Richard Dupuy and His Wife, Melissa Dupuy v. Nmc Operating Company, L.L.C. D/B/A the Spine Hospital of Louisiana, Formerly, the Neuromedical Center Hospital

CRICHTON, Justice.

| ;This case concerns injuries plaintiff Richard Dupuy sustained post-operatively based on a hospital’s alleged failure to properly maintain and service equipment utilized in the sterilization of surgical instruments. The issue before the Court is whether the plaintiffs’ claims that the hospital failed to properly maintain and service equipment utilized in the sterilization of surgical instruments fall within the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act (“MMA”). For the reasons set forth below, we find the claims do fall within the MMA and reverse the ruling of the district court..

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