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JOHNSON v. FORET

No. 13-446.

146 So.3d 614 (2014)

Terry Lee JOHNSON, Sr. v. Lynn Edward FORET, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 18, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Hammons , Cornell Flournoy , Nelson & Hammons, APLC, Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Terry Lee Johnson, Sr.

J. Gregory Bergstedt , Elizabeth F. Shea , Fraser, Wheeler & Bergstedt, Lake Charles, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Lynn Edward Foret, M.D.

Court composed of BILLY H. EZELL, JAMES T. GENOVESE, SHANNON J. GREMILLION, PHYLLIS M. KEATY, and JOHN E. CONERY, Judges.

CONERY, Judge.

Terry Lee Johnson, Sr. ("Mr. Johnson") appeals the trial court's judgment that Lynn E. Foret, M.D. ("Dr. Foret"), did not breach the standard of care in his treatment of Mr. Johnson, dismissing his claim against Dr. Foret for medical malpractice. For the following reasons, we reverse.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Mr. Johnson injured or scraped his right knee during Hurricane Rita. It had become infected when he was exposed to...

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