Russo v. Kraus

MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.

hThe plaintiffs/appellants, Patrick and Janice Russo, individually and on behalf of their minor children,1 appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the defendants/appellees, the State of Louisiana and Steven Kraus, M.D. The trial court found that the three-year prescriptive period established by La. R.S. 9:5628 for medical malpractice actions was constitutional, thereby dismissing the plaintiffs/appellants claims with prejudice.

In August 1998, Janice Russo, who was being treated by John Megison, M.D., underwent a routine PAP smear which revealed a low grade…