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BENEFIELD v. SIBLEY

No. 43,317-CA.

988 So.2d 279 (2008)

Christine BENEFIELD, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. Jennifer SIBLEY, RN, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mayer, Smith & Roberts, L.L.P. by Stephen E. Soileau, Shreveport, for Defendants-Appellants Jennifer Sibley, RN, and Lifeline Nursing Co.

Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner by Chris J. LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, for Defendant-Appellant Willis-Knighton Medical Center.

Pugh, Pugh & Pugh by Robert G. Pugh, Jr., Shreveport, for Defendant-Appellee Kevin J. Cline, M.D.

Rodel, Parsons, Koch, Blache, Bahloff & McCollister, A L.C. by David A. Woolridge, Jr., Carlton Jones, III, Baton Rouge, for Intervenor-Appellee Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board.

Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar by James C. Klick, Joseph A. Kott, New Orleans, for Plaintiffs Appellees.

Before STEWART, GASKINS and PEATROSS, JJ.

GASKINS, J.

The defendants, Jennifer Sibley, R.N., Lifeline Nursing Company, and Willis-Knighton Medical Center, appeal from a jury verdict and trial court judgment finding that Ms. Sibley breached the applicable standard of care to the decedent, Herman Ray Benefield, resulting in a lost chance of survival and awarding his survivors $260,000 in damages. For the following reasons, we affirm the jury verdict and trial court judgment.

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