Case Name: Tanna HEBERT v. MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2000-04-28
Citations: 760 So. 2d 1164
Docket Number: No. 2000-CC-0722
Parties: Tanna HEBERT v. MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS.
Judges: MARCUS, J., not on panel.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 760
Pages: 1164–1165

Head Matter:
Tanna HEBERT v. MEDICAL CENTER OF LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS.
No. 2000-CC-0722.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 28, 2000.

Opinion:
In re Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans; Herbert, Olivia; Hebert, Adam; Hebert, Ashley; — Defendant(s); Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Civil District Court Div. B, No. 99-5546; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 99-C-2972.
Granted. Plaintiffs' petition alleges the defective machines "significantly hindered proper medical care to Ms. Hebert." Based on these allegations, we find plaintiffs' claims fall under the definition of "malpractice" set forth in La.R.S. 40:1299.41 A(8). See Sewell v. Doctors Hospital, 600 So.2d 577 (La.1992). Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is vacated and set aside, and relator's exception of prematurity is granted.
MARCUS, J., not on panel.
CALOGERO, C.J., would grant and docket.