GASSEN v. EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSP.

No. 96-CA-590.

687 So.2d 120 (1996)

Lynn B. GASSEN, v. EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL, Robin Roe, and Dr. Thomas O. Adams, D.D.S.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Stratton, Baton Rouge, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Lynn B. Gassen.

James E. Hritz, Margaret M. Collett, Legal Services Division, East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, for Defendant/Appellee, East Jefferson General Hospital.

Joseph M. Messina, Diane Tonagel, Lobman, Carnahan and Batt, Metairie, for Defendants/Appellees, Allied Pharmacy Service, Inc. and North River Insurance Company.

Peter E. Sperling, Frederick T. Greschner, Jr., Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellee, Thomas O. Adams, D.D.S.

Before BOWES, GOTHARD and CANNELLA, JJ.


BOWES, Judge.

Plaintiff, Lynn B. Gassen, appeals from a judgment granting exceptions of prescription filed by all defendants and dismissing her cause of action. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the trial court.

PROCEEDINGS

On April 9, 1988, Mrs. Gassen underwent jaw surgery for TMJ syndrome. Post-surgery she was given an injection of Vibramycin, an antibiotic drug. Mrs. Gassen contends that the antibiotic was incorrectly...

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