Jim Doe v. Rankin Medical Center

WALLER, Chief Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Ann Doe was treated at Rankin Medical Center (“Rankin Medical”) after she was sexually assaulted. Doe claimed that when she returned to school, fellow students teased her about the sexual assault. According to Doe, unidentified classmates said they had heard about the incident from a classmate, who was the daughter of Gina McBeth, a nurse who worked in the emergency room' at Rankin Medical. Doe sued McBeth and Rankin Medical, alleging breach of confidentiality and damages. The trial court granted summary judgment in McBeth’s and Rankin Medical’s favor.

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