BLOCKER v. RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

No. 03-745.

862 So.2d 1220 (2003)

Leonard BLOCKER, et ux. v. RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 23, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Henry Munsterman, Alexandria, LA, Todd A. Townsley, Townsley Law Firm, Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Leonard Blocker and Elizabeth Blocker.

Victor Herbert Sooter, Sooter & Savoie, Alexandria, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff, Rapides Regional Medical Center.

Marc W. Judice, Judice & Adley, Lafayette, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee, Medical Protective Company and Dr. Parmaswara Kaimal.

David Richard Sobel, Provosty, Sadler & deLaunay, Alexandria, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant, Louisiana Patients' Compensation Fund & Oversight Board.

Court composed of BILLIE COLOMBARO WOODARD, GLENN B. GREMILLION, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


GREMILLION, Judge.

In this case, the defendant, the Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund (LPCF), appeals the judgment of the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, Leonard Blocker, granting his motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict and increasing his damage award. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Blocker and his wife, Elizabeth, filed suit against Dr. Parameswara Kaimal and Rapides Regional Medical...

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