Opinion ID: 602861
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Other Hospital Personnel

Text: 35 The Broussards attack the district court's finding that they failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that anyone, other than [the E.R. Physician], committed any act of negligence in the care and treatment of Jermaine Broussard. Even if we were convinced that someone other than that doctor was negligent toward Jermaine, the Broussards cannot prevail in this negligence suit. Negligent conduct that does not cause injury is not actionable. 36 The district court found unerringly that Jermaine would have died regardless of any course of treatment he might have received. As the Broussards failed to establish causation--an essential element of their cause of action--we need not address the other elements of their negligence claim. III