 and against LPCF...

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