COCKERHAM v. LASALLE NURSING HOME, INC.

No. 2006-10.

930 So.2d 239 (2006)

June COCKERHAM, et al. v. LASALLE NURSING HOME, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 3, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Flournoy, Flournoy & Doggett, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, June Cockerham, Jessica Cockerham, Justin Dewayne Cockerham.

Gregory Engelsman, Bolen, Parker & Brenner, Alexandria, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, LaSalle Nursing Home, Inc., GuideOne Insurance Company.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, OSWALD A. DECUIR, and MARC T. AMY, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The plaintiffs, the wife and children of the decedent, filed suit alleging that the decedent's death was related to the improper replacement of a gastric tube. A jury found the defendant nursing home and a hospital where treatment was rendered to be liable and equally at fault. However, the jury did not award damages for the decedent's survival action or for his medical/funeral expenses. The jury further found a violation of the Nursing Home Residents...

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