Caldwell v. Warren

GRIFFIS, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. David J. Caldwell, D.M.D., brought suit against Glen C. Warren, Sr., M.D., River Oaks Hospital, Inc., and the Mississippi Neurosurgery and Spine Center, PLLC, alleging medical negligence, fraud, and negligence per se due to a failure to maintain true and accurate hospital records. The circuit court granted summary judgment for Dr. Warren and the Mississippi Neurosurgery and Spine Center because: (1) Dr. Caldwell’s expert did not hold an unrestricted medical license, and (2) the existence of a prior pending action required dismissal of the current action. We…