Opinion ID: 1755783
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Heading: prescription on plaintiffs' claims

Text: We note at the outset that the court of appeal decision affirming the district court judgments that denied the defendants' exceptions of prescription is based on the unstated assumption that prescription on Ms. Bailey's individual claim and prescription on Ms. Bailey's claim on behalf of Jada commenced on the same day, and should be governed by similar legal arguments and principles. Despite the fact that the medical malpractice defendants separated the two claims in the discussion sections of their memorandums supporting their exceptions of prescription in the district court, none of the lower court decisions separates the two causes of action, and the defendants do not clearly distinguish them in their briefs to this court. However, given the applicable law and the procedural posture of the case, we find it necessary to consider the two causes of action separately.