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HEPLER v. LIN

No. 03-1217.

869 So.2d 969 (2004)

James HEPLER, Elizabeth Gail Hepler, et al. v. Dr. Chih Hao LIN, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 31, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Bergstedt, John Gregory Bergstedt, The Bergstedt Law Firm, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Dr. Chih Hao Lin.

Edward J. Fonti, William M. Nolen, Jones, Tete, Nolen, Fonti & Belfour, L.L.P., Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, James Hepler and Elizabeth Gail Hepler.

Benjamin Wakefield Mount, Bergstedt & Mount, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Galen-Med, Inc.

Michael Keith Prudhomme, Lundy & Davis, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund.

Lisa Coleman Lee, Department of Health and Hospitals, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, State of Louisiana, Department of Health and Hospitals.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, JOHN D. SAUNDERS, and ARTHUR J. PLANCHARD, Judges.

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

In this medical malpractice case, plaintiffs, James Hepler (James) and Elizabeth Gail Hepler (Gail), assert that defendant, Dr. Chih Hao Lin (Dr. Lin), a neonatologist, breached the standard of care while caring for their extremely premature newborn daughter, Courtney Danielle Hepler (Courtney). At the conclusion of a jury trial in the matter, judgment was rendered in favor of Dr. Lin and the hospital where he worked, Galen-Med, Inc. d/b/a...

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