WASHINGTON v. MAGNOLIA NURSING HOME

No. 51,899-CA.

247 So.3d 156 (2018)

Phillip Deron WASHINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. MAGNOLIA MANOR NURSING HOME AND REHABILITATION, L.L.C., et al., Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 28, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THE SINGLETON LAW FIRM By: W. James Singleton , Counsel for Appellant Phillip Deron Washington.

CASTEN & PEARCE, APLC By: Claude W. Bookter, Jr. , Counsel for Appellees State of Louisiana and Christopher Atkins, M.D.

WATSON, BLANCHE, WILSON & POSNER By: Randall L. Champagne , William A. Fell , Baton Rouge, Counsel for Appellees Willis Knighton Medical Center and Jacquelyn M. Bowers, M.D.

LUNN, IRION, SALLEY, CARLISLE & GARDNER, APLC By: Ronald E. Raney , Counsel for Appellee Magnolia Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Before BROWN, WILLIAMS, MOORE, COX, and GASKINS (Ad Hoc), JJ.


In this medical malpractice lawsuit, Philip Deron Washington appeals a judgment granting defendants' exceptions of no right of action and dismissing his lawsuit because he failed to timely assert a filiation claim. Concluding that Washington timely asserted a filiation claim, we vacate the judgment and remand.

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