Lambert v. Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, Inc.

GRIFFIS, J,

for the Court:

¶ 1. C. Jake Lambert Jr., M.D., filed suit against Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, Inc. (“Hospital”) and Baptist Memorial Health Services, Inc. (“Baptist Health Services”) after he was terminated from his position as a heart surgeon. The Lafayette County Circuit Court found that Dr. Lambert had failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact; therefore, summary judgment was granted for the Hospital and Baptist Health Services. Dr. Lambert appeals claiming that summary judgment was improper as to his claims for breach of contract, defamation, and…