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title: Robert Baudouin Successfully Defends Surgeon in Trial
description: Congratulations to Robert Baudouin, a partner in the Metairie office, who successfully defended a general surgeon in his first case tried with full Covid restrictions. The case involved the alleged wrongful death of a 9-month-old boy with chronic asthma who […] Continue reading →
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# [Robert Baudouin Successfully Defends Surgeon in Trial](https://bluewilliams.com/news/robert-baudouin-successfully-defends-surgeon-in-trial)

 Written by [Blue Williams](https://bluewilliams.com/news/author/blue-williams) | Apr 20, 2021 4:30:00 AM

Congratulations to Robert Baudouin, a partner in the Metairie office, who successfully defended a general surgeon in his first case tried with full Covid restrictions. The case involved the alleged wrongful death of a 9-month-old boy with chronic asthma who swallowed a penny which became lodged in the child’s esophagus compromising the child’s airway. After the coin was surgically removed, the child went into bronchospasm and could not be resuscitated. After a bench trial involving four expert witnesses, the court concluded that the surgeon’s decision to remove the coin surgically met the standard of care. [#medicalmalpracticelawyer](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/medicalmalpracticelawyer?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWeUcGsBUtDOo1ZoU78p3S5ROzwV5UEulKcB7kfZwXRPgeZC2SrdpEYBG_rCCjlwEd12x_bejAR9wFO6X7OiUijANXInP9Sh_oq7GszN8L2AT29loWftILx9aWDK_ntFh0TqvQ7wdKg5LCuI-_vIQXVibJZHWfDO0BHg-2ZEMkaYw&__tn__=*NK-R) [#Congratulations](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/congratulations?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWeUcGsBUtDOo1ZoU78p3S5ROzwV5UEulKcB7kfZwXRPgeZC2SrdpEYBG_rCCjlwEd12x_bejAR9wFO6X7OiUijANXInP9Sh_oq7GszN8L2AT29loWftILx9aWDK_ntFh0TqvQ7wdKg5LCuI-_vIQXVibJZHWfDO0BHg-2ZEMkaYw&__tn__=*NK-R) [#benchtrial](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/benchtrial?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWeUcGsBUtDOo1ZoU78p3S5ROzwV5UEulKcB7kfZwXRPgeZC2SrdpEYBG_rCCjlwEd12x_bejAR9wFO6X7OiUijANXInP9Sh_oq7GszN8L2AT29loWftILx9aWDK_ntFh0TqvQ7wdKg5LCuI-_vIQXVibJZHWfDO0BHg-2ZEMkaYw&__tn__=*NK-R)

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