Authement v. Luke

BOUTALL, Judge.

This appeal is taken by the plaintiffs of a medical malpractice suit for alleged injuries sustained while in the hospital. The defendants filed exceptions of prematurity for plaintiffs’ failure to present the claim to a medical review panel before filing this lawsuit. The trial court sustained defendants’ exceptions and we affirm.

On February 25, 1980, Mrs. Richard Authement delivered a baby while under the care of Dr. Cyriac T. Luke at St. Charles Hospital. It is alleged that during the course of the delivery Dr. Luke negligently performed an unnecessary midline episiotomy with…