McDOUGALD v. ST. FRANCIS NORTH HOSP., INC.

No. 50,079-CA.

179 So.3d 715 (2015)

William McDOUGALD, Joey McDonald, and Tracy McDonald, Plaintiff-Appellee v. ST. FRANCIS NORTH HOSPITAL, INC., Dr. Mack Temple Douglas, Dr. Ronald Koepke, and Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

October 14, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein, L.L.P., by Gordon L. James , Donald H. Zeigler, III , Monroe, LA, Sara G. White , for Appellants.

Travis M. Holley , Bastrop, LA, for Appellees.

Before BROWN, DREW, and CALLOWAY (Pro Tempore), JJ.


Plaintiffs lost a medical malpractice trial. The sole issue before us is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the defendants' request to tax the plaintiffs with a $34, 064.41 expert witness fee paid by the defendants to the defense expert cardiologist, Dr. David Elizardi.

The defendants, cardiologist Dr. Ronald...

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