Perez v. University of Mississippi Medical Center

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal arises from a medical-malpractice case wherein the Hinds County Circuit Court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants/appellees, University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC) and Pharmacy Management Business of Cardinal Health (Cardinal Health). The plaintiff/appellant, Rafael Perez, now appeals to this Court, claiming the circuit court erred in granting summary judgment as a result of the court’s determination that Perez failed to prove causation.

FACTS

¶ 2. In the early 1990s, Perez sustained an eye injury after hot molten steel came in…