Legal Opinion
Andrews v. Our Lady of the Lake Ascension Community Hospital, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 18, 2014No. 2013 CA 1237PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcClendon, J.
12Plaintiffs/appellants, Patricia Andrews and Darin Andrews, appeal the trial court’s grant of an exception raising the objection of prematurity filed by the defendant/appellee, Our Lady of the Lake Ascension Community Hospital, Inc. d/b/a St. Elizabeth Hospital (“St. Elizabeth Hospital”). The trial court concluded that plaintiffs’ suit was premature because they had not submitted their claims to a medical review panel as required by the Medical Malpractice Act (“MMA”), LSA-R.S. 40:1299.41 et seq. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On November 16, 2012, Patricia…
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