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OAKLEY v. STELLY

No. 02-1002.

838 So.2d 911 (2003)

Kerstin OAKLEY v. Dr. Howard STELLY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 5, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dr. Clarence H. Thorton, Jr., Robin Nesbitt, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee: Kerstin Oakley.

Elizabeth Hollins, Louisiana Department of Justice, Dept. of Risk Management, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellant: Dr. Howard Stelly.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, JIMMIE C. PETERS and GLENN B. GREMILLION, Judges.

COOKS, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

This is a medical malpractice action. Kerstin Oakley sued Dr. Howard Stelly for damages which resulted from having her ovaries removed without her consent.

Ms. Oakley was first diagnosed with Crohn's disease, a serious intestinal inflammatory disease, in 1984 which necessitated the removal of her large intestines and half of her small intestines in 1994. On May 3, 1995, she was admitted to W.O. Moss Hospital in...

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