Properly Limiting the Lost Chance Doctrine in Medical Malpractice Cases: A Practitioners’ Rejoinder

Authors

Michael C. Mims
Richard S. Crisler

Keywords

Loss-of-chance doctrine (Medical malpractice), Legal judgments, Medical malpractice

Abstract

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.

Repository Citation

Michael C. Mims and Richard S. Crisler, Properly Limiting the Lost Chance Doctrine in Medical Malpractice Cases: A Practitioners’ Rejoinder, 81 La. L. Rev. (2021)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/lalrev/vol81/iss3/8