Barracliff v. East Jefferson General Hospital
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
BYRNES, Judge.
WRIT GRANTED:
We grant certiorari in order to consider the validity of a ruling of the court on April 15, 1990 denying relators’ motion to vacate a previous order allowing the filing of amending petition by plaintiffs. Sued for medical malpractice, relators, defendant physicians, Dr. William A. Perez and Dr. Charles Eckert, excepted on the grounds of prematurity because they are duly qualified health care providers under LSA-R.S. 40:1299.41 et seq., the Medical Malpractice Act, which requires an opinion of a medical review panel as a condition precedent to the filing of suit. The…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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