Rosie Moore v. Jackson Cardiology Associates, P. A.

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ Í. While many negligence-based tort claims have a three-year statute of limitations, a claim based on medical negligence has to be filed, within two years. Miss.Code Ann. § 15-1-36(2) (Rev.2012). Rosie Moore sued Jackson Cardiology Associates for injuries she sustained when she fell off a treadmill at its facility. She argues her complaint — filed almost three years after her fall — was timely because she was suing for “ordinary negligence,” not medical malpractice.

¶2. But under section 15-1-36(2), “no claim in tort may be brought ... for injuries or wrongful death…