James v. Hodges
James v. Hodges
623 So. 2d 1317; 1993 La. LEXIS 2570; 1993 WL 364324
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
James v. Hodges
Opinion of the Court
In re Women’s & Children’s Hospital;— Defendant(s); applying for writ of certiorari and/or review, supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Lafayette, 15th Judicial District Court, Div. “E”, No. 92-3699; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. CW93-0295.
Granted. Judgment of the trial court denying the exception of prematurity is reversed. The allegations of plaintiffs petition fall within the scope of the medical malpractice act. Accordingly, the exception of prematurity is sustained, and the case remanded to the trial court with instructions to dismiss plaintiffs suit as premature. La.R.S. 40:1299.47(B); Code Civ.P. art. 933.
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