Legal Opinion
Descant v. Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 21, 1998No. 95-CA-2127PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
hWALTZER, Judge.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Plaintiffs/appellants, Leon J. Descant, Jr. and Deborah G. Descant, filed this medical malpractice action against defendants/appel-lees, The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, d/b/a Tulane Medical Center (“TMC”) Hospital and Clinic, and Eduardo Herrera, M.D., pursuant to the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act, La.Rev.Stat. 40:1299.41. Plaintiffs filed a request for review by a Medical Review Panel (“MRP”) alleging that defendants were negligent in their care and treatment of Mrs. Descant when she was pregnant with and during the birth of her…
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