Legal Opinion
McMillian v. Westwood Manor Nursing Home, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 30, 2012No. 12-54PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREMILLION, Judge.
| tPlaintiffs/appellants, Michael McMillian and Kimberly D. McMillian, appeal the trial court’s grant of the exception of prematurity filed by defendant/appellee, Westwood Manor Nursing Home, Inc. (“Westwood”). The trial court maintained Westwood’s exception because the McMil-lians had not first submitted their claim to a medical review panel as required by the *624Medical Malpractice Act (“MMA”), La.R.S. 40:1299.47. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
FACTS
Michael McMillian was a patient at Westwood following surgical procedures on his skull. The McMillians alleged in their…
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