Blevins v. Hamilton Medical Center, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
959 So.2d 440 (2007)
Richard BLEVINS
v.
HAMILTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC. d/b/a Southwest Medical Center-Lafayette.
No. 2007-CC-127.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 29, 2007.
KNOLL, Justice.
This personal injury claim concerns a suit against a private hospital for injuries allegedly sustained when a hospital bed moved causing plaintiff to lose his balance and fall. The issue presented is whether plaintiff's claims fall within the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act ("LMMA").
At the same time plaintiff filed his petition, he contemporaneously requested a medical review panel based upon the same allegations…
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