Legal Opinion
Heirs of Jackson v. O'Donovan
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 13, 2009No. 44,314-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
| ,The trial court granted an exception of prescription filed by the defendant doctors in response to the initiation of medical review panel proceedings by the heirs of the decedent, Bobbie Jackson. Finding that the complaint is prescribed on its face and that the plaintiffs failed to prove that their action had not prescribed, we affirm.
FACTS
The plaintiffs, identified as the “Heirs of Bobbie Jackson,” filed a complaint on March 19, 2008, to initiate medical review panel (“MRP”) proceedings against the defendants, Dr. Richard M. O’Donovan, Dr. Michael R, Hand, and Dr. Walter M. Sartor…
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