McPHERSON v. LAKE AREA MEDICAL CENTER

No. 99-977.

755 So.2d 972 (1999)

Kirk McPHERSON, et al. v. LAKE AREA MEDICAL CENTER, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Jerome Guilliot, Lafayette, B. Todd Soileau, Baton Rouge, for Kirk and Dianna McPherson, etc.

Michael Keith Prudhomme, Michele S. Caballero, Lake Charles, for La. Patients' Compensation Fund.

Donlon Pugh, Lafayette, for Ronald M. Lewis, M.D.

Before COOKS, PETERS, and PICKETT, Judges.


PETERS, J.

In this medical malpractice action, the Louisiana Patient's Compensation Fund (PCF) appeals a partial summary judgment that awarded the plaintiffs $207,842.00 for loss of earning capacity. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court's judgment and remand the matter for further proceedings.

DISCUSSION OF THE RECORD

On February 7, 1995, Kirk McPherson underwent a lumbar laminectomy with...

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