Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Glenwood Regional Medical Center
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 23, 2004No. 38,614-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
Carolyn and Wayne Johnson appeal a judgment sustaining Glenwood Regional Medical Center’s exception of prematurity and dismissing without prejudice their claim for damages arising from blood transfusions. For the reasons expressed, we affirm.
*242 Procedural Background
According to the petition, Mrs. Johnson was hospitalized at Glenwood in April and May 1978; during her stay, she received blood products. In March 2000, diagnostic tests revealed that she has Hepatitis C. The Johnsons filed this suit against Glen-wood and an unknown regional blood center in June 2000. They alleged, inter alia, that…
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