Legal Opinion
University of Mississippi Medical Center v. Lanier
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided July 26, 2012No. 2011-CA-00163-SCTPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. In 1998, Barbara Lanier’s two-year-old son Darrell Gill Jr. died while being treated at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMC). Lanier filed a complaint against UMC alleging medical malpractice and wrongful death. In 2008, the case was resolved by bench trial in the Hinds County Circuit Court with a verdict in favor of Lanier of $250,000. UMC appeals, raising four issues for this Court’s review:
I. Whether the trial court erred by denying UMC’s motion for summary judgment based on the statute of limitations.
II. Whether the trial court erred by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Catchings v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
- Brandon HMA, Inc. v. BradshawMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
- Troupe v. McAuleyMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
- Worthy v. McNairMississippi Supreme Court · 2010
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Estate of Ira J. Sanders v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
- The University of Mississippi Medical Center v. Leontyne LittletonCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2016
- Cleveland v. HamilMississippi Supreme Court · 2013
- Jones v. MEA, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2015
- Cleveland v. HamilCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
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