Legal Opinion
Watson v. Glenwood Regional Medical Center
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 15, 2015No. 49,661-CAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
| TLaurie Watson appeals a judgment that sustained exceptions of prescription and dismissed her medical malpractice claim. The issue is whether she filed her request for a medical review panel (“MRP”) within one year from the date of discovery of the alleged act, omission or neglect, as required by La. R.S. 9:5628 A. Discerning no manifest error, we affirm.
Factual Background
Ms. Watson is a physical education coach at West Monroe High School. Her mother died young of breast cancer, when Ms. Watson was only 10 years old, so at *819age 40 Ms. Watson began having annual breast screening exams.
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