Stark v. Greenwood Leflore Hospital

SHEE, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. In a medical malpractice claim filed by Irene and Kenneth Stark, the Circuit Court of Leflore County granted summary judgment in favor of the Appellees-Green-wood Leflore Hospital (GLH), Greenwood Orthopedic Clinic (Orthopedic Clinic), and Dr. R. Bruce Newell. The circuit court found that Dr. Newell was an employee of the Greenwood Hospital system; therefore, the Mississippi Tort Claim Act’s (MTCA) statute of repose required any claim against him to be filed within one year of the complained of conduct. The circuit court found that the Starks had failed to timely…