BOZARTH v. STATE LSU MEDICAL CENTER

No. 2009 CA 1393.

35 So.3d 316 (2010)

Joanna BOZARTH, Phyllis Garcia, Cynthia Berges, Stephanie Rosales, Mary Owen, Rachel Curtis v. STATE of Louisiana LSU MEDICAL CENTER/CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER, Dr. Jonah Ezieme, Dr. Joe Johnson, Dr. Mary Eschete, Dr. Daoling Zhang, Dr. Macsino-Bacuta, Dr. Thomas Ferguson, Dr. Donald DeGrange, Dr. Kathy Hebert, Dr. Kenneth Kellum, Dr. Phuong Vo, Dr. Ronald Marts, Dr. John King, Dr. David Sampognaro.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 12, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel P. Loeffelholz, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Joanna Bozarth, Phyllis Garcia, Cynthia Berges, Stephanie Rosales, Mary Owen, and Rachel Curtis.

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Attorney General, Katherine Wheeler, Assistant Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants/Appellees, State of Louisiana on behalf of Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center, Dr. Jonah Ezieme and Dr. Joe Johnson.

Before CARTER, C.J., GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ.


GUIDRY, J.

This appeal stems from the dismissal of a medical malpractice action by summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 17, 1999, Joanna Bozarth, Phyllis Garcia, Cynthia Berges, Stephanie Rosales, Mary Owen and Rachel Curtis, the wife and daughters of James Philmore Bozarth (collectively "plaintiffs"), filed a petition for damages against the...

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