Supreme Court of Louisiana
Campo v. Correa
June 21, 2002828 So. 2d 502
Summary
The court held that the plaintiffs' medical-malpractice petition was not prescribed on its face because it alleged filing within one year of discovering the alleged malpractice and within the applicable three-year outer limit. The court further held, on de novo review, that the plaintiffs reasonably did not recognize that their continuing pain, spinal-fluid leak, and infection might be treatment-related until a neurosurgeon identified the allegedly improper shunt placement. The court reversed and remanded, with no separate opinions.