Brooks v. Meaux

CONERY, Judge.

*43The plaintiff filed this medical malpractice action seeking damages associated with the pregnancy-related death of his wife. The defendant physician filed an exception of prescription after the matter was initially filed in a court of improper venue and subsequently transferred to the appropriate district. The trial court sustained the exception, dismissing the plaintiff's claims as to his wife. The plaintiff appeals. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This matter stems from the death of Alice Brooks, who collapsed in her home in the…