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Purdon v. Locke

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 11, 2001No. 1999-CA-01952-SCTPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. On August 17, 1993, Larry Locke and Rita Locke (Lockes) filed a medical malpractice complaint in the Circuit Court of Quitman County against J.S. Purdon, M.D.; J.S. Purdon, M.D., P.A. (Purdon); Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi (Baptist); and C.R. Bard, Inc. (Bard). On March 17, 1994, the Lockes filed an amended complaint adding Devices for Vascular Intervention (DVI) as a defendant. The complaint alleged that Larry Locke suffered personal injury as a result of a guide wire manufactured by Bard breaking during a directional coronary atherectomy performed by Purdon and that the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. City of Jackson v. LocklarMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Odom v. RobertsMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Detroit Marine Engineering v. McReeMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Green v. GrantMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Drummond v. BuckleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  5. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. FriersonMississippi Supreme Court · 2002

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