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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Pfiffner v. Correa, 643 So. 2d 1228.

377 citing documents.

  • Britt v. Taylor 852 So. 2d 1128 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2003
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963 (La.10/17/94), , rehearing denied.
  • Strange v. Shroff 850 So. 2d 1077 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2003
    Sewell v. United States, 629 F.Supp.
  • Perritt v. Dona 849 So. 2d 56 La. 2003
    9:2794(A); Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992, pp. 1-2 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Garrison v. Tanenbaum 846 So. 2d 40 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2003
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Alphonse v. Acadian Ambulance Services, Inc. 844 So. 2d 294 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2003
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0992, pp. 7-8 (La.10/17/94), ; Hoot v. Woman’s Hosp.
  • Todd v. Angelloz 844 So. 2d 316 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2003
    See Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992, pp. 9-10 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Christiana v. Sudderth 841 So. 2d 911 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2003
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, p. 9 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Thomas v. SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL ASS'N 833 So. 2d 548 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2002
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Ricks v. Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District 2 831 So. 2d 1091 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2002
    In Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924 (La.10/17/94); , the Louisiana Supreme Court reiterated the following: | ¡Medical malpractice has been defined by La.
  • Richardson v. O'BYRNE 830 So. 2d 1013 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2002
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, and 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), , cited by this court in McDaniel v. Reed, 2000-2529, p. 3 (La.App.
  • Baker v. Williams 825 So. 2d 563 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2002
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94); .
  • Flood v. Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hosp. 823 So. 2d 1002 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2002
  • Cornish v. Doctors Care, LLC 819 So. 2d 1158 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2002
    Therefore, we do not consider the Clinic's argument under Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924 (La.10/17/94), 94-0963 (La.10/17/94) and 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), to be relevant to this case.
  • In Re Triss 820 So. 2d 1204 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2002
    See Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, p. 8 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Harris v. Sternberg 819 So. 2d 1134 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2002
    Whether the wrong requires expert medical evidence to determine whether the appropriate standard of care was breached— In Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), , the *1140 Supreme Court held that when a medical malpractice case involves allegations of "obvious negligence," no expert testimony is required to establish a physician's fault.
  • Satterwhite v. Reilly 817 So. 2d 407 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2002
    See, Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Williams v. Metro Home Health Care Agency, Inc. 817 So. 2d 1224 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2002
    This court referred to Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/27/94), , where the Louisiana Supreme Court stated: The jurisprudence has also recognized that there are situations in which expert testimony is not necessary.
  • Bourgeois v. Garrard Chevrolet, Inc. 811 So. 2d 962 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2002
    This court referred to Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/27/94), , where the Louisiana Supreme Court stated: The jurisprudence has also recognized that there are situations in which expert testimony is not necessary.
  • Coleman v. Deno 813 So. 2d 303 La. 2002
    (ii) whether the wrong requires expert medical evidence to determine whether the appropriate standard of care was breached In discussing the need for expert evidence in medical malpractice cases in Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, and 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), , we cited as examples of "obvious negligence" for which no expert testimony would be required to establish a physician's fault the "[f]ailure to attend a patient when the circumstances demonstrate the serious consequences of this failur
  • Pierre-Ancar v. Browne-McHardy Clinic 807 So. 2d 344 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2002
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Edwards v. Raines 799 So. 2d 1184 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2001
    Plaintiffs call attention to the Louisiana Supreme Court case of Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), , which states at 1233 that there are certain medical malpractice cases, such as the amputation of the wrong limb or leaving a sponge in the patient's body, in which expert testimony is not necessary to establish a breach of the standard of care by a physician.
  • Weeks v. Brown 796 So. 2d 839 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2001
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Smith v. Clement 797 So. 2d 151 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2001
    In Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-924, 94-963, 94-992, pp. 9-10 (La.10/17/94); , the Louisiana Supreme Court held: [E]xpert testimony is not always necessary in order for a plaintiff to meet his burden of proof in establishing a medical malpractice claim.
  • McDaniel v. Reed 798 So. 2d 1121 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2001
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, and 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Baham v. Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans 792 So. 2d 85 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2001
    4 Cir.1/13/94), , reversed on other grounds, 94-0924 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Thoulion v. Jeanfreau 794 So. 2d 936 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2001
    Pfiffner v. *943 Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Batiste v. General Motors Corp. 802 So. 2d 686 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2001
    Plaintiff contends that this case is analogous to that of Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924 (La.10/27/94), , 1233 where the Supreme court stated that: The jurisprudence has also recognized that there are situations in which expert testimony is not necessary.
  • Vinson v. Salmon 786 So. 2d 913 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2001
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 0963, 0992 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Coleman v. Deno 787 So. 2d 446 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2001
    See Spradlin, 98-1977, ; Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), ; Terrebonne v. Floyd, 99 0766 (La.App.
  • Sandifer v. Wise 780 So. 2d 1099 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2001
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963 and 94-0992 p. 8-9 (La.10/17/94), -34 .
  • Simmons v. Berry 779 So. 2d 910 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2000
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, and 94-0992, p. 2 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Hinson v. Glen Oak Retirement Home 774 So. 2d 1134 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2000
    Citing Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), , plaintiffs contend that they may use the defendant and the defendant's own experts to prove their case where there are issues of fact in a medical malpractice action.
  • Walston v. Lakeview Regional Medical Center 768 So. 2d 238 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2000
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, and 94-0992, p. 8 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Abdullah v. Simmons 772 So. 2d 698 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2000
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Estate of Adams v. Home Health Care of Louisiana 767 So. 2d 855 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2000
  • Demopulos v. Jackson 765 So. 2d 480 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2000
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Terrebonne v. Floyd 767 So. 2d 758 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2000
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-924, 94-963, 94-992 (La.10/17/94); .
  • Turner v. Stassi 759 So. 2d 299 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2000
    Lugenbuhl v. Dowling, 96-1575 (La.10/10/97), ; Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), ; Pugh v. Beach, 31,361 (La.App.2d Cir.12/11/98), .
  • Fusilier v. Dauterive 759 So. 2d 821 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2000
    In Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, and 94-0992 (La.10/17/94); , the Louisiana Supreme Court discussed the role of expert testimony in establishing the standard of care in a medical malpractice action.
  • Manning v. Sketchler 759 So. 2d 869 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2000
    Cf. Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924 (La.10/17/94), (recognizing cases where expert opinion would not be required, where the physician does an obviously careless act, such as amputating the wrong arm, dropping a knife, scalpel or acid on a patient, or leaving a sponge in a patient's body, from which a lay person can infer negligence from the facts).
  • Slavich v. Knox 750 So. 2d 301 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1999
    Furthermore, the Louisiana Supreme Court addressed the issue that there is no requirement that a physician have the same specialty as defendant physician in cases where the medical and fact issues are such that a jury can perceive negligence in the physician's conduct.
  • Dean v. OCHSNER MEDICAL FOUNDATION HOSP. 749 So. 2d 36 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1999
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Bradbury v. Thomas 757 So. 2d 666 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1999
    [2] In Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992, p. 9 (La.10/17/94), , the Louisiana Supreme Court noted that expert testimony is not necessary where the objective evidence at trial is such that a lay person can infer negligence from the facts, such as when a physician commits an obviously careless act, including fracturing a leg during examination, amputating the wrong limb, dro
  • Simmons v. Berry 748 So. 2d 473 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1999
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992, p.8 (La.10/17/94), , *476 1230.
  • Moore v. Wal-Mart, Inc. 729 So. 2d 187 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1999
    4 Cir. 1/13/94) , , reversed on other grounds, 94-0924 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Pugh v. Beach 722 So. 2d 442 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1998
    Lugenbuhl v. Dowling, 96-1575 (La.10/10/97), ; Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Robertson v. Northshore Regional Medical Center 723 So. 2d 460 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1998
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), , *465 1230.
  • Hezeau v. Pendleton Methodist Mem. Hosp. 715 So. 2d 756 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1998
    Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94); ; LSA-R.S.
  • Cox v. Bd. of Adm'rs of Tulane Educ. Fund 716 So. 2d 441 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1998
    E.g., Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0936, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), .
  • Aultman v. Insurance Corp. of America 716 So. 2d 182 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1998
    In Pfiffner v. Correa, 94-0924, 94-0963, 94-0992 (La.10/17/94), , the court held that the court of appeal was in error when it *186 stated that the absence of expert testimony by a plaintiff regarding a breach of the standard of care precludes success in a medical malpractice action.