MISTICH v. CORDIS MFG. CO.

No. 91-CA-2660.

607 So.2d 955 (1992)

Kelly MISTICH v. CORDIS MANUFACTURING CO., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

October 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Shields, Gretna, for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles W. Schmidt, III, James E. Paxton, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and LOBRANO and JONES, JJ.


SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

This is a suit for damages resulting from the implantation of a allegedly defective pacemaker in plaintiff's body. Defendant is the manufacturer of the pacemaker. The trial court dismissed the suit on the basis of prescription. Plaintiff has appealed claiming defendant's conduct prevented her from bringing a timely suit.

In September 1980, the pacemaker was implanted. Plaintiff was eleven years...

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