ESTATE OF BLANKENSHIP v. HOME CARE GROUP

No. 49,856-CA.

166 So.3d 461 (2015)

ESTATE OF Leon F. BLANKENSHIP, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant v. LOUISIANA HOME CARE GROUP, INC., d/b/a Specialty Hospital, Dr. David Raines, and Dr. Ronald Hubbard, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 24, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Anita Blankenship , for Appellants, Mildred Johnson Blankenship and Estate of Leon F. Blankenship, Sr.

Nelson, Zentner, Sartor & Snellings, L.L.C. By David H. Nelson , Monroe, LA, for Appellee, David R. Raines, M.D.

Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell By Lawrence Wayne Pettiette, Jr. , Rendi B. Wiggins , Trey Ward Carter , Shreveport, LA, for Appellee, Ronald Hubbard, M.D.

Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner By Thomas H. Wartelle , Baton Rouge, LA, for Appellee, St. Francis Specialty Hospital.

Before WILLIAMS, STEWART and DREW, JJ.


The Estate of Blankenship ("Estate") appeals judgments dismissing its medical malpractice claims against Dr. Donald Hubbard and Dr. David Raines without prejudice. Drs. Hubbard and Raines answer the appeal, contending that the claims against them should have been dismissed with prejudice.

We amend the judgments to provide that the...

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