Derouen v. Park Place Surgical Center, LLC

GENOVESE, Judge.

11 Plaintiffs, Tina Derouen and her spouse, Howard Derouen, III, appeal the trial court’s judgment granting an exception of prematurity in favor of Defendants, Park Place Surgery Center, LLC, and Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. For the following reasons, we reverse.

FACTS

Mrs. Derouen underwent surgery for a vaginal prolapse repair at Park Place Surgery Center, LLC, a joint venturer with Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center (collectively “Park Place”) on December 6, 2006. The surgery, performed by Drs. Wayne P. Daigle and Edward F. Breaux, involved the…