HUNTER v. STATE EX REL. LSU MEDICAL SCHOOL

No. 2005 CA 0311.

934 So.2d 760 (2006)

Ericka & Jamal HUNTER, Both Individually & on Behalf of Jamal Hunter, II v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the LSU MEDICAL SCHOOL & Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

March 29, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sumpter B. Davis, III, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellants Ericka & Jamal Hunter, individually and on behalf of Jamal Hunter, II.

Carey R. Holliday, Baton Rouge, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees State of Louisiana, through LSU Medical School & Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital.

Before: KUHN, GUIDRY, and PETTIGREW, JJ.


GUIDRY, J.

In this medical malpractice action, plaintiffs, Ericka and Jamal Hunter, Sr., individually and on behalf of their minor child, Jamal Hunter, II, appeal the trial court's judgment dismissing their claim with prejudice. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On November 15, 1994, Jamal Hunter, II was born at Earl K. Long Medical Center (EKL). During the delivery, a shoulder dystocia was encountered, whereupon...

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