GUITREAU v. KUCHARCHUK

No. 97 CA 0169 R.

740 So.2d 232 (1999)

Ben GUITREAU v. Andrew KUCHARCHUK, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

July 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dexter A. Gary, William A. Stark, Houma, for Plaintiff-Appellant Ben Guitreau.

Donald T.W. Phelps, Baton Rouge, D. Blayne Honeycutt, Denham Springs, for Defendants-Appellees Andrew Kucharchuk, M.D. and Southeastern Orthopedics, Inc.

Amy Waters Phillips, Baton Rouge, for Amicus Curiae Louisiana State Medical Society.

Angelle E. Schmidt, Deborah I. Schroeder, Metairie, for Amicus Curiae Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company.

Before: FITZSIMMONS, GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ.


GUIDRY, J.

This matter comes before us on remand from the Louisiana Supreme Court. Previously, this court reversed the trial court's action sustaining the peremptory exception of prescription raised by appellees, Dr. Andrew Kucharchuk ("Dr. Kucharchuk") and Southeastern Orthopedics, Inc. ("Southeastern") in the medical malpractice claim of appellant, Ben Guitreau. Appellees' writ application was granted by the supreme court, resulting in remand to this court for consideration...

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