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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Shortess v. Touro Infirmary, 520 So. 2d 389.

15 citing documents.

  • Ferrara v. Starmed Staffing, LP 50 So. 3d 861 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010
    which the court in Edwards, supra, distinguished.
  • Edwards v. Alexander 960 So. 2d 336 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2007
    where the medical records did not reveal that the plaintiff's tainted blood came from anywhere other than Touro's blood bank, and the plaintiff had no way of knowing that an outside blood bank was the source of her tainted blood as that could only be discovered by tracing serial numbers through Touro's card
  • David v. Our Lady of the Lake Hosp., Inc. 849 So. 2d 38 La. 2003
    Later, we recognized a hospital's strict liability arising out of the sale of defective blood, stating that "[t]he responsibility of a professional vendor or distributor is the same as that of a manufacturer."
  • David v. Our Lady of Lake Hosp., Inc. 857 So. 2d 529 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2003
    Williams v. Jackson Parish Hospital, 00-3170, p. 5 (La.10/16/01)
  • Chauvin v. Sisters of Mercy Health System, St. Louis, Inc. 818 So. 2d 833 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2002
    [2] we recognized a hospital's strict liability arising out of the sale of defective blood, stating that "[t]he responsibility of a professional vendor or distributor is the same as that of a manufacturer."
  • Overruled Lucas v. Tenet Health System Hospitals, Inc. 818 So. 2d 269 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2002
    In response to this assigned error, to support its argument that La.R.S.
  • St. Romain v. Luker 804 So. 2d 85 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2001
    Romains knew or should have known as of March 1, 1991, that Dr. Luker was the physician that treated Gavin on the day in question, does not support the St.
  • Williams v. Jackson Parish Hospital 798 So. 2d 921 La. 2001
    [9] we recognized a hospital's strict liability arising out of the sale of defective blood, stating that "[t]he responsibility of a professional vendor or distributor is the same as that of a manufacturer."
  • Walker v. Bossier Medical Center 714 So. 2d 895 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1998
    Branch, supra 636 So.2d at 214; Faucheaux v. Alton Ochsner Medical Found.
  • Simeon v. Doe 618 So. 2d 848 La. 1993
  • Branch v. Willis-Knighton Medical Center 607 So. 2d 883 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1992
    Finally, in which the plaintiff received blood contaminated with hepatitis during a transfusion occurring in November 1980.
  • Shortess v. Touro Infirmary 535 So. 2d 446 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1988
  • Hutton v. Craighead 530 So. 2d 101 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1988
  • Casey v. Southern Baptist Hosp. 526 So. 2d 1332 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1988
    DeBattista v. Argonaut-Southwest Inc., Co., at 32 (La.1981); (La.
  • Distinguished Whitnell v. Menville 525 So. 2d 361 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1988
    Finally, the Whitnells urge the application of the doctrine of contra non valentem agere nulla currit praescriptio, i.e., prescription does not run against one unable to bring an action