Legal Opinion
Garrison v. Blood Center for Southeast Louisiana
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 24, 2002No. 2001-CA-0335Published
1Opinion of the Court
1 Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY.
Defendant, the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors [“the Board”], which operates eleven State charity hospitals, appeals the trial court’s denial of its exception of prematurity. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The four named plaintiffs, who each received a blood transfusion at a Louisiana hospital or blood bank prior to July 15, 1983, filed the instant petition June 16, 1999, alleging that they represent a class of heretofore undiagnosed individuals who, as a result of having received similar transfusions,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sibley v. Bd. of Sup'rs of Louisiana State UniversitySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Doe v. Medical Center of LouisianaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
- Evans v. CHARITY HOSP. IN NEW ORLEANSLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
- Spunizo v. Charity Hospital in New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- Pevey v. Lallie Kemp Regional Medical CenterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998