Jacobs v. Harris

By Judge Jerrauld C. Jones

I write in order to communicate the Court’s ruling upon Defendant’s Special Plea in Bar. The Court heard evidence and legal argument upon the pleadings at a hearing held on October 1, 2014. Subsequently, Defendant has submitted a transcript of the proceedings, and Plaintiff has submitted a “Supplemental Brief in Opposition to Defendant’s Plea in Bar.” The essential question presented is whether a physician-patient relationship exists between Plaintiff and the Defendant, Dr. Green, such that Plaintiff can establish a prima facie case for medical malpractice against…