Legal Opinion
Tranchant v. State
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 13, 2008No. 2007-CA-1273PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.
hln this medical malpractice suit, Sale-dad and Charles Tranchant appeal the judgment dismissing their claim for failure to timely request service of process upon the defendants within ninety days of filing the petition as required by La. R.S. 13:5107 D. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On August 3, 2006, Mr. Tranchant1 filed a petition for damages asserting a medical malpractice claim against the following five defendants: the State of Louisiana; Louisiana State University Health Sciences…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Filson v. Windsor Court HotelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
- Johnson v. UNIV. MEDICAL CTR. IN LAFAYETTESupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
- Johnson v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
- Rollins v. City of ZacharyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
- Wilborn v. Vermillion Parish Police JurySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
3Cited by2 opinions
- Tranchant v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
- TRANSCHANT v. StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008