Hans v. Memorial Hospital at Gulfport

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In this medical malpractice action, Diann and David Hans (“the Hanses”) appeal the Harrison County Circuit Court’s dismissal in favor of Dr. Arthur Sproles and Dr. James Lovette and the grant of summary judgment in favor of Memorial Hospital at Gulfport (Memorial). We find that the Hanses’ re-joinder of Drs. Sproles and Lovette as defendants via an amended complaint after statutory notice was provided cured their initial failure to give notice. Accordingly, we reverse and remand, finding that their motions to dismiss were improvidently granted. We, however, find…