Louisiana Court of Appeal April 13, 2004, No. 03-CA-1465 (Shah v. Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2 Parish of Jefferson)

| í THOMAS F. DALEY, Judge.

The plaintiffs have appealed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants in this medical malpractice case. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS:

Plaintiff, Arvin Shah, presented to the emergency room of East Jefferson General Hospital (East Jefferson) on November 30, 1997 after falling off of a ladder.