RICHMOND EX REL. RICHMOND v. DOW

No. 97-CA-1492.

712 So.2d 149 (1998)

Treva A. RICHMOND, Individually and on Behalf of her minor child, Teriana Richmond v. Pam DOW, R.N., American Casualty Company of Reading, PA., Meadowcrest Hospital, and Wayne Grundmeyer, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 1, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Kott, M.D., J.D., Russ M. Herman, James C. Klick, Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, New Orleans, for Treva A. Richmond and Teriana Richmond Plaintiffs/Appellees.

Edward J. Rice, Jr., Arthur F. Hickham, Jr., Adams and Reese, New Orleans, for Wayne Grundmeyer, M.D. Defendant/Appellant.

Richard G. Duplantier, Jr., Michael J. Ecuyer, Galloway, Johnson, Tomkins & Burr, New Orleans, for Pam Dow, R.N. and American Casualty Company of Reading, PA, Defendants/ Appellants.

Thomas W. Darling, Gretna, for NME Hospital, Inc. d/b/a Meadowcrest Hospital Defendant/Appellant.

Before BYRNES, ARMSTRONG and MURRAY, JJ.


MURRAY, Judge.

The defendants in this medical malpractice action appeal the trial court's judgment overruling their exceptions of improper venue. For the reasons which follow, we reverse the judgment and maintain defendants' exceptions, remanding for the matter to be transferred to a court of proper venue.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Treva Richmond was a patient of Dr. Wayne Grundmeyer, who provided prenatal care for her first pregnancy at his Jefferson...

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