Louisiana Court of Appeal June 22, 2001, No. 2000 CA 0365 (Williams v. State)

lead-opinion

J^FITZSIMMONS, Judge.

Amos Williams, Sr. died after surgery at a state operated hospital, Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center (hospital). Plaintiffs, members of the Williams family, filed a suit for damages claiming medical mal*464practice. By supplemental and amending petition, plaintiffs added a claim of negligent hiring by the hospital.