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SALVANT v. STATE

No. 2005-C-2126.

935 So.2d 646 (2006)

Christy SALVANT, Individually, And as Natural Tutrix of her Minor Son, Shawn Lewis, Jr. and Shawn Lewis, Sr. v. STATE of Louisiana, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Louisiana State University Medical Center at New Orleans, Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 1, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Foti, Jr., Attorney General, Vezina & Gattuso, Joseph M. Vezina, Andrea C. Caplan, Kelli M. Khalaf, Special Assistant Attorneys General, for Applicant.

Mendoza & Hardin, Al J. Mendoza, Harvey, for Respondent.

Nicholas Gachassin, III, Lafayette, Julie A. Savoy, Counsel for Louisiana State Medical Society and Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company, Amicus Curiae.

VICTORY, J.

We granted a writ application in this medical malpractice case to determine whether the court of appeal correctly applied the appropriate standard of review in reversing a trial court judgment in favor of the defendants. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeal and reinstate the trial court judgment.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On July 31, 1998, Christy Salvant was admitted to...

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