WOODS v. COUSINS

No. 12-CA-100.

102 So.3d 977 (2012)

Harold WOODS, v. Gwen M. COUSINS, M.D.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

October 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daryl A. Higgins , A. Mark Flake , Attorneys at Law, Gretna, LA, for Appellant, Harold Woods.

Deborah I. Schroeder , Attorney at Law, Metairie, LA, for Appellee, Gwen M. Cousins, M.D.

Panel composed of Judges SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS.


SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

In this medical malpractice action, plaintiff seeks review of the trial court's ruling sustaining defendant's exception of prescription. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

Procedural History

On October 15, 2010, Harold Woods filed a request for a medical review panel, alleging that his ophthalmologist, Dr. Gwen Cousins, failed to adhere to the requisite standard of care in treating his detached retina, which...

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