SILVAIN v. SAER

No. 09-CA-1103.

49 So.3d 516 (2010)

Edna SILVAIN and Joseph M. Silvain v. John B. SAER, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 29, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Kanuch , Attorney at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Rodney A. Seydel , Hoffman Seydel, LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and MARC E. JOHNSON.


EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by Edna Silvain and Joseph M. Silvain, plaintiffs-appellants, from a consent judgment in favor of John B. Saer, M.D., dismissing this medical malpractice suit with prejudice. For the following reasons, we affirm that judgment.

There are no factual disputes. In late 2003, while under the care of Dr. Saer, Edna Silvain underwent a procedure involving retinal problems in her left eye. As part of that procedure...

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