COOK v. RIGBY

2019 CA 0637.

316 So.3d 545 (2020)

William COOK and Renee Soileau, v. Carl Swayze RIGBY, M.D. and Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Judgment Rendered: December 2, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. Palmintier , Jonathan E. Mitchell , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorney for Appellant Plaintiff—William Cook and Renee Soileau.

Kim E. Moore , Kelly J. Rookard , Brian G. Reaney, II , New Orleans, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellee Defendants— Kapp Surgical Instrument, Inc.

Hebert J. Mang, Jr. , Tara S. Bourgeois , Carey M. Nichols , Nancy B. Roberts , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellee Defendants—Carl Swayze Rigby, M.D., and Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company.

Vance A. Gibbs , Randal R. Cangelosi , Jason R. Cashio , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellee Defendant—David Walker, M.D., Matthew A. Stair, M.D., Michael L. Bruce, M.D., Radiology Associates, L.L.C., and Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company.

Douglas K. Williams , Kelsey A. Clark , Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellee Defendants—Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center.

Before: Whipple, C.J., McDonald, McClendon, Welch, and Holdridge, JJ.


The plaintiffs, William Cook and Renee Soileau, appeal a trial court judgment in favor of the defendant, Kapp Surgical Instrument, Inc. ("Kapp"), sustaining its peremptory exception raising the objection of prescription and dismissing the plaintiffs' claims against it with prejudice. For reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of...

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