Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Inc. v. Kelly

ISHEE, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Inc. d/b/a Mississippi Baptist Medical Center (Baptist), appeals the Hinds County Circuit Court jury award of $4,691,000 in favor of Jonathan Kelly and the estate of his wife, Ellen Kelly, for her wrongful death. The subject tort was committed in 2000, and the subsequent lawsuit was filed in 2001. Both occurred before the passage of Mississippi Code Annotated section 11-1-60 (Supp.2011), which capped non-economic damages in medical-malpractice lawsuits at $500,0001 and actual economic *772damages at $1,000,000.2

¶ 2. Baptist argues…