CRANE v. LAROCCA

No. 2005-CA-0283.

924 So.2d 1023 (2006)

Clifford A. CRANE, III and Linda Crane. v. S. Henry LaROCCA, M.D.—A Professional Medical Corporation, Synthes Inc., Synthes (U.S.A.), Synthes North America, Inc., Synthes A.G. and ABC Manufacturing Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

January 18, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Aaron, Jr., Goins Aaron, P.L.C., Baton Rouge, LA, and Richard T. Gallagher, Gallagher Law Firm, Metairie, LA, for Clifford A. Crane and Linda Crane, Plaintiffs/Appellees.

Bruce A. Cranner, Mary Ehret, Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund, Statutory, Intervenors/Appellants.

(Court Composed of Chief Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., and Judge DAVID S. GORBATY).


MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.

On 25 September 1990, Clifford A. Crane, III ("Crane") was injured in an automobile accident when a vehicle driven by Willie Jackson ("Jackson") rear-ended his automobile. Shortly after the accident, Crane began experiencing back pain and sought treatment from Henry LaRocca, M.D. ("Dr.LaRocca"), an orthopedic surgeon who had treated Crane for prior injuries.1 Following the automobile accident, Crane experienced...

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