Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Rehabilitation Institute of New Orleans, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 14, 2007No. 2006-CA-0910PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEON A. CANNIZZARO, JR., Judge.
11 This case involves prescription in a medical malpractice action. The particular issue presented is whether a timely filed suit against a non-qualified health care provider in a court of competent jurisdiction interrupts and/or suspends prescription against a qualified health care provider who is alleged to be a solidary obligor with the non-qualified health care provider. We find that it does not.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 2, 2001, while a resident of Crescent City Health Care Center, Inc., (“Crescent City”), a nursing home, Ms. Delores James became…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Pickard v. BaughLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
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