Several courts have held that the new language effectively overrules Branch. See, Deblanc v. Touro Infirmary, 96-1965 (La. App. 4th Cir. 12/27/96), 686 So.2d 1015; Landry v. Alton Ochsner Foundation Medical Center, 95-883 (La.App. 5th Cir. 2/27/96), 671 So.2d 24; Sonnier v. Opelousas General Hosp., 95-1560 (La. App. 3rd Cir. 5/8/96, 688 So.2d 1040; Kidder v. Savoy Medical Center, 95-1228, (La.App. 3d Cir. 3/6/96), 673 So.2d 210, 210. As noted by the court in Sonnier:
Id. at p. 4, 26. In Kidder v. Savoy Medical Center, 95-1228, p. 1-2 (La.App. 3d Cir. 3/6/96), 673 So.2d 210, 210, a plaintiff alleged that she became infected with the Hepatitis C virus through a transfusion of diseased blood on July 17, 1986. The Third Circuit likewise applied Subsection (A)(8) as amended in 1976 to affirm the trial court's grant of an exception of prematurity.