Derouen v. Kolb

DOUCET, Judge.

Diann Derouen brought this tort action against Ruth Kolb, a registered nurse, and her employer, Lafayette General Hospital, seeking damages for injuries which she allegedly sustained as a result of an improperly administered intramuscular injection. Defendants filed exceptions of lis pendens and prematurity, which were based on the fact that plaintiffs claim had not been reviewed by a medical review panel as required by the Medical Malpractice Act, LSA-R.S. 40:1299.41 et seq. The district court overruled the exceptions, finding that as applied to the facts of this case, portions…