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RHODES v. SCHULTIS

No. 13-CA-663.

140 So.3d 331 (2014)

Marie B. Rhodes, Wife of/and Ronald Anthony RHODES, Sr. v. Tristan R. SCHULTIS, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 23, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Ray Orrill, Jr. , Leslie A. Cordell , Bobby Malbrough , Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Deborah Deo Gracias Trahan , Emily G. Couvillon , Attorneys at Law, Covington, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges MARC E. JOHNSON, ROBERT M. MURPHY, and STEPHEN J. WINDHORST.

MARC E. JOHNSON, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Marie Rhodes and Ronald Rhodes, appeal the trial court's directed verdict in favor of Defendant, Dr. Tristan Schultis, dismissing their medical malpractice claim. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the trial court's judgment and remand the matter for a new trial.

In December 1994, Dr. Schultis performed a laparoscopic surgery on Ms. Rhodes for the removal of an ovarian cyst. During the surgery, Dr. Schultis removed Ms...

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