Cited by
Opinions in Louisiana that cite Pfiffner v. Correa, 643 So. 2d 1228.
- Donna Turner and Paul Turner Versus Bosley Medical Institute, Inc. and Dr. Frank Campisi La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2019
- Medical Review Panel Kevin Jordan (D) v. Community Care Hospital, J. Robert Barnes, M.D. and Anwar Ismail, M.D. La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2019
- Montalbano v. Persich 274 So. 3d 855 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2019
- Benjamin v. Ochsner Hosp. 274 So. 3d 862 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2019
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In re Med. Review Panel of Gerard Lindquist
274 So. 3d 750
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2019
10/17/94), , 1233 ; Holt v. Richardson , 06-1323 (La.
- Juge v. Springfield Wellness, L.L.C. 274 So. 3d 1 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2019
- Johnson v. Bhandari 266 So. 3d 961 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2019
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Price Behalf of Price v. Minden Medical Center
266 So. 3d 452
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2019
10/17/94), , the Louisiana Supreme Court stated: The jurisprudence has also recognized that there are situations in which expert testimony is not necessary.
- Richey Menard v. the Regional Health System of Acadiana, LLC La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2019
- Alfred Conhagen, Inc. of La. v. Ruhrpumpen, Inc. 262 So. 3d 306 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
- June Cooley and Dwayne Cooley v. Dr. Ernesto Kufoy La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2018
- Cooley v. Kufoy 261 So. 3d 68 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
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Claire James v. New Iberia Healthcare, LLC, Doing Business as Dauterive Hospital
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2018
10/17/94), Weeks v. Brown, 01-0495 (La.App.
- Deruise-Pierce v. Univ. Healthcare Sys., L.C. 258 So. 3d 150 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
- Arceneaux v. Lafayette Gen. Med. Ctr. 254 So. 3d 1201 La. 2018
- Mariakis v. N. Oaks Health Sys. 258 So. 3d 88 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
- Festus Ogbebor, Individually and O/B/O Wife, Mary Ogbebor v. Lafayette General Medical Center La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2018
- Ogbebor v. Lafayette Gen. Med. Ctr. 252 So. 3d 1019 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
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McKeogh v. Healthcare Indem., Inc.
250 So. 3d 1064
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
10/17/94), , 1234 ) (observing that "with a few exceptions which are clearly distinguishable from the instant case, because of the complex medical and factual issues involved in medical malpractice cases, a plaintiff will likely fail to sustain his or her burden of proving his or her claim under La.
- Tate v. Ochsner Clinic Found. 251 So. 3d 1162 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
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Roger Burchfield and Carol Burchfield v. Forrest H. Wright, M.D., Thomas Renda, M.D., and Willis Knighton Medical Center
275 So. 3d 855
La. 2018
10/17/94), The loss of a chance of a better outcome is a (La.
- Salvador v. Main St. Family Pharmacy, L.L.C. 251 So. 3d 1107 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
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Kayla Arceneaux v. Lafayette General Medical Center
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2018
10/17/94), the supreme court held that expert testimony is not always required for a 3 plaintiff to prove medical malpractice.
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Pennington v. Ochsner Clinic Found.
245 So. 3d 58
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
10/17/94), , 1233 (emphasis in the original).
- Myles v. Hosp. Serv. Dist. No. 1 of Tangipahoa Parish 248 So. 3d 545 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
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Madere v. Louise Gautreaux Collins, M.D. & Ochsner Med. Center-Kenner, LLC
241 So. 3d 1143
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
10/17/94), , 1234 ; Samaha , 07-1726, pp. 5-6 , 977 So.2d at 884 ; Schultz v. Guoth , 10-0343, p. 12, 57 So.3d at 1009 .
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Shawn M. Cupit, Individually and O/B/O James D. Cupit (Deceased) v. Twin City Fire Insurance Co.
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2018
Pfiffner v. Correa, 1994-0924, 1994- 0963, 1994-0992 (La.10/17/94)
- Cupit ex rel. Cupit v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co. 240 So. 3d 993 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
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McDonald v. Paps Pathology Grp., Inc.
241 So. 3d 419
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
10/17/94), , for the proposition that she does not need an expert witness in this case to prove a breach of the standard of care because the lay fact finder "can infer negligence from the facts" testified to by Defendant or Defendant's expert witnesses.
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Ellen McDonald v. Paps Pathology Group, Inc.
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2018
She relies on the state supreme court’s decisions in Schultz v. Guoth, 10-343 (La.1/19/11), and Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-924, 94-963, 94-992 (La.10/17/94), for the proposition that she does not need an expert witness in this case to prove a breach of the standard of care because the lay fact finder “can infer negligence from the facts” testified to by Defendant or Defendant’s expert witnesses.
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Ainsworth ex rel. Mother v. Am. Home Assurance Co.
239 So. 3d 359
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
10/17/94), , 1234, the Louisiana Supreme Court explained: [T]here are instances in which the medical and factual issues are such that a lay jury can perceive negligence in the charged physician's conduct as well as any expert can, or in which the defendant/physician testifies as to the standard of care and there is objective evi
- April Ferguson v. Progressive Acute Care Avoyelles, LLC La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2018
- Ferguson v. Progressive Acute Care Avoyelles, LLC 237 So. 3d 533 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
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Turner v. Dr. Robert Rabalais & Abc Ins. Co.
240 So. 3d 251
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
10/17/94); , 1233, in which the Supreme Court of Louisiana stated that expert testimony is not required where the physician does an obviously careless act from which a lay person can infer negligence; (3) Dr. Rabalais had committed an obviously careless act and, as such, they were not required to submit expert testimony; (4) the
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Marguerite Fugler Cardwell v. Oaks Care Center, LLC
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2017
10/17/94)], see also, Herpin v. Witherspoon, 95-370 (La.App.
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Cardwell v. Oaks Care Ctr., LLC
258 So. 3d 720
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
10/17/94) ], ; see also, Herpin v. Witherspoon , 95-370 (La.App.
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Chester Domingue v. Louisiana Guest House, LLC, D/B/A Camelot of Broussard
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2017
See Pfiffner v. Correa, 94–0924, p. 8 (La.10/17/94)
- Domingue v. La. Guest House, LLC 258 So. 3d 3 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
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Richardson v. Cotter
245 So. 3d 136
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2017
10/17/94), ; Lewis v. Tulane Univ.
- Kayla Arceneaux v. Lafayette General Medical Center La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2017
- Arceneaux v. Lafayette Gen. Med. Ctr. 248 So. 3d 342 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
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Royal ex rel. Mott v. Blanch
222 So. 3d 823
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
10/17/94), , are fracturing a leg during an examination, amputating the wrong limb, or leaving a sponge in a patient’s body.
- Henry v. Weishaupt 221 So. 3d 299 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
- Mazella Shahan Flournoy v. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2017
- Flournoy v. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc. 222 So. 3d 103 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
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Succession of Hickman v. State Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College
217 So. 3d 1240
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
10/17/94), , which stated: [Ejxpert testimony is not always necessary in order for a plaintiff to meet his burden of proof in establishing a medical malpractice claim.
- Suzanne Baez v. Hospital Service District No. 3 of Allen Parish La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2017
- Baez v. Hospital Service District No. 3 216 So. 3d 98 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
- Green v. Buell 215 So. 3d 715 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
- Hoston v. Richland Parish Hospital Service District 1-B 218 So. 3d 236 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2017