Briere v. South Central Regional Medical Center

DICKINSON, Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. In this wrongful-death case, we must determine whether a plaintiff may proceed with a second lawsuit after dismissing the initial lawsuit, and — under the facts of this case — whether newly-discovered evidence requires supplementation of the notice letter sent pursuant to the Mississippi Tort Claims Act (MCTA).1

BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

¶ 2. Clarice J. Hollingsworth was admitted to Cottonwood Manor nursing home on June 4, 2005. On June 10, 2005, she was taken to South Central Regional Medical Center’s (SCRMC) emergency room.2 Although the record…