SIMS v. HAWKINS-SHEPPARD

No. 46,145-CA.

58 So.3d 598 (2011)

Rebecca SIMS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Tonya HAWKINS-SHEPPARD, M.D., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 2, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Bruscato , Monroe, for Appellant.

Hudson, Potts, & Bernstein, LLP, Monroe, by Charles W. Herold, III , G. Adam Cossey , for Appellees.

Before BROWN, WILLIAMS, and LOLLEY, JJ.


BROWN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, Rebecca Sims, filed a medical malpractice action on behalf of herself and her infant son, Kolten Sims, against defendants, Dr. Tonya Hawkins-Sheppard and Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company. Following discovery interrogatories, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on April 9, 2010. A hearing on the motion was set for July 7, 2010. Although plaintiff had a medical expert ready to testify, plaintiff's attorney failed to...

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