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BLOOD v. SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER

No. 12-450.

102 So.3d 1053 (2012)

Hershel BLOOD v. SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER f/k/a Medical Center of Southwest Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 7, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Gary McGoffin , Shawn A. Carter , Durio, McGoffin, Stagg & Ackerman, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, The Regional Health System of Acadiana, LLC.

David Winston Ardoin , Ardoin, McKowen & Ory, LLC, Thibodaux, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Hershel Blood.

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

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, Hershel Blood, filed this medical malpractice lawsuit against Defendant, Regional Medical Center of Acadiana ("RMCA")1 seeking damages for an incident that occurred while he was a patient in RMCA's post-operative care. Following surgery, RMCA nurses moved Mr. Blood from his bed to a reclining surgical chair, at which point the chair suddenly and inadvertently reclined farther than intended. Mr. Blood...

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