ROMERO v. WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

No. 38,374-CA.

870 So.2d 474 (2004)

Preston ROMERO, Plaintiff-Appellee v. WILLIS-KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner by Chris J. LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, for Appellant.

Ronald D. Miciotto, for Appellee.

Before STEWART, GASKINS and CARAWAY, JJ.


GASKINS, J.

The defendant, Willis-Knighton Medical Center d/b/a Willis-Knighton Pierremont Health Center (Willis-Knighton), seeks review of a trial court judgment denying its exception of prematurity. The defendant argues that the claims of the plaintiff, Preston Romero, fall under the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act, and must initially be submitted to a medical review panel. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court judgment.

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