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UNKEL v. W.O. MOSS REGIONAL HOSP.

No. 03-0861.

862 So.2d 487 (2003)

Karen UNKEL v. W.O. MOSS REGIONAL HOSPITAL, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 10, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Hudson, III, Henry A. Bernard, Jr., Oats & Hudson, Lafayette, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, W.O. Moss Regional Medical Center, Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals, Dr. Nguyen Nguyen.

Lisa Coleman Lee, Attorney at Law, Baton Rouge, LA, for Intervenor/Appellee, Medicaid Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals.

Michael G. Hodgkins, Attorney at Law, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Karen Unkel.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, OSWALD A. DECUIR, and JIMMIE C. PETERS, Judges.

DECUIR, Judge.

Karen Unkel filed this medical malpractice action against Dr. Nguyen Nguyen, W.O. Moss Medical Center, and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals after sustaining injuries while hospitalized at Moss Regional. Summary judgment on the issues of liability and causation was granted in Unkel's favor and against the hospital and the State. Subsequently, the trial court awarded the statutory cap of $500,000.00 in damages, also via summary judgment...

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