PLAISANCE v. OUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL

No. 10-348.

47 So.3d 17 (2010)

Scott Anthony PLAISANCE, et al. v. OUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 6, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick M. Wartelle , Leake & Andersson, L.L.P., Lafayette, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Respondent Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc.

Ronald C. Richard , Richard Law Firm, L.L.C., Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Applicants Scott Anthony Plaisance, et al.

Court composed of JOHN D. SAUNDERS, MARC T. AMY, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The plaintiffs filed suit in district court against the defendant hospital, alleging it negligently credentialed and retained the surgeon who performed various medical procedures on one of the plaintiffs. The defendant hospital filed an exception of prematurity, asserting that the plaintiffs' allegations were covered under the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act, and thus, were required to first be reviewed by a medical review panel. The trial court sustained...

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