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TANNER v. WESTBROOK

No. 97-60416.

174 F.3d 542 (1999)

Frank TANNER, Individually, and as Father and Next Best Friend of Jennifer Renee Tanner, Minor; Daisy Tanner, Individually; Jennifer Renee Tanner, Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. H. Wade WESTBROOK, M.D. et al., Defendants, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto Inc., A Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grady F. Tollison, Jr., Nina Stubblefield Tollison, Tollison Law Firm, Oxford, Ms, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

John Hand Dunbar, Dunbar Williams, PLLC, Oxford, MS, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

This complex medical malpractice case stems from the tragic circumstances surrounding the birth of Jennifer Tanner, a young girl who now suffers from cerebral palsy. Jennifer's father, Frank Tanner, individually and as next friend of his daughter, and Daisy Tanner, Jennifer's mother, alleged various acts of negligence in this diversity action against their obstetrician, Dr. Wade Westbrook; their pediatrician, Dr. Manoj Narayanan...

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