PRATT v. STATE U. MED. CENTER IN SHREVEPORT

No. 40,476-CA.

921 So.2d 213 (2006)

Velma PRATT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IN SHREVEPORT, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 2, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Velma Pratt, In Proper Person.

John F. Frederickson, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, STEWART and GASKINS, JJ.


WILLIAMS, Judge.

The plaintiff, Velma Pratt, appeals a judgment in favor of the defendants, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center ("LSUHSC") and Dr. Benjamin Li. The district court granted defendants' exceptions of prescription and res judicata. For the following reasons, we reverse in part, affirm and remand.

FACTS

Velma Pratt's medical history shows that after a needle biopsy in 1989, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent...

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