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2021

Louisiana State University Law Center

Medical malpractice

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Let It All In? Expert Witness Qualification In Medical Malpractice Lawsuits, Benjamin M. Parks Jun 2021

Let It All In? Expert Witness Qualification In Medical Malpractice Lawsuits, Benjamin M. Parks

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses expert witness qualification under Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 9:2794, and proposes that state legislature should revise statute to promote clarity and consistency for medical malpractice litigants.


Properly Limiting The Lost Chance Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Cases: A Practitioners’ Rejoinder, Michael C. Mims, Richard S. Crisler Apr 2021

Properly Limiting The Lost Chance Doctrine In Medical Malpractice Cases: A Practitioners’ Rejoinder, Michael C. Mims, Richard S. Crisler

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses the basic fairness issues over the lost chance doctrine in medical malpractice lawsuits, and why the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal is wrong and the Louisiana Supreme Court is right in the case Burchfield v. Wright.