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GOBBLE v. BATON ROUGE HOSP.

No. 14790.

415 So.2d 425 (1982)

Stanley C. GOBBLE, Individually and as Natural Tutor for the Minor, Beth E. Gobble, James Gobble, Vicky Gobble, Sheila Gobble Mankopf and Diane Gobble Traylor v. BATON ROUGE HOSPITAL and Roderick P. Perron.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 25, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell L. Dornier, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellants Stanley C. Gobble, Individually and as Natural Tutor for the Minor, Beth E. Gobble, James Gobble, Vicky Gobble and Sheila Gobble Mankopf.

George K. Anding, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Baton Rouge General Hospital.

Frank W. Middleton, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Roderick P. Perron.

Before ELLIS, PONDER and SAVOIE, JJ.

SAVOIE, Judge.

This negligence action against a hospital and a physician arises from the doctor's alleged failure to diagnose pneumonia. The patient, a woman, sought emergency room treatment for difficulty in breathing. She was prescribed drugs for hyperventilation and was released. She died at her home the next morning. Because the case has never been put before a medical review panel as required by Louisiana's Medical Malpractice Act L.S.A.-R.S. 40:1299.41 et seq...

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