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BOLTON v. WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

No. 47,923-CA.

116 So.3d 76 (2013)

Tommy BOLTON, Individually and as Natural Tutor of his Minor Children, Luke Thomas Bolton and Erica Lynn Bolton, Plaintiff-Appellee v. WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER and Dr. Edward Paul, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 9, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner, Baton Rouge, LA, by Robert W. Robison, Jr. , Jennifer M. Durham , for Appellants, Willis-Knighton Medical Center and Dr. Edward Paul.

McNew, King, Mills, Burch & Landry, L.L.P., Monroe, LA, by Brady D. King II , for Appellant, The Patient's Compensation Fund.

Sedric E. Banks , Monroe, LA, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART and CARAWAY, JJ.

CARAWAY, J.

In this medical malpractice action filed against an emergency room physician and hospital, a jury found that the medical negligence of both defendants caused the death of the plaintiffs' wife and mother and awarded damages. The trial court denied the defendants' judgment notwithstanding the verdict and they appealed. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Facts

At approximately 8:40 p.m. on April 9, 2009, 39-year-old Jody Bolton...

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