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MERRITT v. KARCIOGLU

Nos. 96-C-0431, 96-C-0454.

687 So.2d 1002 (1997)

Dora Boutte MERRITT et al. v. Guler KARCIOGLU, M.D. et al. Dora Boutte MERRITT et al. v. ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 25, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine Wills Selle, Donna Di Martino Fraiche, Locke, Purnell, Rain & Harrell, New Orleans, for Applicant (No. 96-C-0431).

Darleen Marie Jacobs, James L. Yates, Michelle Anne Bourque, Stewart Earl Niles, Jr., New Orleans, for Respondent (No. 96-C-0431).

Michelle Anne Bourque, Stewart Earl Niles, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for Applicant (No. 96-C-0454).

Darleen Marie Jacobs, James L. Yates, Locke, Purnell, Rain & Harrell, Elaine Wills Selle, Donna Di Martino Fraiche, New Orleans, for Respondent (No. 96-C-0454).

LEMMON, Justice.*

This is a medical malpractice action seeking to recover the damages sustained by the ninety-two-year old patient when she fell from a hospital bed, allegedly because the doctor and the hospital staff failed to monitor her properly or to use appropriate restraints. The lone issue on which this court granted certiorari is whether the jury abused its discretion in awarding $555...

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