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BENJAMIN v. ZEICHNER

No. 11-1524.

94 So.3d 1005 (2012)

John BENJAMIN, Sr., et al. v. William ZEICHNER, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 27, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan E. Hamm , Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, John Benjamin, Sr., et al.

Lawrence W. Pettiette, Jr. , Joseph S. Woodley , Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell, L.L.P., Shreveport, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, William Zeichner, M.D.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.

COOKS, Judge.

The plaintiffs-appellants appeal the trial court's ruling that excluded its expert witness from testifying in this medical malpractice case. For the reasons that follow, we find the trial court erred in not allowing the plaintiffs' expert to testify and in granting defendant's motion for directed verdict.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On August 25, 2000, Margaret Benjamin was treated by Dr. William Zeichner in the emergency room at Natchitoches...

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