Legal Opinion
In re Medical Review Panel of Howard
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 15, 1989No. 89-CA-337PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLIEBERT, Judge.
Lucinda Howard, plaintiff, devolutively appeals the trial court’s granting of defendant’s, Keith Van Meter and Associates’, exception of prescription1 in this medical malpractice action. We affirm.
Plaintiff’s husband, Frank Howard, was admitted to the Jo Ellen Smith Hospital *88emergency room on September 26, 1985 suffering from multiple stab wounds. He died in the hospital the next day. Her petition alleges that during a critical two hour period, her husband’s wounds were improperly treated. Therefore, pursuant to the Medical Malpractice Act, LSA-R.S. 40:1299.39, et seq.,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Corsey v. State, Through Dept. of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Hebert v. Doctors Memorial Hosp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- In Re HowardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Johnson v. WelshSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Benson & Gold Chev. v. La. Motor Veh. Com'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re Medical Review Panel of HowardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- In re Medical Review Panel of HowardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990