Legal Opinion
Trosclair v. Cohen
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 1991No. 90-C-758PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHEHARDY, Chief Judge.
We grant supervisory writs in this case in order to decide whether a medical malpractice suit against Dr. Michael Cohen filed by Gloria and Edward Trosclair has prescribed. We find the action has prescribed and thus reverse the trial court judgment.
Gloria Trosclair underwent a hysterectomy on October 1, 1984. The surgery was performed by Dr. Herman Cohen, her obstetrician/gynecologist, for 30 years. He was assisted in the operation by Dr. Michael Cohen, at the time a newcomer to Dr. Herman Cohen’s staff.
Following the surgery, and over a period of some time, it became…
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