Legal Opinion

Vijay Patel v. Hill-Rom Company, Incorporated

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided June 28, 2016No. 2015-CA-00371-COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Vijay Patel claims the DeSoto County Circuit Court erred when it granted Hill-Rom Company’s motion to dismiss his wrongful-death claim because it was filed more than two years beyond the statute of limitations. According to Patel, his lawyer did not have adequate notice of the hearing on Hill-Rom’s motion to dismiss. Patel also claims that he was entitled to amend his complaint. Finding no reversible error, we affirm the circuit court’s judgment.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. In December 2007, Patel’s father, Natwarlal Patel, was hospitalized • for shortness…

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  3. Kinsey v. Pangborn Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2011
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  5. Medicomp, Inc. v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2004

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