James B. Haywrd v. Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc.

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

JAMES B. HAYW[ A] RD NO. 2024 CW 0302

VERSUS

ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE, JULY 29r2024
INC.

In Re: Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc., applying for

supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court,
Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 738320.

BEFORE: GUIDRY, C. J., McCLENDON, WELCH, WOLFE AND MILLER, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The trial court' s February 29, 2024 judgment

the exception of prematurity filed by defendant,
overruling
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. (" Acadian") , is reversed. The

claims brought by plaintiff, James B. Hayward, against Acadian,

a qualified health care provider, sound in medical malpractice.
See La. R. S. 40: 1231. 1 ( A) ( 13) ; Coleman v. Deno, 2001- 1517 ( La.

1/ 25/ 02), 813 So. 2d 303, 315- 16. Therefore, plaintiff was

required to seek review of his claims with a medical review

See
panel prior to filing the instant suit against Acadian.
Williamson v. Hosp. Serv. Dist. No. 1 of Jefferson, 2004- 0451

La. 12/ 1/ 04), 888 So. 2d 782, 785. Accordingly, Acadian' s

exception of is sustained and James B. Hayward' s
prematurity
claims against Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. are dismissed

without prejudice.

PMC
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Guidry, J. , disents and would deny the writ. At the time the
plaintiff was injured, he had already received medical treatment
and had been transported back to his home. Therefore, I find

the defendant failed to show that the plaintiff' s claims fall
under the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act.

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

DEPUTY CLERK 0 COURT
FOR THE CO RT