EBARB v. WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

No. 44,856-CA.

33 So.3d 203 (2010)

Wayne EBARB, et al., Plaintiff-Appellants, v. WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, et al., Defendant-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan E. Hamm, for Appellants.

Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell, LLP by Joseph S. Woodley, Lawrence W. Pettiette, Jr., Shreveport, for Appellees, James J. Kim, M.D. & La. Med. Ins. Co.

Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner by Peter T. Dazzio, Chris J. LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, for Appellees, Willis Knighton Health Sys., John Felty, M.D. & Eric Chen, M.D.

Before WILLIAMS, STEWART and MOORE, JJ.


MOORE, J.

The father, mother and brothers of 12-year-old Cody Ebarb appeal a jury verdict that rejected their claim of medical malpractice arising from Cody's death by stroke in the Willis-Knighton Health System Intensive Care Unit. For the reasons expressed, we affirm.

Factual Background

Cody suffered from several preexisting medical problems, including Epstein-Barr syndrome (a kind of viral chronic fatigue syndrome), herpes virus of the...

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